Senior Director, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence at ADT
United States
<div><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Summary:</strong></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>The Senior Director of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence will be a strategic leader responsible for driving the development and execution of our machine learning and broader artificial intelligence initiatives. This individual will lead a team of machine learning engineers, AI engineers, and researchers to build and deploy cutting-edge ML models and AI solutions that create business value and enhance our products and services. </span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in machine learning and artificial intelligence, extensive leadership experience, and a proven track record of delivering impactful enterprise-grade AI solutions. This role requires working closely with business partners while understanding and working within the constraints of the business to maintain a competitive technological edge.</span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Team Leadership:</strong> Lead and mentor a team of machine learning and AI engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and excellence. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Strategic Roadmap:</strong> Define and execute the comprehensive ML/AI strategy and roadmap, aligning it with the company's overall business objectives and long-term vision. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>End-to-End Deployment:</strong> Oversee the end-to-end development and deployment of machine learning and artificial intelligence models, from ideation and experimentation to production and monitoring.</span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Collaborate with product, engineering, data platform, and other cross-functional teams to identify new opportunities for leveraging traditional ML and advanced AI. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>AI Innovation & Adoption:</strong> Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning and AI (including Generative AI, Large Language Models, and computer vision), and drive the adoption of new technologies and best practices. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>AI Governance & Ethics:</strong> Establish and champion frameworks for responsible AI, ethics, data privacy, and compliance across all model deployments.</span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Stakeholder Communication:</strong> Communicate the complex value and business impact of machine learning and AI initiatives to senior leadership, C-suite executives, and other stakeholders. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Roadmap Influence:</strong> Influence product and operational roadmaps with actionable data insights and active AI deployments. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Data Strategy:</strong> Build a strategic learning roadmap based on data observations, strategic imperatives, and developed hypotheses, while managing robust data and feature pipelines. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Education:</strong> Master's degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, or a related technical field. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Domain Experience:</strong> 10+ years of experience in machine learning and AI, with a proven track record of building, scaling, and deploying production-level models. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Leadership Experience:</strong> 5+ years of experience leading and managing high-performing machine learning or AI engineering and research teams. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Technical Expertise:</strong> Deep expertise in a variety of machine learning and AI techniques, including deep learning, natural language processing (NLP), reinforcement learning, and Generative AI/Large Language Models (LLMs). </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Programming & Frameworks:</strong> Strong programming skills in Python and deep experience with ML/AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Hugging Face. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Core Skills:</strong> Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Organizational Scaling:</strong> Demonstrated success in building and scaling ML/AI organizations from the ground up, including hiring, budgeting, and tool/vendor selection. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Executive Presence: </strong>Proven ability to link ML and AI initiatives to P&L outcomes, with experience presenting comprehensive AI strategies to C-suite executives or Board members. </span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Infrastructure Knowledge:</strong> High-level architectural understanding of MLOps, LLMOps, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), and the full model development lifecycle (MDLC). </span></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Communication Skills:</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Writing, Talking/Hearing on the phone (Continually=67-100% of workday)</span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Environment Requirements: </strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Remote/Home office (Continually=67-100% of the workday)</span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><strong>Travel:</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Occasionally, less than 25%</span><i><strong></strong></i></p></li></ul></div>
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