Lead Data Scientist at AirOps

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 Sep, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Machine Learning, AI, NLP, Python, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, Pandas, MLOps, Data Science, Content Generation, Model Development, Technical Leadership, Recruitment, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Communication Skills

Industry

Software Development

Description

About AirOps Today thousands of leading brands and agencies use AirOps to win the battle for attention with content that both humans and agents love. We’re building the platform and profession that will empower a million marketers to become modern leaders — not spectators — as AI reshapes how brands reach their audiences. We’re backed by awesome investors, including Unusual Ventures, Wing VC, Founder Collective, XFund, Village Global, and Alt Capital, and we’re building a world-class team with in-person hubs in San Francisco, New York, and Montevideo, Uruguay. What You'll Own We're hiring a Lead Data Scientist to drive the machine learning and AI capabilities that power the AirOps platform. You will lead the development and deployment of ML models that help our customers generate high-quality content at scale, extract actionable insights from their brand data, and optimize their content marketing strategies. As a key technical leader, you'll also help build and mentor our growing data science team. Responsibilities Design, develop, and deploy production ML/AI models for content generation and analysis Build NLP pipelines that extract insights and optimize marketing content at scale Partner with engineering to ensure reliable model integration and performance Establish MLOps best practices for model development, monitoring, and retraining Recruit and mentor a world-class data science team Drive the technical vision for AI/ML across the platform Your Experience 5+ years in data science/ML, with 2+ years deploying models to production Strong Python skills and ML framework expertise (TensorFlow, scikit-learn, pandas) Experience with MLOps practices and production ML systems Excellent communication skills with proven ability to recruit and evaluate data talent Track record of leading technical projects across cross-functional teams Nice to Have Marketing/ad tech domain experience NLP expertise, particularly in content generation Startup experience and comfort with rapid iteration About You You ship pragmatic ML solutions that drive measurable business impact You balance technical excellence with speed to market You're excited to be hands-on while building and leading a team You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments Our Guiding Principles Extreme Ownership Quality Curiosity and Play Make Our Customers Heroes Respectful Candor Benefits Equity in a fast-growing startup Competitive benefits package tailored to your location Flexible time off policy Generous parental leave A fun-loving and (just a bit) nerdy team that loves to move fast!

Responsibilities

You will lead the development and deployment of ML models that help customers generate high-quality content at scale and extract actionable insights from their brand data. Additionally, you will help build and mentor a growing data science team.