AI Science Manager

About the Team

Navi’s GenAI team is transforming how AI powers financial services in India. We are embedding advanced AI that directly impacts millions of users across Lending, Payments, Insurance, and Investments. As a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers, and product leaders, we work at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and real business problems—shipping fast, learning constantly, and scaling what works.

About the Role

Join our GenAI team to drive innovation at scale by leading high-impact Generative AI initiatives across a rapidly evolving fintech landscape—from GenAI-powered chatbots to enterprise-grade AI integration. You'll lead a high-caliber team of AI Scientists, fostering a culture of curiosity, innovation, and excellence. Collaborate cross-functionally to shape the future of AI in fintech, building responsible, high-performance systems that redefine customer experience. You'll also balance people, process, and product by owning project delivery, ensuring agile execution, and maintaining technical rigor while focusing on long-term strategy and team growth.

What We Expect From You

- Lead a GenAI-focused AI team to define strategic goals, drive execution, and deliver high-impact solutions that create tangible business value.
- Provide architectural guidance for integrating AI into real-world systems, ensuring performance, security, and scalability while aligning with product goals.
- Foster career development and learning by identifying skill gaps, promoting ownership, and helping AI scientists deepen their expertise and grow into senior roles.
- Collaborate with product, design, and business teams to identify the right problems to solve with AI and guide solutions from proof-of-concept to production.
- Establish AI best practices for versioning, prompt evaluation, testing, deployment, and monitoring, with a focus on GenAI use cases.
- Drive innovation through rapid prototyping and experimentation, staying updated on LLMs, prompt engineering, and GenAI applications to guide effective implementation.

Must Haves

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in technical or product roles, with a track record of leading AI initiatives.
- Strong understanding of technology fundamentals and AI best practices to ensure scalable, secure, and impactful solutions, along with the ability to make informed technical decisions.
- Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and align technical outcomes with business goals.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in fast-evolving tech environments with diverse stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with Python or close collaboration with AI teams using it.
- Direct involvement in AI/ML projects, including prototyping, model integration, or collaboration with AI teams—even if limited in scope.

Good to Haves

- Solid understanding of LLMs and the broader AI landscape.
- Experience deploying AI or GenAI features in production systems.

Inside Navi

We are shaping the future of financial services for a billion Indians through products that are simple, accessible, and affordable. From Personal & Home Loans to UPI, Insurance, Mutual Funds, and Gold — we’re building tech-first solutions that work at scale, with a strong customer-first approach.

Founded by Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal in 2018, we are one of India’s fastest-growing financial services organisations. But we’re just getting started

Our Culture

The Navi DNA

Ambition. Perseverance. Self-awareness. Ownership. Integrity.

We’re looking for people who dream big when it comes to innovation. At Navi, you’ll be empowered with the right mechanisms to work in a dynamic team that builds and improves innovative solutions. If you’re driven to deliver real value to customers, no matter the challenge, this is the place for you.

We chase excellence by uplifting each other—and that starts with every one of us.

Why You'll Thrive at Navi

At Navi, it’s about how you think, build, and grow. You’ll thrive here if:

- You’re impact-driven : You take ownership, build boldly, and care about making a real difference.
- You strive for excellence : Good isn’t good enough. You bring focus, precision, and a passion for quality.
- You embrace change : You adapt quickly, move fast, and always put the customer first.