Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
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About the team
The success of data business model hinges on the supply of a large volume of high quality labeled data that will grow exponentially as our business scales up. However, the current cost of data labeling is excessively high. The Data Solutions team is built to understand data strategically at scale for all Global Business Solution (GBS) business needs. Data Solutions Team uses quantitative and qualitative data to guide and uncover insights, turning our findings into real products to power exponential growth. Data Solutions Team responsibility includes infrastructure construction, recognition capabilities management, global labeling delivery management.
About the Role:
We are looking for the data science manager with strong focus in AI/ML. You will be accountable for driving the innovation and execution of the data science practice. This includes project collaboration with business, providing technical leadership in end-to-end ML practice to ensure SOTA and scalable ML deliverables.
What You'll Do:
1. Build and lead the data science team, and establish the DS/ML practice in the team;
2. Design strategic roadmap for long-term data science development, have knowledge of the latest industry technologies and align them with department strategies;
3. Collaborate with business leaders to identify potential areas of data science applications;
4. Oversee all data science projects, provide technical leadership in ideation and execution, identify potential business risks and align on the deliverables;
5. Recruit, onboard and mentor other data scientists; provide career development to other team members.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor degree or above in the field of Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or another quantitative field with industry experience in data science field;
2. Demonstrated excellence in a relevant AI/ML discipline (CV, NLP, ASR, etc.), including experience with ML frameworks such as Tensorflow, PyTorch;
3. Solid knowledge of traditional machine learning algorithms, e.g. regression, classification, unsupervised, AB testing, hypothesis testing, and optimization;
4. Experience in managing end-to-end data science product - data pipeline, model development, model testing and deployment, business integration;
5. Previous experience in managing data science teams.
Preferred:
1. Experience in managing the engineering scope, implementation of ML SDLC practice;
2. Strong communication skills, for example demonstrated through documentation and presentations. Able to present findings to senior management to inform business decisions.
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
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