Director of Data Science & AI, Cisco Meraki

$231.6-330k

Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program

Expert level
Remote in US
Cisco Meraki

Cloud-based network platform

Open for applications

Cisco Meraki

Cloud-based network platform

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseInternal toolsAnalyticsCommunicationSaaSAPIAutomationCloud Computing

Open for applications

$231.6-330k

Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program

Expert level
Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseInternal toolsAnalyticsCommunicationSaaSAPIAutomationCloud Computing

Company mission

To simplify technology so passionate people can focus on their mission.

Role

Who you are

  • This would be an outstanding fit for a data and technology leader who can work autonomously to foster cross-functional collaboration and drive technical efforts in building robust and resilient auto-scaling ML solutions
  • If you love to shape the vision and strategic role of Data Science and AI, this will be the role for you
  • 12+ years of Data Science and AI experience for software products, e.g. networking software, online shopping, social site, streaming services, gaming, etc
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience of building and retaining a high-performance and diverse Data Science and AI team in a formal capacity
  • Masters/PhD in Statistics, Operation Research, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a quantitative field preferred
  • Demonstrated leadership across managing high visibility projects and solve problems quickly with minimal oversight
  • Outstanding background in Machine Learning with hands-on experience in building and implementing large-scale ML models
  • Familiar with ML modeling techniques (e.g., deep learning, gradient boosting, graph, NLP / LLM, regression, clustering etc.)
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills and able to communicate sophisticated concepts to various audience
  • Attention to details and balance operation and strategic perspective of running Data Science and AI organization

Desirable

  • 5+ years of experience in Networking Product domain
  • 5+ years of experience lead technical decisions and design discussions

What the job involves

  • The Data Science team is a growing group that works closely with executives and leaders across the company to support the business strategy
  • As a Director of Data Science and AI, you will lead a team of Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Data Analysts to apply quantitative methods and develop ML models to deliver customer value and enable iterative product development
  • Find opportunities in AI, define strategies for AI use cases, and own the roadmap aligning with broader organizational goals with Product Management, Product Engineering, and UX
  • Oversee the design, development, and deployment of AI/ML solutions for various business domains through all stages of the ML workflow, including data ingestion, model building, and model operations
  • Work with partners across organizations to improve data infrastructure, enrich dataset and improve data quality to support ML solutions at scale
  • Engage effectively with Product and Engineering leaders to identify and deliver customer-centric strategic analysis to find opportunities and support key Application domain product and business initiatives beyond the scope of supporting reactive requests
  • Demonstrate the ability to lead, manage, and inspire a team of Data Analysts, Data Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers toward project objectives and strategic goals

Our take

Cisco Meraki, formed from the acquisition of Meraki by Cisco in 2012, is an industry-leading cloud-managed IT company. Its technology provides unified management of mobile devices, Macs, PCs, and entire networks, all from a centralised dashboard.

Originally founded in 2006, Meraki's transformation to Cisco Meraki allowed it to reach more than 2 million active networks, and over 7 million devices globally, on top of gaining the strength of Cisco’s resources. The company has kept pace with the rise of hybrid workforces and multi-cloud environments with its Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offering, which bridges networking and security so that workers have seamless, secure access wherever they are working from.

Operating in a growing industry, there is plenty of opportunity for Cisco Meraki to expand its operations, and to further develop its offerings. The company supports a range of clients, encompassing roughly 75% of Fortune 500 companies, and including names such as Audi, Applebee's, and Colliers International.

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Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

19% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jul 2012

$40m

SERIES D

Feb 2011

$15m

SERIES C

Total funding: $80m

Company values

  • Simplify everything - We simplify complex problems to make it easy for people to work with us and to work with each other.
  • Care deeply - We care about what matters for our users, our partners and our colleagues. We focus on building meaningful relationships and creating great partnerships.
  • Everybody in - We are a team that works as one toward our goals. We listen to each other, share ideas, and invite different opinions. Everybody is accepted and valued here.
  • Be brave - We push boundaries and experiment. We learn from our experiences and failures and help each other grow. We have the grit to get the job done and we are never done getting better.

Company HQ

Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Brett Hull

(Head of Engineering (Not Founder))

Previously Research Associate and Postdoctoral Associate at MIT and Software Development Intern at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Cisco Meraki

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Jessica Gilbert (Head of Inclusion and Collaboration)

  • We take pride in our supportive, inclusive community and work environment. Every Merakian is welcome to join our employee resource groups - Women of Meraki, Latinx, Mosaic, CAAN, and QFAM to name a few.

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