Senior AI Engineer - GenAI / LLM / Insurance / $50-75k P/M

Senior AI Engineer - GenAI / LLM / Insurance / $50-75k P/M (Finance Transformation) Location: Hong Kong 6-Month Contract (Strong Potential for Extension/Conversion) A leading financial services organisation is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to deploy production-grade AI systems directly into Finance operations as part of a major transformation programme. This is a forward-deployed role, working closely with Finance stakeholders to design and implement high-impact AI solutions - from LLM copilots and intelligent agents to RAG pipelines and decision-support tools. If you enjoy building real-world GenAI systems that deliver measurable business value, this role offers strong ownership and visibility. The Role You will design, engineer, and deploy AI-powered solutions that modernise Finance processes, improve forecasting accuracy, and automate complex workflows. Working in short, iterative delivery cycles, you will move from use-case discovery to production deployment - ensuring scalability, governance, and measurable impact. Key Responsibilities Build production-grade AI systems (LLM copilots, agents, RAG pipelines)Engineer secure and governed retrieval across finance datasetsDesign reusable prompt libraries, agent patterns, and evaluation frameworksImplement LLMOps/MLOps best practices (testing, versioning, monitoring, telemetry)Integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms and APIsEnsure compliance with governance, model risk, and audit standardsPartner directly with Finance SMEs to shape requirements and define success metricsContribute to AI playbooks, education, and change management initiativesWhat We're Looking For Experience 5+ years delivering AI/ML applications in production environmentsExperience within financial services (insurance experience advantageous)Strong understanding of finance processes (ledger, planning, forecasting, actuarial outputs, regulatory reporting)Experience operating in consulting-style or forward-deployed delivery modelsTechnical Skills Strong Python and SQLHands-on experience with LLMs, GenAI, and RAG architecturesExperience with Azure AI ecosystem (Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Search, Databricks/Spark, CI/CD)Experience building embedding pipelines and vector search solutionsSolid understanding of LLMOps/MLOps frameworksStrong data engineering fundamentals (ETL/ELT, finance data modelling)Experience integrating AI with enterprise platforms (ERP, APIs, Microsoft ecosystem tools)Governance & Engineering Mindset Strong focus on privacy, security, access controls, and model governanceExperience building auditable, production-ready AI systemsUnderstanding of guardrails, evaluation, and cost optimisation across AI workloads Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.