Director, Data Science, Personalization, Gemini App, Deepmind

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Director of Data Science for Gemini App's Personalization team, focusing on creating personalized AI experiences. This role involves defining and leading a strategic shift in personalization measurement, influencing senior stakeholders, partnering with Engineering and Product, and mentoring a high-performing AI Data Science team. Experience in Generative AI model training/development and large-scale consumer product development is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and lead a strategic shift in personalization measurement, moving beyond isolated metrics to a holistic framework, including online metrics and offline eval’s that reflect what drives value for our users and product success.
  2. Influence senior stakeholders across disparate organizations to align GeminiApp’s personalization strategy with rigorous insights, navigating conflicting priorities to ensure OKRs reflect true long-term user value rather than just immediate short-term signals.
  3. Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and UX leaders to drive innovation velocity while maintaining rigorous quality standards in a fast-paced, highly ambiguous environment.
  4. Mentor and develop a high-performing AI Data Science team capable of thriving in ambiguity and leading complex, novel projects.

Skills

Required

  • 15 years of professional experience as an data science leader
  • Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

  • Master's degree or PhD in Data Science, Statistics or related field
  • Experience in Generative AI model training and development, large-scale consumer product development, or other AI/ML research and foundations
  • Ability to influence decision making at the director level, aligning incentives across multiple stakeholders
  • Track record of establishing a data-driven culture through infusing critical measurement and analysis into the team’s operations.

What the JD emphasized

  • highly ambiguous problems
  • strategic shift
  • holistic view
  • rigorous insights
  • rigorous quality standards
  • thriving in ambiguity
  • complex, novel projects

Other signals

  • personalization
  • Gemini
  • DeepMind
  • large-scale consumer product development
  • Generative AI model training and development