Senior Manager of Data Science and Machine Learning, Toast

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Applied Math, Computer Science, Engineering or other 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

Desirable

• As a Senior Engineering Manager for ML & AI, you will partner across the R&D org and represent the team as the data science and machine learning thought leader and set directions for the Data & AI team to deliver innovative machine learning solutions using our huge reservoir of restaurant, payments, and orders data
• You will work with data scientists, machine learning engineers, product managers and fellow engineering managers to turn ML/AI solutions into business impact across product lines, including commerce, hardware, guest and more
• 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