Job ID: r19404
What if, in your next adventure, you were surrounded by people who, like you, look for an unlimited playground to explore, share, and test, would you care to hear more? You've opened the right door! As an R&D team, making sure your ideas are heard and encouraged is what we strive to do!What You'll Do:
Criteo is seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to head its AI Lab in Paris. The successful candidate will spearhead the research and development of cutting-edge AI technologies, ensuring the company's continued innovation and leadership in the field.
The Head of Criteo AI Lab will facilitate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and excellence within the lab. This involves creating an environment where team members feel encouraged to experiment, take risks, and share their ideas. By promoting open communication and collaboration, the Head of Criteo AI Lab will ensure that innovative solutions are developed and implemented effectively.
The role will also involve evangelisation for the value brought through the use of AI in Criteo, ensuring the company maintains its reputation as a thought leader in the space. The successful candidate will engage with industry and regulatory authorities, representing the perspective of Criteo, its clients, partners and other stakeholders. This will include, but be not limited to, engaging directly with clients, participating in conferences, publishing opinion pieces and speaking at industry events.
In addition to leading the AI Lab, the Head of Criteo AI Lab will play a pivotal role in influencing the adoption of AI across the entire business, including outside the R&D functions. This involves collaborating with senior leadership across various departments within the company to integrate AI solutions into Criteo’s products and services, ensuring that AI innovations benefit all aspects of the company. By fostering a culture of innovation and teamwork, the Head of Criteo AI Lab will help Criteo leverage AI to enhance customer engagement, streamline operations, and achieve strategic business goals.
Who You Are:
· Lead and manage a large team of over 120 members, including both research scientists and AI engineers, in a multinational environment.
· Shape and evangelise the vision for AI within Criteo for the next three years, including the evolution of the underlying AI platform, the use of AI within the client facing feature sets and across the overall operation of the company. Ensure the vision is consistently renewed as technology evolves.
· Closely collaborate with the Product team, ensuring AI is used extensively and appropriately for supercharging the performance of Criteo products.
· Drive the development and implementation of modern AI techniques such as machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, generative AI and computer vision.
· Ensure the successful delivery of AI-based innovations from initial concept through to production.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into Criteo’s products and services.
· Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of advancements in AI technology and research.
· Represent Criteo AI Lab at industry conferences and events, sharing insights and developments.
· Facilitate a culture of innovation, teamwork, and excellence within the lab.
· Support the growth and mentorship of team members, fostering their professional development.
· Travel as necessary to collaborate with global teams and attend relevant events, managing budgets, timelines, and resources effectively to achieve goals.
Required Qualifications
· Extensive experience in managing large teams in a research and AI engineering setting.
· Proven track record of delivering AI-based innovation from concept to production.
· Strong understanding of modern AI techniques and their theoretical and practical applications.
· Proficiency in AB testing methodologies and the importance of statistical significance.
· Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and inspire a diverse & global team.
· Strong problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset.
· Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience developing AI driven innovation for the advertising technology industry would be advantageous.
· Knowledge of French is beneficial but not required.
· A PhD in Data Science or closely related discipline would be a significant advantage.
We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we’d love to see your application!
Who We Are:
Criteo is the global commerce media company that enables marketers and media owners to deliver richer consumer experiences and drive better commerce outcomes through its industry leading Commerce Media Platform.
At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices around the world or from home, our incredible team of 3,600 Criteos collaborates to develop an open and inclusive environment. We seek to ensure that all of our workers are treated equally, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender identity, gender, sexual orientation, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, marital or family status, or other protected characteristics at all stages of the employment lifecycle including how we attract and recruit, through promotions, pay decisions, benefits, career progression and development. We aim to ensure employment decisions and actions are based solely on business-related considerations and not on protected characteristics. As outlined in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we strictly forbid any kind of discrimination, harassment, mistreatment or bullying towards colleagues, clients, suppliers, stakeholders, shareholders, or any visitors of Criteo. All of this supports us in our mission to power the world’s marketers with trusted and impactful advertising encouraging discovery, innovation and choice in an open internet.
Why Join Us:
At Criteo, we take pride in being a caring culture and are committed to providing our employees with valuable benefits that support their physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, their interests and the important life events. We aim to create a place where people can grow and learn from each other while having a meaningful impact. We want to set you up for success in your job, and an important part of that includes comprehensive perks & benefits. Benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. When determining compensation, we carefully consider a wide range of job-related factors, including experience, knowledge, skills, education, and location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary.
