Applied Science Manager, Sponsored Products and Brands

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the Insights & Prompt Generation vertical within the Conversational Discovery Experiences (CAX) team in Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB).
• Owning the prompt generation pipeline, developing new prompt themes and quality frameworks, and driving coverage expansion across all surfaces.
• Defining the metrics that measure prompt effectiveness and driving experimentation to improve Click-Through Rate (CTR), helpfulness, and advertiser outcomes.
• Translating science investments into measurable business impact by working across organizational boundaries with engineering, product, and business teams.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of applied research experience
• 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Experience working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage