Lead Machine Learning Engineer

1 Month ago • 7 Years + • Research Development • $98,467 PA - $167,400 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Lead Machine Learning Engineer will lead the Machine Learning function within the Marketing Intelligence Team. This role requires building data pipelines, developing ML models, and ensuring the models align with business goals. Responsibilities include refining methodologies, iterating on models, fine-tuning model outputs, and sharing findings with stakeholders. The engineer will also facilitate opportunities for stakeholders to utilize model outputs for stronger business outcomes. The role involves building, fine-tuning, and implementing machine learning models to address business questions, ensuring production pipelines are scalable, repeatable, and cloud agnostic. It also involves collecting, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets, optimizing and fine-tuning ML models, maintaining a database of model outputs, and integrating ML solutions into Marketing Intelligence workstreams. The engineer will document and present findings and solutions to leaders and stakeholders.
Must have:
  • Build and implement machine learning models
  • Ensure ML production pipelines are scalable
  • Apply current and emerging techniques in AI and ML
  • Collect, manage, and analyze large datasets
  • Optimize ML models for performance and scalability
  • Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL
Perks:
  • 75% 401k match up to 7%
  • Stock Ownership Potential
  • Company provided life insurance
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Additional medical Wellness Incentives
  • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Trust-Based Time Off
  • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
  • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
  • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Bonding Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
  • Annual Education Stipend
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Charitable Matching Gifts program
  • Dollars for Doers volunteer program
  • Paid volunteering days
  • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups

Job Details

About the Role 

We’re looking for a seasoned Machine Learning Engineer to lead the Machine Learning function within the Marketing Intelligence Team at Morningstar. This role will play a critical role by setting the requirements for the ML models, building the data pipelines and flows to power the model, as well as output model data that can be visualized and shared to business leaders. You will have deep technical data engineering skills and vision to build the machine learning road map. You will ensure models align to business goals, and are responsible for refining methodologies, iterating on models, and fine-tuning the model output. You will share out model findings to business stakeholders and tune and monitor models. You will evangelize model findings and feature engineering insights to marketing stakeholders and facilitate opportunities for stakeholders to use model output to deliver stronger business outcomes. 

To foster continuous collaboration, we follow a hybrid policy of a minimum of 3 days onsite in our Chicago office.

Responsibilities 

  • Build, fine-tune, and implement machine learning models to answer challenging business questions 
  • Ensure machine learning production pipelines are scalable, repeatable, and cloud agnostic 
  • Apply current and emerging techniques in deep learning, AI, and other machine learning areas  
  • Collect, clean, manage, analyze, and visualize large sets of data using multiple data platforms, tools, and techniques
  • Optimize and fine-tune ML models for performance and scalability. Analyze and interpret data to extract meaningful insights and improve ML models 
  • Maintain a database of model outputs, which will be used by the rest of the Marketing Intelligence team 
  • Integrate ML solutions into Marketing Intelligence workstreams 
  • Document and present findings and solutions to leaders and stakeholders 

Requirements 

  • Master’s degree preferred, ideally in statistics, finance, mathematics, engineering, analytics, or in a quantitative discipline 
  • 7+ years proven experience building data science models and executing data engineering work 
  • Extensive experience in machine learning and statistical techniques, including regression, classification, clustering, time series forecasting, text analytics, and causal inference, and scaling end to end solutions 
  • Expertise in marketing analytics & experimentation, such as Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), Attribution Modeling, Lead Score Propensity Modeling
  • Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL, with strong scripting capabilities to process and transform data for modeling 
  • Strong background in big data processing and engineering using Apache Spark, PySpark, and Airflow, with experience in data lakes and warehousing solutions (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery) 
  • Experience with MLOps and cloud platforms (AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Azure ML), with a track record of automating machine learning pipelines and building end-to-end ML products 
  • Hands-on experience with machine learning libraries, including Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, SciPy, Seaborn, XGBoost
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) 
  • Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills with technical knowledge of setting requirements, working with complex data, and leveraging data stored across multiple data environments
  • The ability to solution alongside team members and thrive in a collaborative environment, and convey complex concepts in a clear and concise manner 

Compensation and Benefits

At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That’s why we champion your wellness through a wide-range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:

  • Financial Health
    • 75% 401k match up to 7%
    • Stock Ownership Potential
    • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
  • Physical Health 
    • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
    • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
    • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Emotional Health 
    • Trust-Based Time Off
    • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
    • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
    • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Bonding Leave
    • Adoption Assistance
    • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
    • Annual Education Stipend
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Social Health 
    • Charitable Matching Gifts program
    • Dollars for Doers volunteer program
    • Paid volunteering days
    • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups

Base Salary Compensation Range

$98,467.00 - 167,400.00 USD Annual

Total Cash Compensation Range

$110,775.00 - 188,325.00 USD Annual

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

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