Head of AI Research Product

Location: New York, New York, United States

Salary: $250,000–$310,000 per year, excluding equity and variable pay

Company

hirify.global develops technology for smart transportation and public mobility systems.

What you will do

• Build and lead the AI research product function and define the roadmap for machine learning advances across rider and transit operations products.
• Design and deploy reinforcement learning systems for routing, pooling efficiency, and real-time dispatching.
• Develop simulation-based approaches using deep reinforcement learning, Monte Carlo tree search, policy networks, and value networks.
• Create ensemble models and multi-objective optimization frameworks balancing wait times, ride costs, emissions, equity, and vehicle utilization.
• Develop personalization and behavioral incentive systems for the rider mobile experience, including trip recommendations, alerts, pricing signals, and engagement mechanisms.
• Partner with transit agencies and product and engineering teams to validate, experiment with, and scale AI solutions into the core platform.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in machine learning, operations research, statistics, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Deep hands-on experience with reinforcement learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, probabilistic modeling, and optimization.
• Experience moving research models into production at scale and working with real-time inference systems.
• Strong product judgment, user empathy, and the ability to balance rider experience with operational and business outcomes.
• Experience working with external customers or partners in ambiguous, real-world environments.
• Ability to communicate technical model architecture and product strategy to engineering, product, and transit leadership audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on technology intended to improve public transportation and support underserved communities.
• Comprehensive health coverage with low-cost dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) with company matching and vesting.
• Fully paid parental leave with extended leave options.
• Mental health support, pet insurance, wellness benefits, and 20 days of paid time off annually.