SENIOR MODELING LEAD

iShare Inc. is a boutique IT consulting firm based in New Jersey, specializing in strategic advisory, development, and staffing services. They are seeking a Senior Modeling Lead to provide strategic and technical oversight across multiple AI/ML workstreams, directing a team of data scientists through the full model development lifecycle and ensuring alignment with business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership across multiple AI/ML modeling workstreams, ensuring alignment with business
• Oversee full model lifecycle across all workstreams — including development, validation, independent assessment, performance optimization, monitoring, documentation, and governance
• Establish and enforce consistent modeling standards, methodology frameworks, explainability practices, and bias testing protocols across team
• Act as a primary escalation point for model risk, governance issues, technical challenges, partnering with risk, compliance as needed
• Lead model review and approval processes, ensuring all models meet internal governance requirements and applicable regulatory standards
• Translate complex modeling outcomes and technical findings into clear, actionable insights for executive and non-technical stakeholders
• Drive evaluation and adoption of emerging AI/ML tools, platforms, and methodologies, providing evidence-based recommendations to leadership
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of senior and mid-level modelers, fostering a culture of technical rigor and continuous improvement
• Define team's long-term analytical roadmap, balancing innovation with BAU delivery
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data engineering, technology, operations, and business teams to align modeling solutions with broader organizational objectives