Engineering Manager, Machine Learning & Data

Overstory is a company dedicated to addressing the climate crisis through innovative technology. They are seeking a Data & ML Engineering Manager to lead cross-functional teams of machine learning engineers and data scientists, focusing on delivering high-quality ML-driven capabilities and fostering a collaborative culture.

Responsibilities:

• Enable our Machine Learning and data teams to operate as highly productive, cross-functional teams delivering high-quality ML-driven capabilities
• Support teams working with satellite imagery and geospatial datasets, balancing experimentation, iteration, and ongoing improvement of existing solutions
• Grow the teams by attracting and hiring great Data and ML talent
• Foster an inclusive, supportive, and caring culture where everyone can do their best work
• Provide regular 1:1 coaching and feedback to help others thrive, grow, and reach their aspirations
• Act as a strategic partner to Product Managers within your domains, ensuring technical decisions balance short- and long-term goals
• Ensure the technical approaches within your domains support future product and modelling needs
• Work closely with other Product, Design and Engineering leaders on strategy, technology, and people
• Help evolve Data and ML practices and introduce ways of working that improve collaboration, delivery, and learning

Requirements:

• 8+ years of professional experience building ML- or data-driven systems, at least 3 years' experience leading and managing ML or data-focused teams
• Passionate about climate and the role technology can play in addressing environmental challenges
• Experience working in a high-growth scale-up or startup environment
• Product-minded, with the ability to demonstrate meaningful business impact through technology
• Sufficient technical depth in machine learning, data systems, or applied ML to guide teams and challenge decisions
• Experience working with python-based ML or data workflows and collaborating closely with data scientists
• Strong leadership skills, with a coaching mindset and the ability to support engineers and data scientists at all levels
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional environments
• Passion for learning and staying current with evolving technologies and industry trends
• Engineering mindset or background, with experience applying software engineering best practices to data and ML systems (e.g., reproducibility, testing, monitoring, and production deployments)