Remote Lead Data Scientist - Generative AI & ML Leader

Hyatt Taleo; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is seeking a Lead Data Scientist (Remote) to drive AI/ML initiatives across guest and operations. You will own design, development, evaluation, and optimization of AI solutions, mentoring peers and influencing architecture, with hands-on leadership in scalable pipelines.

The role emphasizes collaboration with ML/engineering, data teams, and product stakeholders to deliver measurable impact, while maintaining responsible AI practices and strong software engineering

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field; Ph.D. preferred.
• 6 years of ML experience including NLP/NLU, RL or LLMs, with 3 years in tech leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, evaluate, and optimize AI/ML solutions for Hyatt's guest, colleague, and operational experiences.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor peers, influence architecture and product direction.
• Deploy scalable real-time and batch inference pipelines with ML engineering and data engineering teams.

Skills

NLP/NLU

Reinforcement learning

LLM applications

Leadership

Team mentoring

Python programming

Education

Master's degree in computer science or related field

Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

Docker

PySpark

AWS SageMaker

ECS/EKS

Job description

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is seeking a Lead Data Scientist (Remote) to drive AI/ML initiatives across guest and operations. You will own design, development, evaluation, and optimization of AI solutions, mentoring peers and influencing architecture, with hands-on leadership in scalable pipelines.

The role emphasizes collaboration with ML/engineering, data teams, and product stakeholders to deliver measurable impact, while maintaining responsible AI practices and strong software engineering