Director, Recommendation Science

The Media Group at NBCU supports a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands including Peacock, NBC, Bravo, NBC Sports, and NBCU International. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We’re always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we’re backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive. Position Overview: As part of the Media Group Decision Sciences team, the Director will be responsible for creating machine learning solutions for NBCU’s video streaming services including but not limited to, the recommender systems, streaming content predictive modeling and MarTech. In this role, the Director of Data Science will manage a team of data scientists in the design and execution of advanced analytical solutions using advanced data science methodologies including collaborative filtering, deep learning, reinforcement learning, on-line modeling, etc. They will lead collaboration with business owners and engineers to build state-of-the-art, real-time video streaming capabilities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Build and manage a high-performance team of data scientists. Lead the team in the development of a recommendation system modeling and experimentation framework. Work with business stakeholders to define priorities, approaches, and business requirements.