Sr. Engineering Manager, Machine Learning & Data (Remote)
This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Data & Machine Learning Engineering Manager. In this role, you will lead cross-functional teams consisting of machine learning engineers and data scientists. Your primary focus will be on building high-performing teams that drive results while fostering a collaborative environment. You will ensure that your teams deliver high-quality machine learning-driven capabilities and support them in balancing innovation and ongoing improvements. This position presents a unique opportunity to make an impact in addressing the climate crisis through technology.
Accountabilities:
- 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
Benefits:
- To be part of truly mission-driven work that reduces wildfires, protects earth’s natural resources and helps solve our climate crisis.
- Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy. We build our work days around our lives, not the other way around.
- Other benefits like a remote working budget, an educational budget and time to develop new skills.
- To be surrounded by an excellent, vibrant, smart team who have each other's back and believe in a culture of openness, tolerance and respect.
- Equity and a competitive salary.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of professional experience building ML- or data-driven systems, and 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
