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Viant Technology

Senior Manager, Applied Science

machine learningsupervised learningcausal inferenceleadershipad techdata scienceteam management

Key details

Salary

$180K – $220K

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Senior

Years experience

5-10

Location

Irvine, United States; Los Angeles, United States; San Francisco, United States; Seattle, United States; United States

Full job description

Viant is hiring a Senior Manager, Applied Science to lead the Machine Learning team. Responsibilities include strategic and technical leadership, end-to-end development and deployment of machine learning models, team coaching, applying advanced ML techniques such as supervised learning and causal inference, collaborating with cross-functional teams, driving innovation, and stakeholder management. Requirements: 7+ years in machine learning, 3+ years leading teams, Bachelor's degree in CS or related field (Master's preferred), strong ML expertise, proven operational excellence, problem-solving skills, and collaboration experience. Preferred: PhD, Ad Tech experience, publications in ML or data science. Benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave, and unlimited PTO. Salary range: $180,000 - $220,000. Locations: Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and other US locations.

What you'll do

  • Provide strategic and technical leadership to the Machine Learning Engineering team
  • Own the end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of machine learning models
  • Develop and coach a team of machine learning engineers
  • Apply advanced machine learning techniques including supervised learning and causal inference
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Finance, and Content leadership
  • Drive innovation by researching and implementing new methodologies and machine learning approaches
  • Build and nurture relationships with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of impactful machine learning solutions

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in machine learning
  • 3+ years leading and scaling high-performing teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Strong expertise in developing and applying machine learning models for real-world business applications
  • Proven ability to deliver results at scale through innovation and operational excellence
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated track record of fostering collaboration across technical and business teams

Tech stack

machine learningsupervised learningcausal inference

Benefits

fully paid health insurancepaid parental leaveunlimited PTO

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