AI Strategist

This team works closely with data science teams of the groups' businesses located across 40 different countries, serving hundreds of millions of customers. Across the team they work on a broad range of machine learning initiatives, all the way from testing the latest models in NLP, to training large computer vision models, to advising the management teams across our businesses and looking for interesting AI companies to invest in. You would join an international group of experienced machine learning professionals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for machine learning in the group (investments, innovation projects, etc.), aiming to radically improve customer experiences or impact broader business metrics

• Scope and lead machine learning projects to build high-quality and effective ML solutions that can be integrated and scaled into products, used by millions of customers every day

• Present, explain and provide advice on machine learning applications to a diverse set of stakeholders across the broader data science community as well as business and product leaders

• Define and meet ambitious impact goals

• Work with internal and external collaborators

• Minimum qualifications:

  • A real passion for AI

  • Relevant experience to the position such as entrepreneurship, product ownership or consulting, and a proven track record of delivering business impact with machine learning.

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in a technical field or equivalent practical experience is preferred

• You are an independent thinker with entrepreneurial mindset: curious and continuously searching for new knowledge and opportunities, able to make the most of an unconstrained work environment

Who you are, and what we believe you need, to be successful in this role

• You like to work in a fast-paced and dynamic international environment

• You are results oriented, self-motivated, organized, disciplined

• You enjoy developing thought leadership in machine learning, and find ways to improve your overall skillset and are eager to learn about new tools

• You take ownership of your work, and are proactive in getting things done with a team

Our client is a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world. Operating and investing globally in markets with long-term growth potential, they build leading consumer internet companies that empower people and enrich communities. The group is focused on creating meaningful businesses in the online classifieds, payments and fintech, B2C and food delivery sectors in markets across the world.

• Competitive salary and excellent benefits, in a diverse working environment with inspiring and hardworking colleagues
• Work on many different types of ML problems a broad variety of business contexts across the globe
• Work with businesses applying data science and technology to solve some of society’s biggest needs
• A positive, get-things-done workplace
• A dynamic, constantly evolving space (change is par for the course – important you are comfortable with this)
• An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.
• Ability to learn cutting edge concepts and innovation in an agile start-up environment with a global scale
• A flexible working environment where you can drive your outcomes