Job Description
<p><p><b>Description :</b></p><p><p><b><br/></b></p>Role : ML Lead.<br/><br/>Experience : 7+ Years.<br/><br/>Location : Pune ( WFO ).<br/><br/><b>Company Description : </b><br/><br/>ZOOP.ONE is a leading platform that enables trust, verification speed, and ease of business in the customer onboarding process.<br/><br/>Our products are designed to provide a secure and user-friendly solution for identity verification.<br/><br/>With our powerful platform, we aim to create a singular platform for everyone to easily and securely share their identity.<br/><br/>We are constantly expanding our network and working with multiple data sources to ensure maximum uptime and scalability.<br/><br/><b>Job Description : </b> ML Lead (Individual Contributor and Team Management).<br/><br/><b>Position Overview : </b><br/><br/>We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Machine Learning (ML) Lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, capable of thriving in a dual role as an individual contributor (IC) and team leader.<br/><br/>The ideal candidate will spearhead ML initiatives, drive innovation, and establish a new ML team while fostering a culture of mentorship and collaboration.<br/><br/>This role also involves exploring and working on regulatory technology (RegTech) solutions, delivering impactful ML-driven systems, and taking ownership of projects from conception to deployment.<br/><br/><b>Key Responsibilities : </b><br/><br/><b>Machine Learning Development : </b><br/><br/>- Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models for diverse use cases, including RegTech applications, predictive analytics, natural language processing, and computer vision.<br/><br/>- Drive innovation by experimenting with cutting-edge algorithms and frameworks to solve challenging problems.<br/><br/>- Optimize models for scalability, performance, and real-time deployment.<br/><br/><b>ML Operations (MLOps) : </b><br/><br/>- Build and manage end-to-end ML pipelines, encompassing data collection, preprocessing, model training, deployment, and monitoring.<br/><br/>- Implement MLOps best practices, including CI/CD pipelines, model versioning, and production monitoring.<br/><br/>- Ensure robustness and scalability of deployed models, enabling consistent performance in production environments.<br/><br/><b>Team Leadership and Mentorship : </b><br/><br/>- Build and lead a high-performing ML team from scratch, defining team goals and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.<br/><br/>- Act as a mentor, guiding team members on technical challenges, career development, and industry best practices.<br/><br/>- Inspire and motivate the team to take ownership and excel in their roles.<br/><br/><b>Initiative and Innovation : </b><br/><br/>- Take proactive ownership of projects, identifying opportunities to create value through ML-driven solutions.<br/><br/>- Explore and develop innovative ML approaches tailored to regulatory technology (RegTech) challenges and compliance requirements.<br/><br/>- Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive forward-thinking solutions.<br/><br/><b>Cross-Functional Collaboration : </b><br/><br/>- Partner with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to align ML projects with business and compliance goals.<br/><br/>- Translate complex regulatory requirements into technical solutions that ensure accuracy, scalability, and compliance.<br/><br/><b>Research and Documentation : </b><br/><br/>- Conduct research to advance the application of ML in RegTech and other key domains.<br/><br/>- Document models, pipelines, and processes to ensure clarity, reproducibility, and knowledge sharing.<br/><br/>- Present findings and progress to stakeholders and leadership effectively.<br/><br/><b>Challenges We Are Tackling : </b><br/><br/>As an ML Lead, you will work on solving some of the most critical and impactful challenges, including : <br/><br/>- Identity Fraud Detection : Leveraging ML to detect and prevent fraudulent activities in AML, identity document tampering and face biometrics.<br/><br/>- Intelligent Document Processing : Building systems to extract, classify, parse, and analyze information from complex documents with high accuracy and scalability to automate various processes in Fintech and other industries.<br/><br/>- Motor Insurance & Finance : Developing ML-driven solutions for policy generation, Fraud Prevention, automating vehicle claims processing, minimizing delays, and improving accuracy.<br/><br/>- Contract Lifecycle Management : Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) to streamline and enhance the management of legal contracts, including tasks like automated clause extraction, compliance checks, and contract analytics.<br/><br/>- User Knowledge Graph : Leveraging Graph Databases and anomaly detection to provide actionable insights into user behavior, generate trust scores for users and their associated documents, and enhance decision-making for personalized and secure services.<br/><br/><b>Key Qualifications : </b><br/><br/><b>Education and Experience : </b><br/><br/>- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, or a related field (PhD preferred).<br/><br/>- 7+ years of experience in ML/AI, with a strong track record of successful model deployments.<br/><br/>- Preferred experience in RegTech/Fintech or an interest in applying ML in Fintech solutions.<br/><br/>- 2+ years of team management or mentorship experience, with a proven ability to grow teams.<br/><br/><b>Technical Skills : </b><br/><br/>- Expertise in ML frameworks and tools.<br/><br/>- Strong understanding of MLOps platforms (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure).<br/><br/>- Proficiency in Python, and experience with big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hadoop).<br/><br/>- Familiarity with regulatory and compliance systems is a plus.<br/><br/>- Working with unstructured document information is nice to have.<br/><br/><b>Soft Skills : </b><br/><br/>- Innovation-driven mindset with a passion for tackling complex challenges.<br/><br/>- Strong leadership, mentoring, and team-building skills.<br/><br/>- Excellent problem-solving abilities and an ability to take initiative.<br/><br/>- Exceptional communication skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.<br/><br/><b>Why Join Us?
: </b><br/><br/>- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ML and RegTech solutions with real-world impact.<br/><br/>- Lead and shape an ML team from the ground up, setting the foundation for long-term success.<br/><br/>- Ownership and opportunity to innovate in a high paced industry.<br/><br/>- Tackle critical challenges in domains like vehicle claims, insurance, fraud detection, and document processing.<br/><br/>- A collaborative and innovation-focused environment with room for career growth.<br/><br/>- Competitive compensation and benefits package.<br/></p><br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)