About this role
About the Role EarnIn is seeking a visionary Head of Machine Learning to lead and scale ML across the company. We aim to operationalize ML and generative AI at scale in a fintech environment, balancing research with production-ready systems to deliver real customer value. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on contributions to accelerate key initiatives. What You'll Do
- Define and own the machine learning roadmap in alignment with business goals.
- Lead the ML organization, consisting of multiple teams, to design, develop, and optimize ML-based models and systems.
- Drive a culture of scientific and engineering rigor and real-world pragmatism in your team's work, particularly to quantify the impact of features on relevant engagement metrics.
- Collaborate with software engineers, data engineers, product managers, and marketing to coordinate timely deployments from conception to release What We're Looking For
- MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, or a related technical field, and/or equivalent work experience
- 12+ years of experience in Engineering or Scientific domains
- 7+ years of experience as a team builder and leader in hiring, developing, and managing high-performing teams
- Extensive breadth and depth of knowledge of machine learning algorithms
- Industry experience building and productionizing machine learning systems
- Advanced knowledge of Python, SQL
- Strong oral and written communication skills Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $477,000 to $583,000 per year, plus equity and benefits