Vice President, Science & Machine Learning

SiriusXM and Pandora have joined together to create the leading audio entertainment company in the U.S. Together, we are uniquely positioned to lead a new era of audio entertainment by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio experiences to millions of listeners -- in the car, at home and on the go. Our talent, content, technology and innovation continue to be at the forefront, and we want you to be a part of it! Check out our current openings below and at www.siriusxm.com/careers.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an empathetic, service-oriented leader of the Science and Machine Learning organization, reporting directly to the Chief Product/Technology Officer, to champion research initiatives across the enterprise for long-term impact. Scientific areas include, but are not limited to, recommender systems, algorithmic radio, natural language processing, music information retrieval, ML systems, advertising, marketing and other domains. This individual will leverage their background in science, technology, and business when partnering with other executives inside and outside the Product Development organization to help lead the digital transformation of the company. They will elevate the work of the team’s applied scientists, economists, statisticians, and managers and advocate for their career growth.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and drive an inspiring vision and direct goals for a high-performing organization consisting of 50+ research and applied scientists from multiple disciplines.
• Champion research and applied science initiatives through all of SXM business units, partnering proactively with other executives, and contributing to the broader SXM strategy.
• Cultivate investments in long-term research (including speculative projects) that create enduring business advantages and drive execution of world-class scientific products.
• Empower a diverse team of scientists and machine learning experts to contribute to the business by partnering with other job families (e.g., engineering, product, programming, marketing) and negotiating productive collaboration patterns.
• Facilitate the growth of scientific knowledge through promoting publication, patents, presentations at conferences, and external recognition of scientific contributions.
• Grow a multifunctional team, including applied scientists, researchers, data engineers, economists, architects, and managers.
• Coach, mentor, and develop the careers of team members.
• Amplify the inclusive culture through empathy, service-oriented leadership, and open communication.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise organization of 50+ individuals.
• Directly manage managers and potentially senior individual contributors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of management experience of science, engineering, product, or business teams.
• 4+ years of experience as an applied scientist or machine learning-, data-, or software-engineer.

Bonus Qualifications:

• M.S. or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (CS, EE, Statistics, Physics, Math, Computational Linguistics, Economics, Neuroscience, etc.).
• Recognition by the scientific community as an expert in their field, as demonstrated by a strong track record of publication, keynote presentations, or awards.

Requirements and General Skills:

• Demonstrated ability as a people-manager for a large technical organization, including the ability to manage upward and partner organizations.
• Strong strategic vision for how science can drive business impact.
• Candid, clear, and thorough verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to actively listen and adapt to feedback.
• Empathetic, authentic, and inspiring leadership.
• Genuine scientific curiosity and interest in learning about the ideas and projects generated by the team.
• Domain knowledge in many of the following areas: recommender systems, statistics, advertising, marketing, music and entertainment.
• Self-motivated, growth-oriented, and driven to pursue solutions to challenging problems.
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

More details about our company benefits can be found here!

Our goal at SiriusXM+Pandora is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM+Pandora is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.