Manager AI and Applied Research

Thomson Reuters Labs in Toronto is seeking a Manager AI and Applied Research to lead a team of high-performing ML scientists and research engineers in solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing and generative AI. The role involves managing a team, driving research to production, shaping strategy, and ensuring operational excellence. The team is responsible for designing the next generation of tax, accounting, and audit compliance software for Tax Professionals and Corporates in the US and globally.

Requirements

• PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience
• 8+ years hands-on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications
• Strong experience in GenAI/Rag/LLM
• Prior management experience – coaching & developing high-performing teams
• Strong track record of delivering AI solutions at scale in enterprise environments
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and align AI initiatives with business goals
• Experience delivering minimum viable products in a large enterprise environment
• Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications
• Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
• Expertise in several of the following areas: robust Python development, MLOps, containerization, cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure), advanced search and recommendation technology, orchestration of ML pipelines for real-time inference, microservices architecture, model monitoring and governance

Benefits

• Flexible vacation
• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
• Access to the Headspace app
• Retirement savings
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee incentive programs
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing