Director, Machine Learning

Beijing - China

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The opportunity
At Unity were committed to building a culture grounded in Empathy Respect and Opportunity. Within our fast-paced and collaborative environment were tackling complex challenges that drive meaningful impact for creators and users across our ecosystem. Our Ads Applied Research team plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Unitys monetization products through cutting-edge machine learning and optimization strategies.

We are seeking a Director Machine Learning to help define and implement the next generation of ML systems for this senior role you will lead the design development and deployment of machine learning models that power our ad network marketplace and audience targeting tools. Youll also play a key role in building and shaping our overall ML strategy collaborating closely with product engineering and research teams in China.

What youll be doing

Collaborate with Executive Leadership to conceptualize strategize and develop new products centered around AI/ML
Lead the team to advance the state-of-the-art of machine learning to improve our core product offerings in China
Support the team in building and operating revenue-generating machine learning services and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external partners (e.g. game studios) to evangelize and position AI/ML products and services
Drive the technical direction of ML initiativesidentifying key opportunities defining roadmaps and mentoring team members across disciplines.
Partner cross-functionally with data science product and engineering teams to align ML capabilities with strategic business goals.

What were looking for

Advanced degree (Ph.D. preferred) in Computer Science Machine Learning Statistics or a related fieldor equivalent practical experience.
Proven track record of delivering impactful ML solutions in production particularly in large-scale high-throughput systems (e.g. ad tech recommendation systems marketplaces).
Deep expertise in machine learning frameworks and tools (e.g. PyTorch TensorFlow etc.) and a strong understanding of modern model architectures.
Experience leading ML initiatives and managing the engineers researchers and product management teams.
Familiarity with data pipelines model ops and cloud ML deployment

Additional information

Relocation support is not available for this position
Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Life at Unity
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees well-being and work-life balance. You can read more about them on our career page.

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The opportunityAt Unity were committed to building a culture grounded in Empathy Respect and Opportunity. Within our fast-paced and collaborative environment were tackling complex challenges that drive meaningful impact for creators and users across our ecosystem. Our Ads Applied Research team plays...