Vice President, Ontologist Lead

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • New York, NY

7h

About The Position

Put meaning at the center of artificial intelligence. As a Senior Ontologist in
Consumer & Community Banking’s Data & Analytics team, you’ll help advance
JPMorganChase’s AI strategy by developing ontologies that make our large-scale
data assets ready for AI-driven discovery and insight. Partnering with product
leaders and domain experts, you’ll leverage your ontology expertise to build a
foundational context for knowledge-driven AI applications. Join a collaborative
and thoughtful team where semantic clarity drives shared understanding and more
intelligent outcomes across the organization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building ontologies, taxonomies, or knowledge systems
• Experience with semantic standards for data representation, query languages, and validation standards
• Experience working in ontology development environments
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey subject matter expertise to non-technical audiences
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize conflicting deadlines, and adapt to ambiguity

Nice To Haves

• Degree  in Linguistics, Library/Information Science, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Experience working in the financial domain, including familiarity with financial industry controlled vocabularies and standards
• Familiarity with graph databases and technologies

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an enterprise-grade ontology representing Consumer & Community Banking’s business domains
• Establish best practices and pipelines for ontology governance, including quality assurance and versioning
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and data architects to capture and formalize domain knowledge into structured semantic models
• Partner with product managers to ensure the ontology supports business use cases
• Communicate the value and structure of the ontology to technical and non-technical audiences through documentation and presentation
• Drive alignment with industry standards and internal standards
• Evaluate and recommend tooling, design patterns, and methodologies to scale ontology development and adoption across teams

Benefits

• We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.  We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees