Photoroom, a Y Combinator-backed, Series B leading visual solution for e-commerce serving 300+ million users and processing over 5 billion images annually, is hiring a Head of Computer Vision reporting to the CTO. The leader will own the long-term ML strategy (including training foundational models from scratch), lead and scale a team of ~10 ML engineers and researchers, and act as the bridge between ML and the Product, Sales and Engineering teams. The role is remote within selected European countries with monthly, fully reimbursed Paris office visits.
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Responsibilities
- ▹Own the long-term ML strategy, including training foundational models from scratch, and serve as the primary bridge between ML and the Product, Sales and Engineering teams
- ▹Lead and scale the ML team, maintaining culture and excellence while building a leading Computer Vision team
- ▹Drive technical excellence through code review, performance optimization and troubleshooting complex training issues, while mentoring individual contributors
- ▹Drive breakthrough innovation, advancing next-generation capabilities and balancing cutting-edge research with rapid product impact
- ▹Establish visionary technical direction for the growth phase, building comprehensive evaluation frameworks and creating space for calculated risk-taking alongside rapid shipping
Requirements
- ▹5+ years leading ML/AI teams at product companies with strategic decision-making experience
- ▹Proven hiring and mentorship track record with teams of 8+ people
- ▹Deep Computer Vision and Diffusion/GenAI expertise
- ▹Hands-on experience training large foundational models (billion+ parameters, end-to-end)
- ▹Technically credible enough to spot code issues, debug training failures, analyze performance bottlenecks and provide opinionated technical guidance to ICs
- ▹Ability to work closely and cross-functionally with Product, Sales and Engineering, avoiding unnecessary process and ensuring clear accountability
Nice to have
- ▹Experience establishing research-to-production pipelines and building evaluation frameworks that set new industry standards
Soft skills
Empowering, decisive leadership that sets context not tasksWillingness to make big bets and own outcomesEncourages bold experiments and learns from failuresStrong cross-functional collaborationStrategic vision
What we offer
- ▹Competitive salary plus equity (stock options/BSPCE)
- ▹Remote work from Germany, UK, Italy, France, Ireland, Portugal or Spain, with monthly fully reimbursed Paris office visits
- ▹30 days annual leave plus local public holidays
- ▹Regular team gatherings, in-person onboarding in Paris (1-2 weeks), yearly off-site and team retreat, quarterly in-person meetings and social events
- ▹EUR 1,000 one-time home office grant OR EUR 400/month co-working space stipend
- ▹EUR 1,000 annual learning and development budget
- ▹Private health insurance
- ▹Relocation support up to EUR 10,000 for those moving to France (apartment finding and visa assistance)
- ▹Personalized mental health support via MokaCare (1:1 sessions, self-care tools, well-being resources)
- ▹Sports and cultural activities reimbursement