PayPal Director Head Recommendations 

United States, California, San Jose 

245490215

Job Description:

Commerce AI/ML

Your day to day:

• Lead the team in charge of Development of Recommender Systems leveraging cutting edge AI/ML techniques, such as graph neural networks and deep learning models.
• Define an end-to-end vision for domain, including Signal Collection, Consumer Embedding, Product and Merchant Embeddings and retrieval/ranking pipelines.
• Leverage GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Llamma to accelerate development of recommendation models.
• Communicate complex concepts and the results of models and analyses to both technical and non-technical audiences. Influencing partners including VP+ product stakeholders.
• Work in close partnership with our engineering group and PayPal's Platforms organization and drive the adoption of ML/AI solutions throughout the organization.
• Hire, Build and Groom the next generation of leaders and manage an existing top-performing team.

This position is hybrid and requires in-office presence about 2 days a week in our San Jose, CA Headquarters.

What do you need to bring:

• Strong background in Machine Learning with practical experience in building and implementing large-scale predictive models and recommendation systems.
• Expertise in Customer Facing AI/ML Recommendation applications on a large-scale consumer-facing app.
• Preferred to have industry expertise in e-commerce recommendations, Ads relevance or other related applications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence partners and customers with your insights and expertise.
• Ability to groom both senior IC and Manage Managers.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or related fields.
• **We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.

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The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$120300 to $287100

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please