About the role
As an Applied Research Manager, you will:
- Experiment and Develop: You will execute the entire model development lifecycle, from prototype to delivery, while applying best practices for reproducible research and well-managed software delivery.
- Collaborate: Working on a collaborative cross-functional team, you will share information, value diverse ideas, and partner effectively with colleagues across the globe.
- Deliver: You will be accountable for timely, well-managed deliverables.
- Innovate: You will be empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will implement innovative ideas to solve real-world challenges.
- Inspire: You will be a proactive communicator who is excited to share your work. You will be articulate and compelling in describing ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
About you
Basic qualifications
- PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience
- 8+ years hands-on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications
- Prior management experience – coaching & developing high-performing teams
- Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
- Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications
- Outstanding communication, problem solving, and analysis skills
Preferred qualifications
- Experience innovating state-of-the-art research to solve real-world problems.
- Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models
- Relevant publications at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD, or similar.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala
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