TL;DR

Director Of Machine Learning (Safety & Moderation): Lead the development and deployment of advanced ML systems focused on safety and moderation to protect %hirify_global%'s platform. With an accent on scalable abuse detection, fine-tuned LLMs, and real-time automation. Focus on designing cutting-edge models, driving cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring ethical AI practices.

Location: Remote within the United States

Salary: $265,800 - $365,100 USD

Company

%hirify_global% is a large online community platform hosting over 100,000 active communities and 116 million daily active users, focused on authentic conversations and information sharing.

What you will do

Set vision and strategy for ML applications in Trust & Safety and moderation.
Lead and grow a multidisciplinary Safety ML team including applied scientists and engineers.
Develop and deploy state-of-the-art ML models including fine-tuned LLMs and transformers.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Safety operations, and AI/ML Platform teams.
Drive experimentation, evaluation, and lifecycle management of ML models ensuring high precision and policy alignment.
Champion ethical and responsible AI practices in all Safety ML solutions.

Requirements

Must have 10+ years experience in ML, AI, or applied research with focus on Trust & Safety or content integrity.
5+ years leading ML teams in high-impact environments.
Proven experience shipping ML systems at scale, including transformer models and LLM fine-tuning.
Strong expertise in NLP, detection systems, and supervised/weak supervision techniques.
Excellent cross-functional leadership and ability to influence executives.
Entrepreneurial mindset with experience founding or scaling ML organizations.

Nice to have

Experience with real-time abuse detection and automated moderation in user-generated content platforms.
Background in consumer-facing tech or large-scale community-driven products.

Culture & Benefits

Fully remote friendly role within the United States.
Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, and generous leave policies.
Equity opportunities via restricted stock units.
Supportive of diversity, inclusion, and accommodations for disabilities.