AI Engineering Manager

Job Duties:

• Collaborate with various product team members and help to define AI product specifications and expected outcomes
• Lead and organize the team to meet AI product and technical roadmaps and commitments to ensure that they deliver the highest value
• Resolve conflicts and dependencies impacting the team of delivering product in time
• Plan and allocate resources in team to meet expectations on medium and long-term AI roadmaps
• Facilitate development and knowledge sharing processes, personal growth within the team
• Continuously improve how the team functions and delivers software.
• Lead design session for AI Projects, participate in code reviews and have the ability to mentor engineers at a technical level

Job Requirements:    

• Education Requirements: Masters degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or closely related.
• Experience Requirements: 24 months in job offered, Engineering Manager, or closely related.
• Special skills requirements:
• Experience working with VoIP communications
• Experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural language processing (NLP) with the application of mathematics
• Experience collaborating with various product team members and help to define AI product specifications and expected outcomes
• Experience leading and organizing a team to meet AI product and technical roadmaps and commitments to ensure that they deliver the highest value
• Experience planning and allocating resources in team to meet expectations on medium and long-term AI roadmaps
• Experience maintaining policies and procedures that produce high quality software product and service
• Experience with End-to-end product development management
• Experience evaluating different algorithmic approaches to solve product use cases
• Experience building solutions according to market regulations

Nextiva Core Competencies / DNA:

• Drives Results:  The successful candidate will be action oriented, with a passion for solving problems.  They will bring clarity and simplicity to ambiguous situations.  This individual will challenge the status quo; asking what we can do differently and finding ways to create and build more success.  They are a change agent, prepared to lead and drive changes as we transform. 
• Critical Thinker:  The successful candidate is fact based and data driven, able to understand and articulate the “why,” identifying key drivers and learning from the past.  They are forward-thinking, anticipating problems before they arise.  They’ll recommend and action well thought out solutions, understanding the risks and dependencies. 
• Right Attitude:  The successful candidate will be team-oriented, collaborative and competitive with a winning mindset; they’re resilient and able to easily bounce back from setbacks.  They will be able to zoom in / out, willing to be hands-on to help solve important problems while being a motivating figure for the team along the way.  They will embrace a culture of service and learning with a focus on caring, supporting and respecting our customers and team members.

Compensation, Rewards & Benefits:

The salary or hourly wage offered by Nextiva to external candidates considers a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skills sets, experience, training, licensure and certifications, etc. Our compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Our estimate of the expected hiring range for the position as posted is $115,000 - $204,000. A different level in the job hierarchy may apply to a specific candidate resulting in a different hiring range.

Nextiva provides a comprehensive employee benefits package that includes medical (including supplemental plans for accident, hospitalization and critical illness), telemedicine, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, legal assistance, an Employee Assistance Plan, paid parental bonding leave, PTO for hourly employees and Flexible Time Off (FTO) for salaried employees, an employee long-term savings plan (401k) through Fidelity with Nextiva matching, comprehensive employee wellness programs and loads of learning and development opportunities which are coupled with career paths to last a lifetime.

Interested in joining our amazing team at Nextiva HQ? Apply today as we launch the future of business conversations! 🚀

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