Manager of Technical Staff (Sovereign AI)

TL;DR

Manager of Technical Staff (Sovereign AI): Leading a team of scientists and engineers to develop and ship frontier LLMs with an accent on scalable training strategies and research-driven implementation. Focus on designing production-ready solutions and solving complex challenges in model scaling and sovereign AI deployment.

Location: In-person in Toronto only. Canadian citizenship and security clearance eligibility required.

Company

hirify.global is a frontier AI company focused on scaling intelligence to serve humanity through the development of high-performance LLMs for developers and enterprises.

What you will do

• Manage and mentor a high-performance team of AI scientists and engineers, fostering innovation and continuous learning.
• Design and implement novel research ideas and ship state-of-the-art models to production.
• Lead scalable strategies for training frontier LLMs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across modelling, forward-deployed engineering, and solutions architecture.
• Maintain deep connections to academia and government to stay at the cutting edge of AI research.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, with publications in top-tier venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR).
• Deep expertise in LLMs and a strong understanding of the latest research trends.
• Prior experience managing a team of engineers and/or scientists.
• Strong software engineering skills with proficiency in Python and PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and scalable architectures.
• Canadian citizenship and eligibility for security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on the cutting edge of AI research with access to world-class compute resources.
• Generous vacation policy with 6 weeks (30 working days) of leave.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a dedicated budget for mental health.
• 100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months.
• Personal enrichment benefits for arts, culture, fitness, well-being, and workspace improvement.
• Inclusive environment with weekly lunch stipends and in-office snacks.