Director – Machine Learning Engineering
A senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to direct ML strategy, research, and engineering execution within a fast-growing technology organisation.
About the role
The employer is seeking a Director of Machine Learning Engineering to lead and scale its ML engineering function. This is a senior individual-contributor and people-leadership role that sits at the intersection of applied research, product development, and engineering excellence.
The successful candidate will be responsible for setting the technical direction for machine learning initiatives, overseeing model development and deployment pipelines, and ensuring that ML solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.
- Define and drive the machine learning engineering roadmap
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of ML engineers and data scientists
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, data, and software engineering teams
- Establish best practices for model training, evaluation, versioning, and production deployment
- Stay current with advances in ML research and translate relevant developments into practical applications
This role is suited to a technically deep professional with demonstrated experience in building and shipping ML systems at scale, combined with the leadership ability to inspire and guide high-performing teams.