Head of Computer Vision

🤓 We're looking for a Head of Computer Vision to lead our world-class ML team through an ambitious growth phase. You'll drive our long-term technical vision, make bold strategic bets, and push the boundaries of what's possible in AI photo editing to achieve breakthrough capabilities.

• Team size: ~10 ML Engineers & Researchers (scaling rapidly)

• Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

• 💰 Competitive salary + stock options

• 🇪🇺 Remote-friendly within a 3-hour flight from Paris (monthly visits)

• ✈️ Relocation support up to €10k + visa sponsorship for France-based positions

• 💻 Full tech setup + biannual company retreats

About the role ✨

You'll own:

• Long-term ML strategy, including training foundational models from scratch

• Team leadership - scaling our exceptional team while maintaining culture and excellence

• Technical excellence - code review, performance optimisation, and troubleshooting complex training issues

• Breakthrough innovation - driving next-generation capabilities that redefine industry standards

• Research excellence - balancing cutting-edge research with rapid product impact

• Cross-functional partnership - serving as the primary bridge between ML and Product/Sales/Engineering teams

• Talent attraction - building the industry's most compelling CV team

Key opportunities to drive impact:

• Advanced research-to-production pipeline for faster innovation cycles

• Establish visionary technical direction for our ambitious growth phase

• Create space for calculated risk-taking alongside rapid shipping excellence

• Build comprehensive evaluation frameworks that set new industry standards

About you ✨

Must-haves:

• 5+ years leading ML/AI teams at product companies with strategic decision-making experience

• Deep Computer Vision + Diffusion/GenAI expertise with hands-on large model training

• Foundational model training experience - billion+ parameter models end-to-end

• Team scaling experience - 8+ people, proven hiring and mentorship track record

• Cross-functional collaboration - can work closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering teams

• Technical depth for mentorship - spot code issues, debug training failures, analyse performance bottlenecks, and guide ICs through complex technical challenges

Leadership style:

• Empowering, non-micromanaging - sets context, not tasks

• Decisive on technical strategy - comfortable making big bets and owning outcomes

• Innovation-focused - encourages bold experiments while learning from failures

• Technically credible - maintains respect through hands-on expertise, code review proficiency, and opinionated technical guidance

• Results-driven - avoids unnecessary process, ensures clear accountability

What Success Looks Like ✨

• Clear ML roadmap with research/application balance and cross-functional visibility

• Foundational model training launched and progressing with measurable milestones

• Accelerated innovation velocity with more research projects reaching production, production features driving business metrics

• Enhanced team engagement around vision and technical challenges

• World-class hiring outcomes, attracting and retaining top technical talent

• Scaled team excellence, maintaining velocity and quality through rapid growth