Machine Learning Applied Science Manager, Alexa Speech Amazon
Cambridge, MA

Job Description

Alexa is the cloud-based intelligent agent that powers the Echo, the ground breaking Amazon device designed around your voice. The Alexa Speech Science team is looking for an Applied Science Manager to lead a team of machine learning scientists in the field of automatic speech recognition (ASR) and/or natural language understanding (NLU).

The responsibilities include the strategic aspects of setting long term research directions as well as the tactical aspects of addressing customer pain points, setting priorities, and driving the design, development, and deployment of ASR and/or NLU technology. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences, a strong technical ability, excellent project management skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast paced environment. You will hire and develop your team, build customer-facing experiences, and manage your own projects.

As a member of the technical team you will be responsible for...

* Owning the strategic planning and project management for long term research projects creating value for our customers.
* Analyzing customer data and addressing customer pain points.
* Conducting and coordinating research leading to improved accuracy of Alexa's ASR and/or NLU capabilities.
* Communicating effectively with senior management as well as with colleagues from research teams, software engineering teams, and other technical and business teams.
* Managing the day-to-day activities of the research team.
* Hiring and developing researchers.
* Staying up-to-date with trends, papers, and academia.