Independent Board Director: ML-Driven Product & Data Platform

Appodeal; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Appodeal is a US-based product company leading in mobile app monetization, seeking an independent board director with deep experience operating ML-driven products and data platforms at scale. The role focuses on governance, strategic guidance, and shaping a world-class data and machine learning organization rather than daily operations.

Ideal candidates bring experience building data science organizations, designing data platforms and experimentation infrastructure, and integrating ML into

Qualifications

• Board-level experience in ML-driven organizations.
• Experience in scaling data science teams and ML platforms.
• Proven ability to design data-driven product cultures and operating models.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent strategic guidance to CEO and leadership.
• Influence data platform strategy and ML-driven product development.
• Advise on organizational structures for data science and ML teams.
• Evaluate major technical and infrastructure investments with a data-first lens.
• Share insights from companies where ML drives business outcomes.
• Remain non-operational; board governance rather than day-to-day management.

Skills

ML-driven product leadership

Data science leadership

Experimentation infrastructure design

Data-driven product development

Operational judgment

Job description

Appodeal is a US-based product company leading in mobile app monetization, seeking an independent board director with deep experience operating ML-driven products and data platforms at scale. The role focuses on governance, strategic guidance, and shaping a world-class data and machine learning organization rather than daily operations.

Ideal candidates bring experience building data science organizations, designing data platforms and experimentation infrastructure, and integrating ML into