Tech Lead Manager, AI/ML Engineering

NBCUniversal

Tech Lead Manager overseeing AI/ML engineering applications for media company NBCUniversal. Leading cross-functional teams in developing machine learning applications for a simulation platform.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeRemote • New York City • New York • MaliSenior💰 $245,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSETLPythonPyTorchUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Stakeholder Management: Steward the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of the platform-deployed machine learning applications.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact between the customers and ML engineers, translating technical requirements from different gaming-adjacent domains to Machine Learning.
Product Prioritization: Exhibit strong judgement in when to deploy off-the-shelf commercial solutions, customize open-source solutions, or initiate greenfield applied science research projects based on product needs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience as a Tech Lead/Engineering Manager in a customer facing AI/ML team with a consulting mindset.
Prior experience in industries with complex multi-disciplinary teams such as robotics, smart grids, precision agriculture, game development or aerospace.
Prior experience having a team of around 10 direct reports, establishing ways of working, and developing them to be high performing.
High attention to detail and conscientiousness.
Ability to translate customer requests and turn them into actionable technical requirement documents in collaboration with ML engineers.
Fluency with the entire machine learning lifecycle, including infrastructure for data, training and deployment.
Background with visual computing, and game engines and real-time 3D rendering is preferred.
Familiarity with Python, Git, PyTorch and the Unix shell is preferred.
Familiarity with collaborative tools such as Jira/Confluence, Slack, a Git server, an experiment tracking framework, a data dashboard.
Nice to have: Experience with Adaptive or Lean methodologies.
Agile or Scrum certifications.
Familiarity with AWS and ETL orchestration.
Graduate degree in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Data Science/Visual Computing or other related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
paid leave
tuition reimbursement
a variety of other discounts and perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

Machine LearningVisual ComputingData InfrastructureReal-Time 3D RenderingTechnical Requirement DocumentationTeam DevelopmentProduct PrioritizationAI/ML ConsultingETL OrchestrationCross-Functional Coordination

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailConscientiousnessJudgmentCollaborationCustomer-Facing Mindset

Certifications

Agile CertificationScrum Certification