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Director, Machine Learning Science - Content AI
Introduction to the Team :
Our Technology Team partners with teams across Expedia Group to create innovative products, services, and tools to deliver high-quality experiences for travelers, partners, and our employees. A singular technology platform powered by data and machine learning provides secure, differentiated, and personalized experiences that drive loyalty and traveler satisfaction.
Are you ready to lead the revolution in how travel content is generated, moderated, and delivered? Expedia Group is seeking a Director of Machine Learning Science to lead our Content AI strategy and execution.
In this pivotal role, you will move beyond traditional ML applications to architect the next generation of our Content Engine. You will leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), Multimodal Modality, Agentic Workflow to ensure that every image, review, property description, and video is not only relevant but inspiring, safe, and hyper-personalized.
Define the Content AI Strategy: Establish the technical roadmap and OKRs for the Machine Learning systems that power Content Generation, Content Moderation, and Content Relevance across our global ecosystem.
Lead AI Innovation: S pearhead the deployment of cutting-edge AI solutions (LLMs, Diffusion Models) to automate content creation (text, image, video) and summarization, enhancing discovery on both app and web platforms.
Master Content Relevance & Safety: Oversee the development of models that rank and personalize content to improve conversion and loyalty, while simultaneously building robust automated moderation pipelines to ensure brand safety, trust, and quality at scale.
Influence & Collaborate: Foster cross-functional partnerships with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Supply teams to integrate AI-generated content into the core user experience seamlessly.
Build a World-Class Team: Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-performing team of Applied Scientists and AI Engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and rapid experimentation.
Hands-on experience with Generative AI technologies (e.g., Transformer architectures, LLMs like LLaMA /GPT, RAG pipelines, PEFT/ LoRA fine-tuning). You understand the challenges of hallucination, latency, and cost optimization.
Proven experience in the Content ML /AI space, specifically regarding Content Understanding , Moderation, Generation and Relevance , creating rich and immersive user experiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
The total cash range for this position in San Jose is $242,000.00 to $338,500.00. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $387,000.00, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role.
Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including location, available budget, and an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.
Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent ( IATAN ) membership. View our full list of benefits .
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