Job Description
What is the Director - Research Scientist - AI & Optimization responsible forThe core mandate of this role is to bring creative digital investment products and solutions to market, leveraging a patented and innovative digital WealthTech/FinTech product - Goals Optimization Engine (GOE) - built with several years of academic research in mathematical optimization, probability theory and AI techniques at its core. The mandate also extends to leveraging cutting edge AI, such as Generative AI, in addition to Reactive AI to create value within various business functions within Franklin Templeton such as Investment Solutions, Portfolio Management, Sales & Distribution, Marketing, and HR functions, among others, in a responsible and appropriate manner. The possibilities are limitless here and present a fantastic chance for a self-motivated and driven skilled to make significant contributions to the organization and to themselves.




What are the ongoing responsibilities of a Director - Research Scientist - AI & OptimizationAs a Principal Research Scientist - AI and Optimization, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation, product research, and proof of concepts for our AI research and Goals Optimization Engine (GOE) product roadmap. You will be responsible for mentoring and guiding a team of highly motivated research scientists, creating intellectual property, and ensuring successful client deployments and product development.

Key Responsibilities:

Innovation, Product Research, Proof of Concepts, Pseudocode & Design (40%):
Lead and contribute to the multi-year Goals Optimization Engine (GOE) product roadmap, conceptualizing fitment against various industry use cases, creating product variants, and designing new features and enhancements across multiple distribution lines and geographies
Mentor and guide a team of research scientists to achieve common objectives
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a specific domain within

📌 Director Research Scientist Hyderabad (India)
🏢 Franklin Templeton
📍 India