Data Science Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">About Teads</strong></p> <p><br>Teads is a leading omnichannel advertising platform focused on driving outcomes for brand and performance advertisers across screens. With a focus on meaningful business outcomes for branding and performance objectives, Teads drives value by leveraging predictive AI technology to connect quality media, beautiful brand creative, and context-driven addressability and measurement. Teads is directly partnered with more than 10,000 publishers and 20,000 advertisers globally. The company is headquartered in New York, New York with a global team of around 1,700 people in 30+ countries.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a href="https://www.teads.com">www.teads.com.</a></p></div><div> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the opportunity&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking an <strong>Engineering Manager</strong> <strong>for our Data Science &amp; AI department </strong>to join a team of passionate engineers and data scientists who build advertising solutions at world scale. We build and operate large-scale distributed machine learning systems that make 1B predictions per second during real-time auctions.</span> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What will you do?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As the <strong>Engineering Manager</strong> of the team, you will:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build a long-term technical vision for the team that aligns with business goals and scales effective AI solutions. Inspire, mentor, and coach engineers and data scientists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and career development.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oversee the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring they meet requirements on time while maintaining a pragmatic balance between development velocity and code quality.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to translate business needs into technical realities.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Actively participate in architectural and scientific discussions, and contribute hands-on to feature implementation and code reviews.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What will you bring to the team?</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience managing software or data teams, with a track record of mentoring both engineers and scientists.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A keen sense of ownership over the full development lifecycle, with the ability to generalize specific technical problems into scalable product solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sound, pragmatic knowledge of Agile methodologies and a history of delivering complex projects successfully.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong background in Statistics or AI/ML, with the ability to apply the scientific method to engineering challenges (rigorous, detail-oriented, and curious).</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A passion for data-driven decision-making and the ability to solve complex problems with innovative solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent command of English with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The team</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The global AI department currently consists of 50 people who are a mix of data scientists, machine learning and backend engineers</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your peers will all have deep experience from on-line ad systems from Teads and previous companies. We are staying at the bleeding edge of research and technology</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The department provides technologies that power outcomes of campaigns with a total yearly turn over of $1.7B</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Runs large scale prediction and control systems for ad delivery, dealing with millions of live ads, doing more than a billion predictions per second based on large on-line trained models being updated every 5 minutes</span></li> </ul> </div> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><em>Please submit your CV in English.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>#LI-Hybrid</strong></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Life at Teads</strong></p> <p>At Teads, we don’t just offer new roles - we blend creativity, technology, and data to shape the future of media. You’ll work with smart humans, meaningful brands, and cool tools, all while helping redefine how advertising works in a world that demands more transparency, better insights, and smarter strategies.</p> <p>As a Teadster, you’ll play a critical role in shaping our future success in the region. Here’s why Teads stands out:</p> <ul> <li>We've merged two open internet category leaders—Outbrain and Teads—to create the ‘new’ Teads, a unified omnichannel platform that drives results from branding to performance across all screens, including CTV, mobile, and web.</li> <li>As part of our team, you’ll thrive in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that fosters innovation, creative problem-solving, and continuous learning.</li> <li>Teads is committed to your success, offering the support, tools, and development opportunities you need to excel in your role.</li> </ul> <p>Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.</p> <p>Teads is an equal employment opportunity employer and committed to diversity and inclusion at all stages of recruitment and employment.</p> <p>Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our Employee Resource Groups – employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change: environmental, women empowerment, charitable initiatives to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.</p></div>