Manager AI and Applied Research

We are seeking a Manager, AI and Applied Research to lead a team of high-performing ML scientists and research engineers. The role involves managing a team, driving research to production, shaping strategy, and ensuring operational excellence. The ideal candidate has a PhD in a relevant discipline or a Master's degree with comparable experience and 8+ years of hands-on experience building IR/NLP systems for commercial applications.

Requirements

• PhD in a relevant discipline or Master's degree with comparable experience
• 8+ years of hands-on experience building IR/NLP systems for commercial applications
• Strong experience in GenAI/Rag/LLM
• Prior management experience – coaching & developing high-performing teams
• Strong track record of delivering AI solutions at scale in enterprise environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and align AI initiatives with business goals
• Experience delivering minimum viable products in a large enterprise environment
• Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications
• Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
• Expertise in several of the following areas: robust Python development, MLOps, containerization, cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure), advanced search and recommendation technology, orchestration of ML pipelines for real-time inference, microservices architecture, model monitoring and governance.

Benefits

• Flexible vacation
• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
• Access to the Headspace app
• Retirement savings
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee incentive programs
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing