Senior Manager, AI & ML Engineering

ABOUT US:

As a world leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, Alter Domus (meaning “The Other House” in Latin) is proud to be home to 90% of the top 30 asset managers in the private markets, and more than 6,000 professionals across 24 jurisdictions. 

With a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in alternatives, we believe in being different - in what we do, in how we work and most importantly in how we enable and develop our people. Invest yourself in the alternative, and join an organization where you progress on merit, where you can speak openly with whoever you are speaking to, and where you will be supported along whichever path you choose to take. 

Find out more about life at Alter Domus at careers.alterdomus.com  

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Your Role:

You will be a leader in Alter Domus' AI & ML engineering organization driving enterprise-wide AI transformation. In this Senior Manager role, you will shape a multi-year AI/ML technical vision, oversee portfolio delivery aligned to business OKRs, and contribute to a high-performing team of AI engineers and ML engineers.

You'll partner with executive leadership and business stakeholders to define strategic architecture, optimize investment decisions, and deliver the product development of our groundbreaking AI-powered private equity platform, encompassing DomusDocs (intelligent document processing), DomusAI (Our internal AI platform), DomiAI (client-facing AI intelligence), and other Enterprise AI and Agent Platforms.

Your Responsibilities

Technical Excellence & Strategic Architecture

• Help define and drive the multi-year technical roadmap for Alter Domus' AI platforms, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy and sustained innovation culture
• Make critical build-buy-partner decisions for AI/ML capabilities; evaluate and integrate emerging LLM services, agentic frameworks, and low-code platforms
• Sponsor platform modernization programs and guide the evolution from proof-of-concept to production-scale AI solutions (Like DomusAI, DomiAI, DomusDocs, Multi-Agentic Framework)
• Drive measurable and accurate business outcomes through AI adoption. You will own and establish metrics for productivity gains, accuracy of AI products, cost reduction, and revenue enablement
• Lead the technical architecture for RAG and GraphRAG pipelines, multi-agent orchestration, and LLM based documents processing technologies necessary for AI powered funds administration technology at enterprise scale

Delivery & Execution

• Manage portfolio resource mix and capital allocation; balance innovation investments with operational delivery
• Collaborate with business leaders to define product strategy, ensuring AI initiatives deliver measurable value and competitive differentiation
• Monitor AI/ML market trends, competitor capabilities, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities and threats

Operational Efficiency

• Build business cases with clear ROI tracking; establish unit economics for AI/ML services
• Design sustainable cost structure for the AI/ML portfolio; benchmark against industry standards
• Drive efficiency through platform consolidation, automation, and strategic vendor partnerships
• Optimize LLM API costs, vectorization technologies and performance, and model-inferencing infrastructure utilization

Collaboration & Communication

• Deliver executive-ready presentations with clear storylines tied to business value; provide org-wide AI/ML updates that inspire alignment
• Represent Alter Domus externally at conferences, with partners, vendors, and industry forums
• Partner with Product, Security, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Business teams to ensure seamless AI integration
• Build trusted advisor relationships with C-suite and business unit leaders

Risk, Security & Compliance

• Define and track portfolio risk posture with board-ready reporting; establish resilience and business continuity planning
• Champion security-by-design adoption across all AI/ML initiatives; ensure responsible AI practices and data governance
• Integrate compliance throughout the AI development lifecycle; prepare for and succeed in external audits
• Establish continuous compliance practices at scale; meet enterprise risk reduction targets

Your Profile

Required:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or AI/ML engineering roles
• 5+ years managing technical teams, including experience managing managers
• Deep expertise with Python, modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), and data science ecosystems
• Production experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock) and agentic frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph etc)
• Strong understanding of vector databases, RAG and GraphRAG architectures, and semantic search
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP), microservices, APIs, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Proven track record delivering enterprise AI/ML solutions at scale
• Experience with portfolio management, budget ownership, and ROI tracking and OKRs

Preferred:

• Experience in financial services, private equity, or asset servicing industries
• Background in NLP, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning language models
• Familiarity with low-code/no-code AI platforms and rapid prototyping tools
• Understanding of AI governance, responsible AI, and regulatory compliance
• MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field

What we expect from a leader at Alter Domus

• Driving Change and Engagement: As a senior leader, you will be responsible for driving change when necessary, delivering communications and directions to the team, and supporting the development and engagement of employees at all levels.
• Culture of Compliance and Accountability: You will drive a culture of compliance and risk control to mitigate financial, operational, and reputational risks, while maintaining a relentless focus on cost and budget discipline.
• Brand and Culture Promotion: As a director of Alter Domus, you will promote and build the Alter Domus brand and culture both internally and externally, acting as a role model to our people, clients, and customers.
• Social and Environmental Responsibility: You will be accountable for ensuring that your team maintains the highest social and environmental responsibility and standards.
• Transformational Leadership: Demonstrate high energy and passion for transforming the business, with a commitment to avoiding complacency and striving for success.
• Intellectual Curiosity and Global Mindset: Exhibit intellectual curiosity and a global mindset, enabling effective partnerships across regions and a willingness to challenge the status quo as a change agent.
• Interpersonal Skills and Influence: Possess strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build trust quickly, navigate complexity and ambiguity, and negotiate with tenacity and focus.
• Resilience and Prioritization: Show resilience and composure under pressure, adept at managing competing demands and prioritizing effectively while navigating challenges with confidence.
• Leadership and Team Development: Ability to lead, motivate, and delegate effectively, fostering a high-performance culture with clear accountabilities and driving cross-functional collaboration. Actively manage performance and develop a pipeline of talent, empowering the team at all levels to deliver on objectives.
• Integrity and ESG Commitment: Demonstrate a strong commitment to high integrity, ethics, and the application of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices.
• Commercial Client Engagement: Serve as a role model for commercial client engagement at the C-level, demonstrating decisiveness and persuasiveness to achieve results.

Your AD Key Relationships

• Global Product Leadership Team
• Group Leadership Team
• Chief Technology Officer and Technology Leadership Team
• Head of Data & AI Engineering

WHAT WE OFFER:

We are committed to supporting your development, advancing your career, and providing benefits that matter to you. 

Our industry-leading Alter Domus Academy offers six learning zones for every stage of your career, with resources tailored to your ambitions and resources from LinkedIn Learning. 

Our global benefits also include:

• Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave 
• Flexible arrangements, generous holidays, plus an additional day off for your birthday!
• Continuous mentoring along your career progression 
• Active sports, events and social committees across our offices 
• 24/7 support available from our Employee Assistance Program 
• The opportunity to invest in our growth and success through our Employee Share Plan 
• Plus additional local benefits depending on your location 

Equity in every sense of the word:

We are in the business of equity, in every sense of the word. For us, this means taking action to ensure every colleague has equal opportunity, valuing every voice and experience across our organisation, maintaining an inclusive culture where you can bring your whole self to work, and making Alter Domus a workplace where everyone feels they belong. 

We celebrate our differences, and understand that our success relies on diverse perspectives and experiences, working towards shared goals and a common purpose. We take pride in creating a workplace where all our people are empowered to be truly invested in the alternative and bring their whole selves to work.

We are committed to ensuring a welcoming recruiting and onboarding process for everyone. Please contact our hiring team if you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you. 

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