Vice President, Ontologist Lead

JPMorgan Chase
New York, NY, United States / Seattle, WA, United States / Columbus, OH, United States2026-04-14

About the job

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.

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

Qualifications

Minimum

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

Preferred

Degree  in Linguistics, Library/Information Science, Computer Science, or a related disciplineExperience working in the financial domain, including familiarity with financial industry controlled vocabularies and standardsFamiliarity with graph databases and technologies