Data Scientist (NLP Specialist) – Legal and Compliance (Hybrid)

Morgan Stanley • Montreal, QC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Data Scientist (NLP Specialist) in Non-Financial Risk to develop and deploy advanced AI models using NLP, Machine Learning, and quantitative techniques to improve surveillance and compliance monitoring. In the Legal & Compliance division, we assist the Firm in achieving its business objectives by facilitating and overseeing the Firm's management of legal, regulatory, and franchise risk. This is a Director level position within the NFR Data & Analytics team, which is responsible for designing and optimizing surveillance models and tools using advanced analytical techniques to help identify suspicious and/or illegal behaviors like money laundering, market manipulation, insider trading, unfair sales or trading practices and other financial crimes. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience building AI/ML/NLP solutions and applying advanced statistical methods to solve complex business problems, together with a Master's or PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or Machine Learning.
• Knowledge of software design and system principles and excellent skills in either Python (preferred) or Java.
• Experience with AI/ML/NLP software packages such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, OpenAI SDK, PyTorch, HuggingFace, etc.
• Experience in adhering to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles include GIT related operations.
• Strong problem solving and time management skills.
• Familiarity with financial markets, especially in Compliance, Non-Financial Risk, and Fraud analytics.
• Experience with benchmark creation and evaluation including LLM-as-a-Judge based techniques.
• Knowledge of Vector Stores, Linux, SPARQL, and Graph Databases.
• Knowledge of French and English is required.

Responsibilities

• Design high-performance systems leveraging cutting-edge techniques including Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Agentic AI architecture, and knowledge graph analytics.
• Create GenAI-based solutions to automate manual tasks and drive cost efficiency.
• Conduct research to identify novel methods for enhancing analytical solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Compliance, Legal, Financial Crimes, and IT to promote adoption of new AI/ML/NLP capabilities.
• Champion innovative approaches to improve detection of suspicious activity.

Benefits

• Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
• Attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director