Head of Computer Vision

You'll own:

• Long-term ML strategy, including training foundational models from scratch
• Team leadership - scaling our exceptional team while maintaining culture and excellence
• Technical excellence - code review, performance optimisation, and troubleshooting complex training issues
• Breakthrough innovation - driving next-generation capabilities that redefine industry standards
• Research excellence - balancing cutting-edge research with rapid product impact
• Cross-functional partnership - serving as the primary bridge between ML and Product/Sales/Engineering teams
• Talent attraction - building the industry's most compelling CV team

Key opportunities to drive impact:

• Advanced research-to-production pipeline for faster innovation cycles
• Establish visionary technical direction for our ambitious growth phase
• Create space for calculated risk-taking alongside rapid shipping excellence
• Build comprehensive evaluation frameworks that set new industry standards, * Accelerated innovation velocity with more research projects reaching production, production features driving business metrics
• Enhanced team engagement around vision and technical challenges
• World-class hiring outcomes, attracting and retaining top technical talent
• Scaled team excellence, maintaining velocity and quality through rapid growth

About the Team

We're a curious, ambitious group with deep ML expertise - folks who've trained billion-parameter models, built real-time CV infrastructure, and shipped to millions of users.

Team strengths: Lightning-fast iteration, state-of-the-art models, strong collaboration, proven user impact at massive scale

Ready for: Visionary leadership to guide our next breakthrough phase, ambitious foundational model initiatives, enhanced research-to-production processes, and technical mentorship from experienced leadership

The opportunity: Lead breakthrough AI capabilities that will process billions more images and define the future of AI photo editing.

Must-haves:

• 5+ years leading ML/AI teams at product companies with strategic decision-making experience
• Deep Computer Vision + Diffusion/GenAI expertise with hands-on large model training
• Foundational model training experience - billion+ parameter models end-to-end
• Team scaling experience - 8+ people, proven hiring and mentorship track record
• Cross-functional collaboration - can work closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering teams
• Technical depth for mentorship - spot code issues, debug training failures, analyse performance bottlenecks, and guide ICs through complex technical challenges

Leadership style: * Empowering, non-micromanaging - sets context, not tasks

• Decisive on technical strategy - comfortable making big bets and owning outcomes
• Innovation-focused - encourages bold experiments while learning from failures
• Technically credible - maintains respect through hands-on expertise, code review proficiency, and opinionated technical guidance
• Results-driven - avoids unnecessary process, ensures clear accountability

Competitive salary + stock options

Founded in 2019 and part of Y Combinator's 2020 cohort, Photoroom is the leading visual solution for e-commerce. We've raised Series B funding and reached 300+ million users worldwide, processing over 5 billion images annually and serving both small businesses and major enterprises like Amazon, DoorDash, and Decathlon through our mobile app, web platform, and API. We're a remote-friendly team of 100+ passionate builders giving e-commerce businesses superpowers to create visuals that help them grow, making the hardest parts of selling online disappear. We focus on craft, innovation, and collaboration, creating exceptional impact for e-commerce businesses worldwide.