Sr. Director Engineering, Machine Learning
Description For Sr. Director Engineering, Machine Learning
Highspot, a pioneering company in the sales enablement space, is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead their Machine Learning team. This role represents a unique opportunity to shape the future of sales productivity through innovative ML solutions.
The position combines technical leadership with strategic vision, requiring someone who can bridge the gap between data science and production engineering. You'll be responsible for building and scaling an ML team that tackles challenging problems in NLP, Neural Networks, and Computer Vision. The role involves close collaboration with scientists, leadership teams, and product managers to drive technical excellence and innovation.
As a leader, you'll need to balance hands-on technical work with strategic management, bringing ML models from conception to production while ensuring high scalability, reliability, and performance. The role requires a deep understanding of ML operations, from data acquisition to model deployment, combined with strong people management skills.
The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of software development experience, 4+ years of engineering management, and 2+ years of ML-specific expertise. You'll be joining a company that values diversity and inclusion, offering comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, 401(k) matching, flexible PTO, and parental leave.
Working in Seattle with a hybrid arrangement, you'll earn between $222,609 and $333,913, plus additional compensation through bonuses and stock options. This is an excellent opportunity for a technical leader who wants to make a significant impact in a growing field while building and mentoring high-performing teams.
The role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge ML technologies while contributing to a product that's transforming how companies approach sales enablement. You'll be supported by a culture that emphasizes continuous learning, collaboration, and work-life balance, with benefits like Quarterly Recharge Fridays and access to mental health resources.
Responsibilities For Sr. Director Engineering, Machine Learning
- Coordinate with data science team and leadership to identify ML work needs in NLP, NN, and CV
- Build and scale the machine learning team
- Lead team in deploying ML models to production with high scalability and reliability
- Lead continuous improvement of existing ML models
- Lead team in building data pipelines for ML model training and serving
- Lead team in building labeling system for supervised model training
- Contribute to product ideation with other teams
- Communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
- Collaborate cross-functionally to share knowledge and discuss initiatives
Requirements For Sr. Director Engineering, Machine Learning
- 8+ years working as a professional software developer
- 4+ years working as an engineering manager
- 2+ years working in ML-related areas
- M.S. in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience in ML Operations lifecycle
- Expertise in full product lifecycle
- Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
- Understanding of intermediate principles of data science
- Experience in mentoring and encouraging collaborative teams
- Experience in cultivating engineering culture in agile environment
Benefits For Sr. Director Engineering, Machine Learning
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
- 401(k) Matching with immediate vesting
- Flexible PTO
- 8 paid holidays and 5 paid days for Annual Holiday Week
- Quarterly Recharge Fridays
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
- 2 volunteer days per year
- Commuting benefits
