Research Team Leader LLM

OPTIVEUM sp. z o.o.; Remote; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment and consulting company is seeking a Research Team Leader for a high-impact AI initiative involving Reasoning Multimodal LLMs. This role requires leadership in deep learning research, team management, and collaboration with international experts. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in AI/ML, strong expertise in deep learning, and an MSc or PhD in a related field. Attractive compensation and potential temporary relocation to Shenzhen are offered.

Benefits

Attractive compensation based on experience

Opportunity for accelerated professional development

Exposure to cutting-edge technology

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in AI / ML research, including leadership responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in deep learning and architectures such as Transformers, CLIP, or SAM.
• Excellent command of English and a strong sense of ownership and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research strategy for reasoning-capable multimodal LLMs.
• Manage a team of researchers and provide mentorship.
• Collaborate with international research groups.

Skills

AI / ML research

Leadership skills

Deep learning frameworks

Collaboration

Transformers architecture

Fluent English

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

Optiveum is a recruitment and consulting company created based on our 20-plus years of experience in HR &IT services.

We work for Clients located in Poland and abroad providing our local and international Candidates with Project-based or Permanent job opportunities in a remote or office-based model.

Optiveum sp. z o.o. to firma rekrutacyjno- konsultingowa prowadzona na bazie naszego ponad 20-letniego doświadczenia na rynku usług HR i IT.

Pracujemy z klientami w Polsce i za granicą oferując międzynarodowym kandydatom pracę stałą lub projektową u Klientów w biurze lub w modelu zdalnym.

Optiveum Sp. z o.o.

ul. Tomasza Zana 43 lok. 2.1 20-601 Lublin

nr KRS : 0000834436, NIP 7010975729

Contact us at : info (at) optiveum.com

Research Team Leader – Reasoning Multimodal LLMs

Location : Remote but first 12 months willing to relocate temporarily to Shenzhen, China

The 12+ months in Shenzhen assignment is fully covered by the client : flights, accommodation, etc.

After this time, the candidate can work remotely from any European country.

Our client is a global consumer electronics leader with 120,000 employees across 78 countries and ranks as the #2 TV brand worldwide. Their portfolio includes display technologies, mobile and wearable devices, smart appliances, and renewable energy solutions.

They are launching a major AI initiative to develop advanced Reasoning Multimodal Large Language Models (LLMs) —capable of processing and reasoning across text, images, and audio for real-world industrial applications.

They are now seeking a Research Team Leaders to shape the research agenda, lead a high-caliber team, and collaborate closely with business units, particularly in display and photovoltaic manufacturing where multimodal data is key.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the research strategy for reasoning-capable multimodal LLMs (text, vision, speech).
• Manage a team of researchers and applied scientists; provide mentorship and technical guidance.
• Oversee model pre-training, fine-tuning, synthetic data generation, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), Chain-of-Thought reasoning, and agentic workflow development.
• Bridge fundamental research and real-world product applications.
• Collaborate with international research groups, including strategic partners such as the Alibaba Qwen LLM team.
• Stay at the forefront of advances in deep learning, LLMs, and multimodal AI.

What We Offer

• Leadership role in a high-impact, greenfield AI research project.
• Attractive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
• Opportunity for accelerated professional development.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology and collaboration with globally recognized AI teams.
• Potential for temporary assignments in Shenzhen, China, one of the world’s leading tech innovation hubs.

Candidate Profile

Must-have

• At least 5 years of experience in AI / ML research, including leadership responsibilities.
• Strong expertise in deep learning and architectures such as Transformers, CLIP, or SAM.
• Hands‑on experience with modern deep learning frameworks, preferably PyTorch.
• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Excellent command of English and a strong sense of ownership and collaboration.

Nice-to-have

• Willingness to work on-site in Shenzhen for strategic collaboration phases.
• Track record of mentoring or growing research teams.
• Publications in top‑tier conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, ACL).
• Success in technical competitions in AI, mathematics, or algorithm design.