AI/ML Data Scientist

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward‑thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting‑edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long‑term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique.

From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success.

• The AI and Digital Platform team supports Franklin Templeton’s Sales and Distribution organization by developing Artificial Intelligence, data, digital, and workflow solutions that improve business performance. The team includes software engineers, data scientists, architects, product specialists, and governance partners who work closely together in small, multidisciplinary teams. The environment is highly collaborative, evidence-driven, and innovation-focused, providing opportunities to work on enterprise-scale Artificial Intelligence products, solve complex business challenges, and expand expertise in emerging technologies.

Core Responsibilities

• You will convert business questions into data-driven experiments.
• You will design hypotheses, metrics, and evaluation frameworks.
• You will build machine learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence solutions.
• You will develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation and retrieval strategies.
• You will create datasets to assess model quality and performance.
• You will engineer features from structured and unstructured data.
• You will evaluate and compare models using measurable evidence.

Strategic Responsibilities

• You will improve model accuracy, reliability, and explainability.
• You will integrate models into production workflows.
• You will define monitoring and drift-detection requirements.
• You will maintain reproducible experiments and documentation.
• You will support governance and responsible Artificial Intelligence practices.
• You will communicate findings to technical and business stakeholders.

Team & Collaboration

• You will collaborate with software engineers and product teams.
• You will partner with data engineers on deployment activities.
• You will support peer reviews and knowledge sharing.
• You will contribute to cross-functional delivery efforts.

Experience, Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline.
• 5+ years of data science or machine learning experience.
• Experience delivering analytics or machine learning solutions.
• Experience working with real-world business data.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Python and Structured Query Language skills.
• Strong statistical and machine learning knowledge.
• Feature engineering and experiment design expertise.
• Experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models.
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation, embeddings, and semantic search.
• Agent workflows and model evaluation techniques.
• Cloud-based data and Artificial Intelligence platforms.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical thinking.
• Effective communication skills.
• Collaborative working style.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Focus on measurable business outcomes.

Work Shift Timings - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST

At Franklin Templeton, we believe your benefits should support your life, your goals, and your future. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Highlights of our benefits include:

• Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
• An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
• Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee’s dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
• Life insurance for protection of employees’ families
• Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
• Personal loan assistance
• Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
• 12 weeks Paternity leave
• Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
• Transport facility
• Child day care facility for women employees
• Cricket grounds and gymnasium
• Library
• Health Center with doctor availability
• HDFC ATM on the campus

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

Artificial intelligence or automated tools may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.