Machine Learning Manager
LawZeroVisit LawZero website
Montréal-based nonprofit AI research organization developing safe-by-design, non-agentic AI through its Scientist AI approach.
Recently funded
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Funding history
About LawZero
LawZero conducts AI safety research and develops technical solutions for highly capable safe-by-design AI. Its Scientist AI research seeks transparent, evidence-based prediction without goal-directed behavior, with potential applications in scientific discovery and oversight of agentic AI systems.
Skills
About the Role
You will lead, mentor, and coach machine learning researchers and engineers. You will scale technical hiring, guide cross-functional research projects, optimize reproducible research workflows, bridge theory and engineering, and communicate the research agenda internally and externally.
Requirements
- PhD in a relevant field such as computer science or mathematics
- 10+ years of machine learning or deep learning experience
- 5+ years of project and people leadership experience
- Experience leading machine learning or deep learning research projects
- Experience with foundation models
- Advanced written and oral communication skills
- Problem-solving skills for ambiguous technical challenges
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and coach machine learning research scientists and engineers
- Drive technical hiring, sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding
- Guide cross-functional scientific and engineering projects
- Manage and optimize research workflows for rigorous and reproducible results
- Bridge theoretical concepts and advanced engineering
- Advocate for the research agenda internally and externally
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits including a mental health and wellness management account
- 20 days of vacation per year upon start
- 4% employer retirement savings contribution with no required employee match
- Additional compensation totaling 8% of salary for retirement savings or bonuses