Dir, Machine Learning Eng

Adobe; California; On-site; USD 193,000 - 374,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate AI/ML leader to drive innovation within their data platform organization. This pivotal role involves leading a talented team of applied scientists and engineers to enhance big-data management and AI capabilities. You will champion the integration of machine learning solutions, ensuring ethical practices while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. This opportunity is perfect for those who thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to make a significant impact on digital experiences for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ years in machine learning solutions.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for complex ML concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in building core capabilities for big data management.
• Drive transformation in data engineering with AI/ML integration.

Skills

Machine Learning

Data Engineering

Big Data Management

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Master’s in Applied Machine Learning

PhD in Data Science

Tools

Spark

Kubernetes

Job description

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated AI/ML and data leader to lead the evolution of a data platform organization into a world where the AI/ML innovation needs to be supported and to influence/fuel the capabilities within the data platform itself. As an AI/ML leader in the Adobe Experience Platform, you will be responsible for instilling the intelligence needed in the data lakehouse, data modeling and compute core platform capabilities to enable innovation in the application layers around simplifying and automating interaction with and management of the digital marketing tools to help our customers to easily work towards accomplishing their business goals. All this innovation in the AI space must happen within a well-defined trust framework which will ensure that AI-driven decisions are happening in a governed and responsible manner, thus the expectation is for you to both align with these constraints and to help evolve the trust framework to support the ever-increasing needs around supporting the AI use-cases.

What You'll Do

• Technical Leadership: Lead a team of applied scientists and data/systems engineers in designing, building and maintaining core capabilities with Adobe Experience Platform focused on big-data management (petabytes) and compute abstractions (Spark, Kubernetes, etc).
• Strategic Leadership: Drive the transformation of a data engineering group toward a world where AI/ML is an integral part and heavily influencing the innovation in the data engineering space. Provide strong leadership to the engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Define and Maintain the best Data, ML and Engineering practices: Drive technical excellence, operational maturity, and code quality within your team. Stay up-to-date with any emerging trends to adjust the organization to always utilize the best Data, ML and Engineering practices.
• Talent Scouting and Training: Attract, recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing group with the right mix of skills to support the AI/ML, data and operational excellence needs.

What You Need To Succeed

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering with at least 5 years focused on designing machine learning solutions with direct application in the data engineering space.
• Ability to lead and inspire a team, excellent interpersonal skills, and the capacity to communicate complex machine learning concepts and their influence/impact on the data space clearly and effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• A deep understanding of machine learning models, frameworks, and algorithms, with hands-on experience in model development, deployment, and optimization complemented with a good understanding of the big data technologies and challenges.
• Strategic thinking capabilities, with a proven track record of leveraging AI to solve complex business challenges and drive growth.
• Passionate about the ethical and responsible use of AI/ML, ensuring solutions meet the highest standards of transparency and fairness.
• Typically requires a Master’s degree in applied machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data science. A PhD is preferred.

Application Window Notice

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least 12:01 AM Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $193,900 -- $373,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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