Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited

Applied Science, alexa and amazon devices

AppliedScienceManager,AlexaInternational

£135–195k ~AI est. London, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
The Brief

“Applied Science Manager, Alexa International at Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited. Skills: Speech models, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Multilingual systems. Lead and manage applied scientists. Build and develop high-performing science teams”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver solutions with broad impact; Advance the state of the art; Impact customers across 20+ languages; Accelerate advances in speech synthesis; Deliver customer impact

Industry & Context.

Applied Science, alexa and amazon devices
Problems you'll solve

Tackle complex challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's degree in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics or equivalent quantitative field, or PhD, Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics, Experience building complex highly-scalable systems that involve predictive models or applications of machine learning, Experience directly managing scientists or machine learning engineers

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application, Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have been successfully delivered to customers

What You'll Do.

Lead and manage applied scientists

Build and develop high-performing science teams

Set technical direction

Raise the bar on scientific rigor

Partner with cross org stakeholders

Establish clear communication channels

Drive alignment between science roadmaps

Own end-to-end delivery

Define success metrics

Define evaluation frameworks

Balance long-term research investments

Lead and manage a team

Build and enhance capabilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Build methods to align LLMs

Identify and prioritize research opportunities

Mentor and guide team members

Communicate research findings

Deliver customer impact

Drive academic partnership

Participate in science publications

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional group; Cross-functional teams; Organizational boundaries; Senior leadership; Stakeholders

Communication Scope

Communicate research findings; Communicate progress

Process & Methodology

Program management

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