Vice President, Data Science (AI)

TL;DR

Vice President, Data Science (AI): Leading and growing an in-house data science team responsible for research, experimentation, and data analysis contributing to hirify.global’s AI products with an accent on evaluating and selecting AI agent architectural frameworks, LLM models, and model fine-tuning. Focus on taking complete ownership of the technical and operational direction of the organization, organizational growth, and acting as an internal and external spokesperson for data science.

Location: This role is fully remote for candidates who reside outside the 50 mile radius of our San Ramon office. For candidates who reside within 50 miles of our San Ramon location, this role is Hybrid and would require 3 days a week (M, W, TH) in our San Ramon office.

Salary: $233,000–$512,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of cloud contact center software, bringing the power of cloud innovation to customers worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the in-house data science team, taking complete ownership of its technical and operational direction.
• Direct the team on methodologies, practices, algorithms, experiments, and processes.
• Be hands-on and directly responsible for a portion of the technical work.
• Act as an internal and external spokesperson for data science, collaborating with stakeholders and customers.
• Define the data science strategy for AI Agents and customer experience products.

Requirements

• 12+ years experience in data science or AI applied research, ideally at a best-in-class applied research organization.
• Deep expertise in modern AI/ML, including LLMs, agentic architectures, retrieval-augmented systems, and transformers.
• Proven ability to perform fine-tuning, supervised/unsupervised training, prompt engineering, and model orchestration for real-world use cases.
• Expertise in large-scale data collection, labeling, cleaning, and curation pipelines.
• Ability to work with engineering teams using modern software practices (Python, data platforms, cloud-native environments, APIs, ML Ops tooling).
• Advanced degree (Ph.D. or Master’s with significant applied industry experience) in a quantitative or technical field.

Culture & Benefits

• Team-first culture that celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage (hirify.global covers 100% of employee portion), Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance.
• 401k saving plan with employer matching.
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform.
• Generous employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid Time Off, company paid holidays, paid volunteer hours, and 12 weeks paid parental leave.