SBI invites applications for AI and data science posts, selection by interview only, CTC up to Rs 1.60 crore

State Bank of India (SBI) has announced fresh recruitment for experienced and highly qualified candidates looking to build a career in banking. Under the Specialist Cadre Officer (SCO) category, the bank has invited applications for several senior posts in its artificial intelligence (AI) and data science department. There will be no written examination, and candidates will be selected directly on the basis of an interview.

The recruitment will be on a fixed-term employment basis and covers senior-level posts. These include General Manager and Chief AI Officer (GM & Chief AI Officer), DGM (Risk and Operational Analytics), DGM (AI Governance and Compliance) and DGM Data (Engineering, Model Application Development and AI Ops). There are also posts of AI Solution Architect and Enterprise AI Architect.

Educational and experience requirements vary by post. For the GM and DGM posts, candidates must hold a BE, BTech, ME, MTech or MCA in computer science, IT, electronics or a related engineering branch. An MSc in statistics or computer science will also be accepted. These posts require 10 to 15 years of experience.

For the architect posts, a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, data science, AI or management is required, along with at least eight years of experience. Age limits vary by post: the minimum age ranges from 30 to 40 years and the maximum from 45 to 55 years.

On pay, the annual CTC is up to Rs 1.60 crore for the GM and Chief AI Officer. For all DGM posts it is up to Rs 1.20 crore a year, while for the architect posts it is up to Rs 90 lakh a year. The pay includes 90 per cent fixed pay, 10 per cent variable pay and a 5 per cent annual increment.

There will be no entrance examination. After scrutiny of candidates' qualifications, they will be called directly for an interview carrying 100 marks. The final merit list will be prepared solely on the basis of the candidate's performance in the interview.

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online on the SBI website, sbi.bank.in. Before applying, they should read the full advertisement, which is available in the recruitment notification PDF on sbi.bank.in. The application process has begun.