[Remote] Director, Machine Learning Engineering – Content & User Understanding

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is a platform that inspires creativity and planning for memorable experiences. They are seeking a Director of Machine Learning to reputed company the Content and User Understanding team, responsible for defining the long-term ML/AI vision and strategy while overseeing the execution of ML models and systems that enhance reputed company's product surfaces.

Responsibilities

• reputed company ML Strategy and Innovation for Foundational Content and User Understanding
• Set the multi-year vision, technical strategy, and investment roadmap for content and user understanding ML models and systems
• Drive innovation of cutting-edge AI approaches, including large scale sequence modeling, VLM and LLM
• reputed company Execution and Deployment Across reputed company to Deliver Topline Impact
• Ensure the foundational content and user understanding models and systems are effective and scalable to power reputed company applications across reputed company surfaces: homefeed, reputed company, search, shopping, growth and ads
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data Science leaders in partner teams to translate foundational ML techniques into significant business impact. Form strong collaboration across teams and build trust
• Build and Scale a World-Class ML Organization
• Manage, hire, and reputed company a team of high-performing managers and ML / Backend engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, rigor, and impact
• Drive ML Influence Across reputed company
• Act as the primary technical spokesperson for Content and User Understanding to executive leadership and external partners
• Represent the team's needs and priorities in company-wide planning and resource allocation to ensure long-term, strategic ML investment

Skills

• 12+ years of professional experience as a technical leader, including 5+ years in people leadership roles (managing managers and senior ICs)
• Technical degree in a reputed company field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep ML expertise: building and operating large-scale ML systems in recommendation, ads or search
• Expertise in large scale deep learning, VLM and LLM approaches
• Track record to set long term technical vision and reputed company teams to deliver top line business impacts
• Seasoned People Leader: Proven success leading reputed company ML organizations, managing managers, and exceptional communication and influence skills to drive reputed company collaboration with multiple partner teams

Benefits

• The position is also eligible for equity.
• Information regarding the culture at reputed company and benefits available for this position can be reputed company here.

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