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Machine Learning Engineer

Company 1 - The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Waterloo, Ontario
$74.3K-$137.9K a year
Full-time

Description

The opportunity

This individual will also play a vital role in enhancing data from sales analytics to gain insights into customer behavior, market trends, and sales performance.

By harnessing the power of Databricks and Azure, to optimize sales strategies, identify growth opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.

This will ultimately lead to improved revenue generation, enhanced customer satisfaction, and a driven edge in the market.

Responsibilities

  • Clean, preprocess, and analyze large datasets to extract relevant insights and patterns
  • Develop and lead machine learning and AI driven projects
  • Deploy machine learning models and applications on cloud platforms like Azure ML or Databricks, ensuring detailed integration and scalability.
  • Collaborate with data engineers and ML engineers to integrate data science solutions into existing systems and workflows.
  • Working knowledge of visualization tools like PowerBI

How will you create impact?

This role will report into Director - Sales Reporting and analytics. This role will significantly impact the organization by ensuring the efficient management and utilization of data through the implementation of Data lake and Azure, leading to improved data insights and decision-making capabilities.

Additionally, the expertise in data visualization and reporting will enable the organization to effectively communicate and present crucial information to collaborators, thereby enhancing transparency and driving informed strategic initiatives.

What motivates you?

  • You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
  • You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
  • You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
  • You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
  • You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
  • You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

  • Bachelor', Master's degree, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in developing probabilistic models, data mining, and machine learning algorithms, including real world experience of applying analytics models, with a strong focus on machine learning, generative AI, prompt engineering, and RAG applications
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and experience with machine learning libraries / frameworks, e.g., PyTorch, scikit-learn, Hugging Face, SQL, graph databases (Neo4j / Cypher, Cosmos DB / Gremlin).
  • Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & standard methodologies for the full software development process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
  • Strong collaboration and elaboration skills; demonstrates a strong commitment to organizational success; shares resources and demonstrates knowledge across the organization.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work optimally in multi-functional teams.

What can we offer you?

  • A competitive salary and benefits packages.
  • A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
  • A focus on growing your career path with us.
  • Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
  • Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

Values-first culture

We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity

We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation

We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship

We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.

With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions.

At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers.

At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.

4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under 945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Salary range is expected to be between

$74,270.00 CAD - $137,930.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location.

The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education / training.

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption / surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee / family assistance plans.

We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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