Director of Machine Learning Science

AI Automation & Optimization

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Locations

Seattle, WA, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Data Analysis

Data Science

Data Structures & Algorithms

Haskell

C/C++/C#

Java

Rust

Scala

Python

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (Master's or PhD preferred) in a highly quantitative field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, Operations Research, etc) or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience researching & developing algorithms for intelligent automation and optimization systems
Previous experience leading a highly technical machine learning / data science team
Strong machine learning and algorithmic background with a deep understanding of advanced reinforcement learning, stochastic optimization, and deep learning techniques
Hands-on experience building ML driven products
Experience leading technical research and production grade development efforts/teams
Fluency with at least one data science/analytics programming language (e.g. Python, R, Julia)
Solid software design and implementation skills with a general-purpose programming language preferred (e.g. Rust, Scala, C++/C#, Java, Haskell, etc)
Strong functional programming development skills (preferred)
Ability to effectively communicate technical information to a wide spectrum of cross-functional team members
Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members

Responsibilities

Lead a team focused on developing an automated and intelligent advertising system by advancing the state-of-the-art in machine/reinforcement learning techniques to support large-scale optimization of media/channel mix, ad selection, bidding and overall campaign performance, etc
Leverage knowledge of software engineering principles to guide development and deployment of production machine learning solutions making decisions that impact millions of dollars of ad spend and revenue per day
Keep abreast of relevant research in online ad auction design, computational advertising, and computational economics
Work with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, and analysts, to devise implementation and experimentation strategies
Utilize broad and deep knowledge of machine learning to contribute to the development of System1's roadmap for core machine learning capabilities
Coach and mentor data scientists to elevate the talent bar across System1

System1 is looking for an experienced data science leader to join our team as the Director of Data Science for AI Automation & Optimization. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a talented team of data scientists focused on driving research and development of new cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms that power automation and optimization capabilities for one of the biggest real-time acquisition marketing platforms in the world - reaching 100s of millions of users every month.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading efforts researching, developing, and deploying cutting-edge machine learning algorithms to automate and optimize planning and decisioning for extremely complex dynamic systems with imperfect information. You should keep up with the latest academic research and developments in reinforcement learning (e.g. MuZero, growing-tree counterfactual regret minimization, etc) and stochastic black box optimization and intuitively understand how these algorithms can be applied to automate and optimize execution of large-scale advertising campaigns to balance both performance and portfolio risk.

With billions of data points ingested daily and the ability to impact and automate millions of critical decisions that drive the core of our business, this is a unique opportunity to build new advanced ML and AI capabilities at a company that still innovates at the pace of a startup but has the data and scale of a successful billion dollar company!

The Role You Will Have:

Lead a team focused on developing an automated and intelligent advertising system by advancing the state-of-the-art in machine/reinforcement learning techniques to support large-scale optimization of media/channel mix, ad selection, bidding and overall campaign performance, etc
Leverage knowledge of software engineering principles to guide development and deployment of production machine learning solutions making decisions that impact millions of dollars of ad spend and revenue per day
Keep abreast of relevant research in online ad auction design, computational advertising, and computational economics
Work with cross-functional teams of engineers, scientists, and analysts, to devise implementation and experimentation strategies
Utilize broad and deep knowledge of machine learning to contribute to the development of System1’s roadmap for core machine learning capabilities
Coach and mentor data scientists to elevate the talent bar across System1

What You Will Bring:

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s or PhD preferred) in a highly quantitative field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, Operations Research, etc) or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience researching & developing algorithms for intelligent automation and optimization systems
Previous experience leading a highly technical machine learning / data science team
Strong machine learning and algorithmic background with a deep understanding of advanced reinforcement learning, stochastic optimization, and deep learning techniques
Hands-on experience building ML driven products
Experience leading technical research and production grade development efforts/teams
Fluency with at least one data science/analytics programming language (e.g. Python, R, Julia)
Solid software design and implementation skills with a general-purpose programming language preferred (e.g. Rust, Scala, C++/C#, Java, Haskell, etc)
Strong functional programming development skills (preferred)
Ability to effectively communicate technical information to a wide spectrum of cross-functional team members
Experience mentoring and coaching junior team members

What We Have to Offer:

Competitive salary + bonus + equity
Generous PTO + 11 company holidays
Open sick time
100% covered Medical, Dental, Vision for employees
401k with match
Health & Dependent Care Flex Spending Account
Paid professional development
Leadership & growth opportunities
Virtual company and team building events
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The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $213,000 - $352,900 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in U.S. role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

System1 offers flexible work arrangements for most employees (unless they hold positions which are identified as having to be 100% onsite in Marina del Rey, CA, Bellevue, WA or Guelph, ON Canada). Most System1 full-time employees choose to work in a hybrid environment, splitting their time between working in our offices and working remotely. System1 allows fully-remote work in the following approved locations: Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Prospective U.S. employees who live outside of any of these states will need to establish residency in one of the approved states prior to employment.

201-500 employees

Website

Ad & marketing platform

Company Overview

System1's mission is to provide the most accurate and useful predictions in marketing. The company operates a Responsive Acquisition Marketing Platform to connect high intent customers with advertisers at scale.

Benefits

Great compensation
401(k) company match
Excellence benefits
Charitable gift matching
Education subsidy
Referral bonus
Weekly happy hour
Catered lunches & free snacks
Weekly workouts

Company Core Values

System1 supports you - Whether this means providing a challenging job as part of your long-term career with us, maintaining work/life balance, or continuing your education, we want to support you and make you better.
Everyone is on the same team - Our co-workers are our teammates. This means respecting your teammates as much as it does enjoying working with them. We may disagree, but we do it openly and respectfully. When we win, we win together.
Be yourself - We believe that different backgrounds, experiences and points of view make us stronger and more innovative. We champion an environment where everyone is genuinely seen, heard and respected.
Own it - We don’t provide boxes for you to think in, and we encourage individual responsibility. We never blame someone else, and there is always a way to get it done. We want creative innovators who are driven to get results.
Make an impact - Being of service to others is in our DNA. We contribute our expertise, time and money to causes we care about in the communities in which we live and work. Giving back makes us and the world better.
1% better every day - We strive to always improve every single day - our technology, our business, our community, ourselves.