Machine Learning Scientist 6, Creative & Policy - Ads

Netflix, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Mental health support

401(k) with employer match

Stock options

Disability programs

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Family-forming benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Flexible time off

Job summary

Netflix, Inc. in the United States seeks a visionary leader to build and guide a new Creative & Policy DSE team. You will hire top ML scientists, analytics engineers, and data scientists, partner with product and engineering, and drive a 0-1 space with ambitious, data-driven decisions.

You will shape roadmaps, foster inclusivity, and ensure high-quality outputs that inform strategy and policy for Netflix Ads.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and cross-functional project delivery.
• Quantitative and qualitative thinking in decision making.
• Able to understand complex systems with high emotional intelligence.
• Player-coach mentality with roadmap development and hands-on execution.
• Excellent communication and presentations to technical and creative audiences.
• Experience with multimodal LLMs and VLMs in Ads.
• Ability to lead hybrid Analytics, Data and ML teams in the Ads space.
• Translate business objectives into actionable analytics with data-driven recommendations.
• Passion for TV and movies and shaping future entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Hire, inspire, and grow ML Scientists, Analytics Engineers, and Data Scientists.
• Lead partnerships with stakeholders across product, engineering, consumer insights, content, and strategy.
• Foster an inclusive, innovative, collaborative culture within team and broader org.
• Develop team charter and roadmap aligning to evolving business needs.
• Act as ambassador between Product, Engineering, Strategy, and DSE with deep product understanding.
• Ensure team outputs are trustworthy and high-quality, influencing business decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional work

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Communication skills

Roadmapping

Strategy development

Multimodal LLMs

VLMs

Ads domain experience

Hybrid analytics teams

Stakeholder collaboration

Product/Engineering liaison

Tools

None

Job description

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting‑edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. In April 2022, we announced that we are creating a new lower‑priced, ad‑supported tier for our customers. We are now working toward our goal of providing more choice for consumers and a premium, better‑than‑linear TV brand experience for advertisers. That said, we are looking for the founding members of this new business area for Netflix! The Creative & Policy DSE team design, develop, and operate algorithms governing creative understanding and policy enforcement, leveraging multimodal LLMs/VLMs. We focus on using Machine Learning & AI to auto‑review creatives, assign attributes, and enforce policy restrictions. Your team is also responsible for extracting insights from Creative data and providing guidance to the business, both strategically and operationally. You are expected to build and lead a strong team with ML/AI and analytical talents, partner closely with Product & Engineering, and operate in a 0 - 1 space with high ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Hire, inspire, and grow high‑performing Machine Learning Scientists, Analytics Engineers, and Data Scientists.
• Lead strong partnerships with stakeholders from across the business - from product, engineering, to consumer insights, content, and strategy.
• Instill an inclusive culture that is innovative and collaborative, both within your team and in the broader organization.
• Develop a team charter and roadmap that optimizes the impact of the team and reflects evolving business needs.
• Act as an ambassador between the Product, Engineering, Strategy, and DSE teams by having a deep knowledge of how the Netflix Ads product works.
• Ensure that your team is producing consistently trustworthy and high‑quality technical outputs that influence & impact the business.

About You (Requirements)

• Demonstrated tenacity, resilience, and leadership experience that enables you to organize and drive cross‑functional projects, overcome challenges, and propose solutions.
• Be both quantitative and qualitative.
• You should be able to quickly assess and understand complex systems, but also have high EQ, so that you can be a product ambassador to the rest of the organization.
• You are a player‑coach.
• You can develop roadmaps and strategy, but also execute on technical work and ensure that your team produces consistent high quality outputs.
• Superb communication skills - You must be able to cultivate strong working relationships, communicate effectively, write meticulously, and give outstanding presentations to both technical and creative audiences.
• Experience working with multimodal LLMs, VLMs.
• Experience building and leading hybrid Analytics, Data and ML teams in the Ads space.
• Capacity and passion to translate business objectives into actionable analyses, and use analytics to guide product and business with quantitative recommendations.
• A passion for TV and movies and defining the future of entertainment.

Benefits

• Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits.
• We also offer paid leave of absence programs.
• Full‑time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off.
• Full‑time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.
• See more details about our Benefits here.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams.

We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

At Netflix, we want to entertain the world. Whatever your taste, and no matter where you live, we give you access to best‑in‑class TV series, documentaries, feature films and games. Our members control what they want to watch, when they want it, in one simple subscription. We’re streaming in more than 30 languages and 190 countries, because great stories can come from anywhere and be loved everywhere. We are the world’s biggest fans of entertainment, and we’re always looking to help you find your next favorite story.