Hybrid Director, Data Science

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About the role

  • Lead data science team for AI Search recommendations at Peec AI. Responsible for end-to-end ML lifecycle and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Build, mentor, and lead an elite data science team as a trusted, empathetic player-coach, while clearly communicating complex technical ideas to executives, customers, and partners
  • Personally design, train, deploy, and own the models that power Peec AI’s AI Search recommendations, taking hands-on responsibility for our most business-critical ML systems
  • Develop and ship novel algorithms that reverse-engineer AI search and LLM behavior, turning deep technical insight into durable, customer-facing product advantages
  • Own the full ML lifecycle end-to-end — from first-principles research and rigorous experimentation to production deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement
  • Architect and evolve scalable data and ML systems, making high-leverage decisions across data pipelines, modeling approaches, evaluation frameworks, and model serving
  • Write and review production-grade code at an exceptional standard, setting the technical bar for the entire organization

Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional data science experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or managerial role at a top-tier high growth startup, or FAANG level tech company (e.g., Tech Lead, EM, SDM)
  • A world-class data science leader with a rare combination of deep technical mastery and proven leadership, who has built and shipped category-defining ML products in high-growth or frontier environments
  • A demonstrable history of personally owning and scaling complex ML systems from raw research ideas to reliable, high-impact production deployments
  • Exceptional command of Python and applied machine learning, with strong systems-level instincts spanning APIs, data pipelines, ML infrastructure, and production reliability
  • A deep, first-principles understanding of LLMs and AI search systems, including the ability to rigorously evaluate, reverse-engineer, and reason about emergent model behavior
  • Experience making consequential architectural and modeling decisions in cloud-native environments (preferably GCP), using tools like FastAPI, Docker, and modern data platforms
  • Outstanding judgment, communication, and problem-solving ability, with the credibility to set direction, earn trust, and lead through extreme ambiguity.

Benefits

  • A defining leadership role with with real impact and ownership at one of Europe’s fastest-growing Series A startups
  • Regular team events and off-sites
  • Aggressive equity compensation package
  • Paid Uber Eats & Uber home when working late
  • The most beautiful office space and work environment in Berlin
  • Hybrid (minimum three days in the office)

Job title

Director, Data Science

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

€140,000 - €160,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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