Senior Director, ML/AI - Search and Recommendations

Expedia Group Senior Director, ML/AI - Search and Recommendations Reposted 6 Hours AgoSaved Hybrid 2 Locations 296K-474K Annually Senior level 296K-474K Annually Senior levelAdTech • eCommerce • Information Technology • Travel • Generative AIDefine and execute the scientific roadmap for search and recommendation: architect large-scale ranking and retrieval systems, develop and distill Ranking Foundation Models, integrate vector/RAG/hybrid retrieval into production, partner with product and engineering, and lead and scale multidisciplinary ML teams to optimize marketplace health.Top Skills: Hybrid RetrievalKnowledge DistillationLearning-To-RankModel DistillationMulti-Task LearningRagRanking Foundation ModelsReal-Time InferenceRepresentation LearningRetrieval SystemsTransformer-Based RankingTwo-Tower ArchitecturesVector Search