Research Team Leader LLM

OPTIVEUM sp. z o.o.; Dubai; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global recruitment firm seeks a Research Team Leader for multimodal AI research. The role requires over 5 years in AI/ML research, deep learning expertise, and offers both leadership opportunities and professional development. Initially, the position requires temporary relocation to Shenzhen, China, with future remote work flexibility from any European country.

Benefits

Attractive compensation

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 architectures such as Transformers, CLIP, or SAM.
• Excellent command of English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research strategy for reasoning-capable multimodal LLMs.
• Manage a team of researchers and applied scientists.
• Oversee model pre-training and fine-tuning.

Skills

AI / ML research

Deep learning expertise

Transformers architectures

PyTorch

Education

MSc or PhD in Computer Science

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.

DANE FIRMY / COMPANY DATA

Optiveum Sp. z o.o.

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

nr KRS : 0000834436, NIP 7010975729

Firma wpisana do Krajowego Rejestru Agencji Zatrudnienia pod numerem : 23910

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 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.