You will be responsible for both people leadership and technical direction – ensuring high standards of execution, mentoring team members, and aligning data science efforts with product and business goals. This role requires a strong hands-on background combined with proven team management experience.
What You Will Do
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 7-10 Data Scientists, fostering a culture of ownership, excellence, and continuous learning.
Own the teams roadmap, prioritization, and delivery of AI initiatives.
Provide technical and architectural guidance across projects.
Drive end-to-end execution of data science solutions – from problem definition and research to modeling, evaluation, deployment, monitoring and enhancement cycles.
Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
Ensure production-grade standards, model performance monitoring, and continuous improvement.
Stay up to date with advances in machine learning, GenAI, and LLM technologies, and translate them into business impact.
Take responsibility for hiring, onboarding, and developing top data science talent.
What You Will Bring
6+ years of experience in Data Science or Machine Learning roles.
At least 2+ years of managerial experience leading a team of 4 Data Scientists or more. .
Proven experience delivering AI/ML solutions to production in a SaaS or product environment.
Strong expertise in machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, or similar.
Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.
Experience working in cross-functional environments with Product and Engineering teams.
Strong communication skills in English and Hebrew.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, data science related degree or related fields (Masters degree is an advantage).
