Senior Applied Science Manager, Amazon Sponsored Products & Brands

About the role

The Sr. Manager Applied Science will lead a cross-functional team of 30+ builders in pioneering GenAI experiences for +1.3MM Amazon Sponsored Product and Brand (SPB) advertisers. The leader will invent and build the SPB-Agent, a GenAI platform which will transform retail-media advertising for SPB advertisers, from emerging brands to global brands selling on Amazon.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional team of Applied Scientists, Engineers, and Product leaders.
• Define and deliver the science and engineering roadmap for SPB Agent, translating business goals into agentic experiences and driving integration of the SPB-Agent into advertising applications.
• Hire and develop top talent, providing technical direction and career growth guidance to scientists and engineers within and across organizations.
• Stay current on research advances, industry trends, and system architectures relevant to agentic AI for SPB’s advertising business.

Requirements

• M.S. in Computer Science, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Statistics, Mathematics, or related discipline
• Experience in managing and growing a high-performing and diverse team of both applied scientists and engineers for at least 5 years
• Experience in building large-scale machine learning and AI solutions for at least 5 years

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Statistics, Mathematics, or related discipline
• Experience in building large-scale machine-learning models and infra for online recommendation, ads ranking, personalization, or search, etc.
• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts and solutions to all levels of the organization

Skills

• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts and solutions to all levels of the organization

Benefits

• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Pay

• The base pay for this position ranges from $196,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $340,300/year in our highest geographic market.

Schedule

• Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.