Crum & Forster - AI/ML Lead
Posted on: 06/11/2025
Job Description
The Company :
Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies.
Approaching $ 6 billion in written premium as of 2024, C&F enjoys an "A" (Excellent) financial strength rating by A.M. Best.
C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global organization with $33.3 billion in revenue as of 2024. Crum & Forster Services India (CFSI) is an India subsidiary of Crum & Forster Inc. For more information about Crum & Forster.
Job Description :
We are seeking a Lead AI/ML Engineer to help drive our enterprise AI initiatives. This role will lead the end-to-end development of advanced AI solutions - from gathering requirements to architecting, developing, and deploying production-ready systems. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in AI/ML, strong leadership capabilities, and strategic vision to drive innovation and business impact.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the design and development of scalable AI/ML solutions across diverse enterprise use cases.
- Architect robust data pipelines, model training workflows, and deployment strategies aligned with MLOps best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Prototype and evaluate a range of AI models, including traditional machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI architectures.
- Define and implement rigorous testing, validation, and monitoring frameworks to ensure model performance and reliability.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers and data scientists, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
- Stay current with the latest AI tools and technologies and identify opportunities to leverage them in current and future projects.
- Set strategic goals, define project milestones, and ensure timely delivery of AI projects aligned with initiative objectives.
- Ensure the teams compliance to Zeniths ethical, privacy, regulatory, and quality standards.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related field.
- 5+ years experience in AI/ML engineering or data science roles, with 2+ years experience in technical or team leadership roles.
- Proven experience successfully leading AI and ML projects from concept to production.
- Strong programming skills in Python and experience with ML algorithms, tools, and frameworks (e.g. Scikit-learn, SciPy, PyTorch).
- Experience cloud-based AI/ML services (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Experience working cross-functionally with, and ability to influence, product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and strong leadership abilities.
- Comfortable working with ambiguous or evolving requirements in a fast-paced environment.
Desired Skills :
- Hands-on experience deploying GenAI systems in Microsoft Azure, including Azure Foundry and Azure AI Search.
- Experience with prompt engineering and prompt lifecycle management.
- Proficiency in Java and SQL.
- Familiarity with big data technologies (e.g. PySpark, Hadoop).
- Understanding of LLM architectures such as Transformers and Auto-Encoders.
- Experience with LLM frameworks such as LangChain and Hugging Face Transformers.
- Knowledge of AI ethics and data privacy regulations.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
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Job Code
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