Overview

- Salary Range : 20-35 LPA
- Type : Full-Time
- Location : Pune (On-site)

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced AI leader to build and scale production-grade Machine Learning systems across the lending lifecycle. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on delivering AI solutions for Credit Risk, Fraud Risk Management, and Collections while leading high-performing engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead AI Product Pods across Credit Risk, Fraud, and Collections.
- Build and deploy production-scale Machine Learning systems.
- Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle, from feature engineering to deployment and monitoring.
- Design scalable ML infrastructure, MLOps pipelines, feature stores, and model registries.
- Develop AI solutions for underwriting, fraud detection, portfolio monitoring, early warning systems, and recovery optimisation.
- Drive model governance, explainability, and regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Business teams to deliver AI-driven solutions.
- Mentor and lead AI Engineering and Data Science teams.

Requirements

- 10+ years of experience in AI, Machine Learning, or Data Science.
- Current designation must be Lead or above.
- Strong experience building production-grade ML systems.
- Hands-on experience in Credit Risk, Fraud Risk Management (FRM), and Collections & Recovery.




- Expertise in Python, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, APIs, CI/CD, Feature Stores, and Model Registries.
- Experience with distributed ML systems and MLOps.
- Strong understanding of BFSI governance, model risk management, and compliance.
- B.Tech/M.Tech from Tier-1 institutes (IIT, NIT, BITS).
- Age below 37 years.

Preferred

- Experience in Product, FinTech, Banking, NBFC, or GCC environments.
- Exposure to Graph ML, Vector Databases, LLM-enabled decisioning, and enterprise AI platforms.
- NRIs planning to relocate to India are encouraged to apply.

About the Client

Our client is a leading FinTech company leveraging AI to transform Credit Risk, Fraud Detection, and Collections through large-scale Machine Learning platforms.

About Aura

Aura Recruitment Solutions is a technology recruitment partner connecting exceptional tech talent with cutting-edge companies worldwide. We specialise in sourcing, screening, and placing highly skilled professionals across Software Engineering, AI & Machine Learning, Data, Cloud, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Product, and emerging technology domains.

Pay: ₹2,000,000.00 - ₹3,500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Experience:

- AI/ML Engineering: 10 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Lead AI Engineer / Lead Data Scientist (India)
🏢 Aura Recruitment Solutions
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