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Hightouch

Hightouch

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Head of Machine Learning

RemoteLeadPosted Aug 17, 2026
Machine learningAILLMsPythonData scienceSQLAWSSpark+11 more

About this role

Lead machine learning efforts at Hightouch, building AI-powered personalization, identity resolution, content generation, and ML infrastructure for an Agentic Marketing Platform. Drive product development, team growth, and technical execution while leveraging customer data to create intelligent marketing capabilities.

Must have

Proven experience leading machine learning teams and initiatives at scale

Strong technical background in ML systems, infrastructure, and product development

Track record of hiring and developing high-impact engineering talent

Experience with personalization, recommendation systems, or identity resolution

Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic business tradeoffs

Technologies

PythonSQLAWSSparkGitDockerRESTKafkaMachine learningTensorFlowpandasscikit-learnPyTorchAINumPyData scienceKubernetesCI/CDLLMs

Responsibilities

Lead roadmapping and execution of ML-powered product features

Build personalization and product recommendation systems

Develop probabilistic identity resolution capabilities

Drive content generation using LLMs for marketing creatives

Build ML infrastructure for training and inference at scale

Grow the ML team through recruiting and talent development

Improve team execution pace and reliability standards

Foster team member growth and strong engagement

Benefits

EquityCompetitive salary and stock option planFlexible hoursRemote work

Recruitment process

1

Salary is location independent per remote-first policy

2

Equity compensation via ISO options with early exercise and 10 year post-termination window

3

Focus on impact and growth potential over years of experience

4

Limited to one application per candidate

5

E-Verify participation for U.S. work eligibility verification post-hire