Machine Learning and Language Technologies Manager, Siri

Machine Learning and Language Technologies Manager, Siri

Apple

Barcelona, Spain

Description

Join Apple's Global Siri team as a Machine Learning Manager to deliver the best Siri experience around the world. In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of ML architecture, technology selection, model training, fine-tuning, ablation studies, and productization. You will drive applied research, leveraging emerging technologies to solve complex multi-lingual language understanding and scaling challenges. You will collaborate with world-class cross-functional teams to deliver the Siri product worldwide. Additionally, you will be encouraged to contribute to the broader research community by publishing in top-tier AI/ML journals.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the different Understanding, Experience, Platform and International teams, manage a team of Machine Learning Engineers to implement innovative language technologies and products that meet the business goals;
• Lead the team responsible for creative SOTA ML technologies to deliver highly scalable and relevant Apple Intelligence experiences data and making data driven decisions to improve the Global Siri experience; also responsible for data annotation efforts and defining language specific representations, conventions and techniques;
• Build ambitious engineering plans to achieve international excellence for Siri customers around the world;
• Provide regular updates to organization groups as well as VP-level management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong leadership, management, planning and co-ordination skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across an organization;
• Hands on experience leading engineering teams developing machine learning technologies and systems. Detailed understanding of building, evaluating and release management processes for ML systems;
• Experience developing/training/fine-tuning large language models (LLMs), large computer vision models, or generative AI models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent strategic visioning, planning, prioritization, and organization skills;
• Track record of leading complex engineering projects;
• Ability to establish strong partnerships and manage complex cross-functional relationships;
• Experience developing robust scalable system for international language, also highly desirable;
• PhD or MSc in Language Technologies, Machine Learning, or a closely related field.