Mallory Triano discusses her role in finding key technical talent in the financial sector and the importance of partnering with academic institutions and workplaces.
The global head of a recognized campus investment firm Millennium ManagementMallory Triano is responsible for creating a recruiting pipeline for talented students and graduates. Especially those with engineering and technology degrees.
He found that in the field of investment management, technological capabilities, for example AI, are being used more and more to improve decision-making, simplify workflows and redefine team expectations. “As a result, firms are changing their recruiting strategies to meet the needs of this new era,” he told SiliconRepublic.com.
“Indigenous AI talent is becoming more important as these people are free to use AI in their everyday roles and are not constrained by traditional ways of working. For our company, this means a doubling down on young talent who use AI regularly in their personal and professional lives.”
Triano’s experience has led him to believe that Ireland has emerged as a strong place to cultivate AI talent”, thanks in part to an active and integrated technology ecosystem that includes leading universities and an established financial services infrastructure.
He said, “The expansion of our AI-focused internship program in Ireland is a nod to this trend and demonstrates our commitment to investing in early career talent from Ireland’s leading universities.”
Noting the importance of partnerships between educational institutions and organizations, in creating opportunities for students to access jobs in the financial sector and fintech areas, Triano explained, industrial and academic collaboration can help close the gap between academic success and real world experience.
You get it internship programs are a good example of this, where firms can partner with universities and career centers to ensure that students are aware of opportunities to develop skills.
“In finance, internships are often the main route to full-time employment for new graduates and provide opportunities for students to gain experience while learning from industry professionals.”
Four Cs
Of the skills Irish students and internationally dispersed students who want to enter this space should prioritize, Triano emphasized the importance of strong technology, as well as what he called the four Cs, creativity, curiosity, critical thinking and commercial awareness.
“These skills allow professionals to thrive in AI-driven workplaces, collaborate across technical and business teams and effectively use AI to address business challenges.”
But without a doubt, for Triano, one of the most important technical skills is undoubtedly skills in AI. He explained, “AI is here to stay and it’s an opportunity for startup talent to show that innovation can come from all levels of an organization.
“For those who can ask the right questions and critically evaluate the implications of AI, they can contribute quickly while continuing to build domain expertise that will remain an important foundation for working in a technology role.”
At that point, Triano finds that there are a range of diverse and exciting opportunities for technology professionals within finance, however, there are obstacles. For example, he said the biggest challenge is often the level of awareness. People may not have a deep understanding of the alternatives that exist outside of the conventional definition of ‘big tech’.
He said, “This has never been truer than today with the rapid advances in AI. In my view, young talent will play an important role in shaping the future of our industry, not in spite of AI, but because of it.”
Triano’s view that there is an opportunity in the air for Irish and globally positioned experts, as a response to the development of AI, is supported latest report published by the professional social network LinkedIn.
The company’s research found that AI is creating more jobs worldwide than it is replacing, as over the past two years, employers worldwide have created at least 1.3m AI-related jobs, including data scientists, AI engineers and distributed front-end engineers.
LinkedIn’s data also identified a potential exodus of professionals with AI skills as those with AI engineering talent were found to be eight times more likely to move across borders than the average LinkedIn member, highlighting Ireland as one of the world’s most important ‘AI talent magnets’.
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