Data Science Leadership Position

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Unity Full time

Director of Data Science and Machine Learning

We are seeking a visionary leader to head our machine learning teams within Unity's Grow business. This role requires a balance of strategic vision and tactical execution, with a deep technical understanding of state-of-the-art machine learning methodologies and frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor an organization of autonomous Data Science teams, promoting excellent development practices and ensuring timely delivery of commitments.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management, Business Insights, and Commercialization teams to align staffing and business priorities.
  • Performance Accountability: Foster a culture of accountability across all levels, establishing clear goals and measurable outcomes.
  • Cost Management: Collaborate with finance and cloud teams to manage costs associated with all services from training to inference.
  • Strategic Input: Contribute to the broader Unity technology leadership community by providing input into strategies and standards, ensuring solution reuse, and eliminating solution redundancy.

Qualifications

  • Team Management: Proven experience in managing and growing teams of over 30 data scientists and engineers.
  • Technical Expertise: Extensive experience with modern machine learning operations ('MLOps') infra, tooling, and frameworks.
  • Ad Experience: In-depth knowledge of mobile ads.
  • Global Team Experience: Experience working with globally distributed teams.
  • Machine Learning Expertise: Experience in designing and building machine learning models for large-scale environments.
  • Experience with LLMs / NLP and text data at scale.

Preferred Attributes

  • Collaborative Leadership: Ability to lead with collaboration yet make decisive decisions.
  • Natural Leader: Demonstrated natural leadership qualities and a strong team player.
  • Global Effectiveness: Comfort and effectiveness in working with globally distributed teams.
  • Research Leadership: Proven ability to push the boundary of technical research, with a publication and patent history that reflects this.

Why This Role Matters

This role is integral to our mission, requiring a leader who can balance strategic vision with tactical execution. If you are a visionary leader with a passion for technology and innovation, we would love to hear from you.

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