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At ING, we're investing in Agentic AI to help transform how banking services are designed, delivered, and operated across multiple countries and business domains.\nAs part of ING's global Analytics Engineering organization, you'll help build the next generation of AI capabilities supporting Risk Management, Financial Crime, Customer Intelligence, Pricing, People Analytics, and other strategic areas.\nAt ING Hubs Türkiye, you'll play a key role in defining how Agentic AI is developed, scaled, and adopted across the organization while helping shape the future of AI craftsmanship and leadership within a growing international community.\nRole Summary\nAs aChapter Lead AI/LLM Data Scientist in Agentic AI, you will combine people leadership with hands-on technical leadership.\nYou will lead a chapter of AI/LLM-focused Data Scientists while remaining actively involved in the design, development, and deployment of production-grade Agentic AI solutions. Working closely with Product Leads, Tribe Leads, Data Scientists, Architects, and business stakeholders, you will help translate emerging AI capabilities into scalable solutions that deliver measurable business value.\nThis role combines chapter leadership, talent development, technical direction, and solution delivery, offering an opportunity to influence both the future of AI talent and the future of AI products at ING.\nWork Model\nAt ING Hubs Türkiye, flexibility is more than a benefit - it's part of how we work.\nOur hybrid working model is designed to balance collaboration, innovation, and personal flexibility. Team members typically come together in our Vadistanbul office for two days per week during three weeks of the month, while one week each month is fully remote.\nWe also offer additional flexibility during August, allowing colleagues to work remotely throughout the month.\nAs part of a globally distributed organization, you'll collaborate with colleagues across multiple ING locations while contributing to large-scale AI initiatives that create impact across the bank.\nAbout You\nWe hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you'll stay curious, continue learning, challenge ideas, and help others grow.\nWe're looking for someone who combines strong AI expertise with leadership capability and enjoys transforming emerging technologies into real business outcomes.\nYou likely bring:\nSignificant experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, NLP, Generative AI, or related disciplines.\nExperience leading, mentoring, or developing technical professionals in Agile environments.\nHands-on experience building and deploying production-grade AI solutions.\nStrong Python skills and experience working across the full AI solution lifecycle.\nExperience designing or implementing LLM-powered applications and modern AI architectures.\nExperience with Agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar technologies.\nFamiliarity with retrieval systems, vector databases, embeddings, RAG architectures, and AI orchestration patterns.\nUnderstanding of evaluation methodologies, guardrails, AI governance, and responsible AI practices.\nExperience collaborating across business and engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions.\nExcellent communication skills and fluent English.\nWhat Will Make You Successful\nSuccessful candidates balance strategic leadership with technical depth.\nYou are comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing stakeholders, and helping teams make sound technical decisions while remaining close to delivery and execution.\nYou:\nEnjoy building high-performing teams and developing people.\nCan align business priorities with technical opportunities.\nHelp teams simplify complexity and focus on delivering value.\nDrive technical excellence while maintaining a pragmatic mindset.\nStay up to date with developments in LLMs, Agentic AI, and emerging AI technologies.\nFoster a culture of learning, experimentation, innovation, and knowledge sharing.\nUnderstand the challenges and responsibilities of deploying AI solutions within regulated environments.\nExperience in Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, or other regulated industries is considered an advantage.\nRoles & Responsibilities\nLead and develop a chapter of AI/LLM Data Scientists, supporting growth, performance, and career development.\nDrive AI craftsmanship and knowledge sharing across the Analytics Engineering community.\nPartner with Product Leads, Tribe Leads, and fellow Chapter Leads to shape future AI capabilities and workforce strategies.\nSupport capacity planning and allocation of chapter members across strategic initiatives.\nDesign, build, and deploy Agentic AI solutions powered by Large Language Models.\nGuide the development of AI agents and multi-agent systems that interact with tools, APIs, data sources, and business applications.\nEstablish best practices for AI engineering, experimentation, evaluation, governance, and safety.\nCollaborate with Engineering, Platform, and MLOps teams to operationalize AI solutions at scale.\nTranslate complex business challenges into scalable AI products and measurable business outcomes.\nContribute to the advancement of ING's global Agentic AI vision and roadmap.\nWhy Join ING Hubs Türkiye?\nShape an Emerging Capability\nHelp define and scale Agentic AI leadership within one of the world's leading financial institutions.\nStay Hands-On\nContinue designing and building innovative AI solutions while growing and leading talented professionals.\nWork at Global Scale\nDeliver AI capabilities that support multiple countries, business domains, and millions of customers.\nJoin a Strong Community\nBecome part of a 100+ member Analytics Engineering organization bringing together experts in Data Science, AI Engineering, Analytics, MLOps, and Data Management.\nEqual Opportunity\nDon't meet every single requirement? Don't let that hold you back. Studies show many talented professionals hesitate to apply unless they meet every qualification. If you're excited about this role and believe you can make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.\nWhat We Offer at ING Hubs Türkiye\nAt ING Hubs Türkiye, we believe that your work should be fulfilling in every way. We pay attention to even the smallest details to ensure that your experience is rewarding.\nBe Yourself, Be an ING'er\nWelcome Leave: Enjoy 14 days of welcome leave, even in your first year\nCareer Opportunities: Self-driven career paths and international opportunities\nPersonal Growth: Challenging work and continuous development\nDynamic Environment: Informal, vibrant, and collaborative culture\nInnovation Culture: Explore and apply PACE methodology\nGlobal Exposure: Participate in international projects and communities\nCommunication & Celebrations: Various communication activities and celebrations\nHealth Care: Comprehensive private health insurance for you and your family\nPrivate Pension Plan\nMeal Card\nTransportation Allowance\nMultiSport Membership\nEnglish Language Development Support\nRemote working opportunities throughout August\nHow to Apply\nClick the application button on our careers page and submit your application through Workday.\nAbout ING\nWith 65,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business.\nDo you want to work at the cutting edge of what's possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer's interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues?\nThen there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING.\nJoin us. Apply today.\nAbout ING Hubs\nFollowing ING's strategic ambition to deliver a superior experience to its customers worldwide, the hubs network contributes to fostering efficiency and digitalization across ING. Providing concentrated expertise along with scalable and sustainable solutions, the hubs focus on straight-through processing, delivering automated services like software development, data management and retail operations.\nPresent in Poland, Romania, Slovakia, the Philippines, Türkiye and Spain, ING Hubs employ more than 13,000 professionals in domains such as software development, data management, operations and non-financial risk.\nDiscover ING Hubs Türkiye\nING Hubs Türkiye is looking for talents to join an international network of professionals. 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