Lead, influence and contribute across R&D to drive business value for Toast and our restaurant customers
Collaborate closely with product and engineering stakeholders to drive strategic direction for Toast’s AI-enabled products
Work closely with leaders from Data Science, ML Engineering and Platform teams to help shape and execute the vision of ML Platform at Toast
Break down larger ML initiatives into smaller problems that enables data science to deliver incremental business value and lead the team to execute on them
Coach and mentor data scientists and ML engineers to be successful in their career growth
Incorporate up-to-date DS approach as best practices for the team
Help in continuing to build out and expand Toast’s AI product portfolio
Work effectively in a dynamic, changing environment while focusing on key goals and objectives
Requirements
Advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent disciplines with 5+ years of experience leading Data Science & ML Engineering teams
Prior success deploying machine learning solutions in large-scale production environments
Strong knowledge of underlying mathematical foundations of statistics and machine learning
Demonstrated excellence in a relevant AI/ML discipline (CV, NLP, etc.), including experience with ML model building with libraries such as Scikit, Tensorflow and PyTorch
Knowledge of fundamentals of machine learning, such as algorithm families (regression, classification, unsupervised), AB testing, hypothesis testing, and optimization
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and product stakeholders to evaluate new Machine Learning opportunities
Strong communication skills, demonstrated through documentation and presentations. Able to present findings to senior management to inform business decisions.
Experience in mentoring and growing a data science team.