Lead AI Engineer

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Note - This role will be a hybrid role in either the Voya Atlanta or Voya NYC office.

Note - at this time we will not consider candidates that will now or in the future require sponsorship

About the Role 

We are seeking a Lead AI Engineer to join our growing AI Engineering team within Voya Investment Management. This role will focus on building and maintaining robust, secure, and scalable AI systems that support investment decision-making, operational efficiency, and risk mitigation. You will lead a small team of engineers and collaborate closely with data scientists, platform engineers, and investment professionals to deliver high-impact AI solutions. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of AI/ML pipelines, with a focus on NLP, LLMs, and generative AI applications and agentic workflows. 

• Oversee AI quality assurance (AI QA) and MLOps practices to ensure reliability, reproducibility, and compliance across all AI artifacts. 

• Collaborate with platform and security teams to manage access, permissions, and infrastructure for AI systems. 

• Establish and enforce development standards, documentation practices, and governance protocols for AI workflows. 

• Partner with investment teams to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions. 

• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). 

• 6+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, including 3+ years in MLOps or AI QA roles. 

• 1+ years of experience leading technical teams. 

• Proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark, and ML frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch. 

• Experience with Azure Cloud, Databricks, and/or Snowflake. 

• Demonstrated success in deploying and maintaining NLP and genAI applications in production environments. 

• Experience working with AI agentic workflows in a business context. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with agentic AI systems and infrastructure/platform engineering. 

• Familiarity with investment management workflows and data. 

• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated success in developing and deploying an AI agentic workflow in a business environment. 

• Track record of delivering results in dynamic, fast-paced environments. 

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Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

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Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Learn more about Critical Skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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