Managing Director of Data Science

Overview Founded in 1988, Trimont (www.trimont.com) is a specialized global commercial real estate loan services provider and partner for lenders and investors seeking the infrastructure and capabilities needed to help them scale their business and make informed, effective decisions related to the deployment, management and administration of commercial real estate secured credit. As the largest master servicer of commercial real estate loans in the United States, Trimont manages securitizations with meticulous oversight and coordination—protecting cash flows, mitigating risk, and ensuring portfolio performance. We do this with a team of 1100+ extraordinary team members who serve a global client base from offices in Atlanta (headquarters), Bengaluru, Charlotte, Dallas, Hyderabad, Kansas City, London, New York and Sydney. We empower our people with advanced technology, industry-leading knowledge, and a culture centered on our core values. This approach enables our teams to deliver exceptional client service, build lasting relationships and take pride in the high-quality work they perform. Trimont is an innovative firm where visionary professionals come to learn, grow, and thrive with colleagues driven by curiosity and collaboration.

Learn: We believe ongoing learning is critical and are focused on providing a work environment where all team members can take ownership of their careers.

Grow: We work alongside the largest institutional lenders in the world, overseeing the most significant projects in the industry. This unique opportunity allows us to broaden our skillset and develop our abilities by tackling some of the industry’s most challenging and exciting endeavors.

Thrive: Our firm is a place where ethics and excellence meet to create an experience that matches our capabilities. There are no limits to what we as team members and as an organization, can achieve together. Where people, purpose, and progress come together every day. TriVinna, a Trimont company, is redefining the future of commercial loan servicing through advanced technology and data-driven innovation. As the newest addition to the Trimont group, TriVinna introduces a modern loan servicing software platform that streamlines operations, increases transparency, and provides clients and partners with actionable insights. Leveraging Trimont’s access to approximately 11% of all U.S. commercial real estate lending data, TriVinna integrates market-leading analytics, robust portfolio management tools, and a high-touch customer support model. This comprehensive approach enables clients to make informed decisions, manage risk effectively, and achieve greater efficiency and performance in commercial real estate loan servicing.

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Head of Data Science for the build out of our commercial real estate loan servicing platform. They will lead multiple teams of data scientists in an Agile organization; the right leader will have a mix of strong technical understanding and a focus on innovation.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute the data science and AI strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Lead three specialized teams: Document Processing and Extraction, Agentic AI and Predictive Analytics.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to embed AI/ML capabilities throughout the platform.
• Stay at the forefront of AI/ML advances and identify opportunities for competitive advantage. Team Leadership and Development
• Build and scale data science teams.
• Recruit and retain top talent in Generative AI and machine learning.
• Develop technical roadmaps for each team aligned with product priorities.
• Foster culture of experimentation and production-focused ML. Technical Leadership
• Lead development of intelligent systems for working with, extracting and structuring unstructured data.
• Design and deploy autonomous AI Agents that assist with loan servicing workflows.
• Develop multi-agent systems that can handle complex multistep tasks.
• Ensure agentic systems are explainable, controllable and aligned with business rules.
• Build models for evaluation and prediction of borrower health and early warning signs of default. ML Operations
• Establish MLOps practices for model deployment, monitoring and evaluation.
• Work with engineering and infrastructure to build scalable ML infrastructure.
• Implement model governance, testing and validation frameworks.
• Ensure models meet regulatory requirements and ethical AI standards.

Required Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in computer science, statistics, machine learning or related quantitative field.
• 15+ years of experience in data science/ML with 8+ years leading teams.
• Proven track record deploying production ML systems at scale.
• Experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow, HuggingFace, LangChain)
• Experience with predictive modeling and time series forecasting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, lending or real estate technology.
• Background in fintech or SaaS product companies.
• Experience with commercial real estate data and loan structures.
• Knowledge of financial regulations and model risk management.
• Track record of building data science functions from ground up.

Key Competencies

• Ability to translate business problems in ML solutions.
• Strong product sense and focus on business impact.
• Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking with hands-on technical capabilities.
• Experience balancing research innovation with production deployment. Trimont is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud to support and celebrate diversity in the workplace. If you have a disability and need an accommodation or assistance with the application process and/or using our website, please contact us. We are proud to maintain a drug-free policy, ensuring that our community is a secure and productive space for all our team members.