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Job Summary:

Attentive is an AI-powered mobile marketing platform that personalizes consumer engagement for brands. The Head of Applied Machine Learning will lead the Data Science & Machine Learning organization, focusing on transforming data into revenue-driving capabilities and overseeing the applied ML strategy to enhance product impact.

Responsibilities:

• Define the applied ML strategy that drives measurable gains in subscriber LTV and brand revenue/earnings

• Lead and scale high-impact teams of applied ML engineers and (potentially) applied scientists embedded across product squads

• Prioritize value, not complexity—identify where pragmatic modeling, heuristics, or zero-to-one systems unlock outsized business returns

• Drive cross-functional alignment with Product, Engineering, and GTM to ensure ML work is sequenced, scoped, and shipped with impact

• Establish accountability for outcomes through clear success metrics, experimentation standards, and model-to-KPI frameworks

Qualifications:

Required:

• 8+ Years of proven experience leading applied ML and potentially data/applied science teams in a fast-paced, product-led environment

• Deep technical fluency across ML modeling, experimentation, and production systems, with strong product and business judgment

• Track record of turning ambiguous opportunities into shippable ML systems that deliver business results

• Effective at influencing executive/senior stakeholders and guiding cross-functional strategy

• Leadership presence that draws in, develops, and inspires world-class talent

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field

Company:

Attentive is a personalized mobile messaging platform that facilitates businesses with AI powered SMS and e-mail marketing solutions. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Attentive has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

Seniority level

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    Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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    Full-time

Job function

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    Software Development

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