AI Engineer / CTO

Hong Kong, Asia Pacific Permanent View Job Description
A leading, globally oriented investment firm is seeking a leading AI Engineer to establish and lead the development of its AI capabilities.This is a principal-level role working in close partnership with the CIO and investment team, focused on integrating AI into the core research and decision-making process.
  • Leading investment firm
  • Working with CIO and decision-maker

About Our Client

A leading, globally oriented investment firm

Job Description

This is a principal-level role working in close partnership with the CIO and investment team, focused on integrating AI into the core research and decision-making process.Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy LLM-driven tools to enhance investment research workflows
  • Build a unified data layer integrating internal and external structured and unstructured datasets
  • Design and implement scalable AI infrastructure, including model serving, retrieval systems, and data pipelines
  • Partner with investment professionals to identify and evaluate high-impact AI applications
  • Advance select initiatives toward production-grade systems suitable for investment use



The Successful Applicant

  • Strong experience building applied LLM systems (agents, retrieval, orchestration)
  • Full-stack capability with ability to deliver end-to-end solutions independently
  • Solid grounding in data engineering and cloud-based infrastructure
  • Judgement to balance technical rigor with speed and practical utility
  • Clear communicator, comfortable operating in a small, high-performing team



Additional Experience (Preferred)

  • Exposure to financial markets or investment research environments
  • Familiarity with market data, filings, and related information sources
  • Experience designing systems where reliability and data integrity are critical



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary package
  • Performance-based bonus to reward excellence.
  • Opportunities to build the AI engine from 0 -1
  • A collaborative and forward-thinking work environment in Hong Kong.
  • Permanent position with long-term career prospects.



If you are passionate about AI and technology and are ready to lead in the financial services sector, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Contact
Nicole Lui
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7048276

Job summary

Function
CIO & IT Leadership
Subsector
CIO & IT Leadership Subsector
Industry
Financial Services
Location
Hong Kong
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Nicole Lui
Job reference
JN-062026-7048276

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