Director, Machine Learning Engineering - Seattle, United States - Remitly

Description

Job Description:

Remitly's vision is to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders. Since 2011, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to people who send money around the world. Today, we are reimagining global financial services and building products that extend beyond traditional barriers to give customers access to more of the services they need, no matter where they call home. Join over 2,700 employees worldwide who are growing their careers with purpose and connection with our customers while having a positive impact on millions of people around the globe.

About the Role:

As a Director, Machine Learning on Risk team you'll lead a team building machine learning solutions for some of the toughest challenges in the financial services industry. Your work will directly impact our customer experience and the profitability of our business. This is a dynamic role, where you'll combine research and engineering to out-perform bad actors for the benefit of our customers. Model performance for fraud prevention is a tremendous lever for improving customer experience and financial inclusion. It's also a critical vector for preventing financial losses and driving profitability. You'll report to our Director of Engineering.

You Will:

• Lead a team of Machine Learning Engineers and Data Scientists who are applying machine learning to fraud prevention
• Partner with our ML ops and ML platform teams to improve our research efficiency and model quality
• Define frameworks for evaluating offline and online performance of models in consideration of adversarial dynamics
• Accelerate the model development and research processes via introduction of best practices, improved tooling and improved ML system design
• Develop new research and evaluation techniques, unique to adversarial modeling applications like fraud prevention
• Foster a close feedback loop with our risk operations teams so we're constantly improving our models in response to evolving trends
• Evaluate and introduce new algorithms and model architectures to improve model performance
• Instill a first-principles approach to defining our model objectives, ground truth data and labels

You Have:

• 12+ years of experience in data science and machine learning
• 4+ years leading machine learning teams
• Solid background in ML system design and ability to build teams with a strong engineering skill set
• Experience managing and streamlining ML research funnels
• Strengths in keeping research teams directed towards our most important customer and business challenges
• Undergraduate degree (or higher) in a statistical field, or computer science, or equivalent experience.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $232,000 - $290,000. In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.

Our Benefits:

• Flexible paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision benefits + 401k plan with company matching
• Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave.
• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Continuing education and corridor travel benefits

We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.