Salary
💰 $203,770 - $378,430 per year
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKerasKubernetesMicroservicesPythonPyTorchScalaTensorflow
About the role
- Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of data science and AI solutions—from problem framing, exploratory analysis, and modeling to deployment, monitoring, and iteration
- Lead the development and deployment of advanced analytics, machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI models
- Ensure the creation of robust, scalable, and production-ready AI pipelines, leveraging cloud-native, microservices-based architectures
- Embed best practices in MLOps, model governance, and responsible AI to ensure reliability, fairness, transparency, and compliance
- Build, develop, and mentor a world-class data science and applied AI team, fostering a culture of excellence, experimentation, and continuous learning
- Define and execute the roadmap for applied AI and data science projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and business impact
- Champion data-driven decision making and thought leadership, elevating the visibility and influence of the AI team across the enterprise
- Establish and monitor performance metrics for teams and individuals, driving accountability and high-impact delivery
- Identify, evaluate, and implement emerging technologies, algorithms, and methodologies to keep the organization at the forefront of AI innovation
- Develop and execute the applied AI strategy in close partnership with executive leadership, influencing product and business roadmaps
- Spearhead pilot programs and research initiatives in generative AI, large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning, and other advanced fields
- Partner with product management, engineering, and business teams to translate complex business problems into technical Data Science/ AI solutions
- Collaborate on the integration of ML models into products and workflows, ensuring smooth end-to-end delivery from prototype to production
- Act as a trusted advisor to executives and stakeholders on ML capabilities, project status, risks, and business impact
- Drive the development and implementation of data governance, privacy, and security practices to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of AI/ ML initiatives and models
- Oversee the collection and analysis of model performance data, providing regular updates to leadership and stakeholders
- Ensure that deployed models are continuously monitored, maintained, and updated to meet evolving business needs
- Lead post-mortem analyses of model failures and actively drive improvements based on lessons learned
- Utilize data to iterate and refine models to increase their accuracy and efficiency
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field from a reputed institution
- Master’s degree or PhD preferred
- 10+ years of experience in the field of machine learning and AI, with at least 8 years in a leadership or managerial role
- Previous experience leading and scaling ML engineering teams and delivering large-scale ML projects in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working in the Media & Entertainment industry or related sectors, with knowledge of data-driven content recommendations, personalization, and automation
- Expertise in designing, building, and deploying production-grade machine learning systems at scale
- Experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end machine learning solutions, from conceptualization to deployment and optimization
- Strong expertise in machine learning algorithms, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and statistical modeling techniques
- In-depth knowledge of data structures, software engineering principles, and system design
- Experience with distributed computing and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala, and familiarity with ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras