Head of Computer Vision

About us Photoroom https://www.photoroom.com launched in 2020 after being accepted into Y Combinator and has become the world's most popular AI photo editor over the past four years. Our goal is to create the technology allowing anyone create studio-level product images in minutes. With over 300 million downloads and processing 5+ billion images annually, we serve both individual creators and major enterprises like Amazon, DoorDash, and Decathlon through our B2C app and B2B API solutions. We're a profitable, remote-friendly company that has raised Series B funding and aims for 40% year-over-year growth. Our team of 100+ passionate builders focuses on craft, innovation, and collaboration, creating exceptional impact for entrepreneurs and businesses worldwide. TL;DR 🤓 We're looking for a Head of Computer Vision to lead our world-class ML team through an ambitious growth phase. You'll drive our long-term technical vision, make bold strategic bets, and push the boundaries of what's possible in AI photo editing to achieve breakthrough capabilities. Team size: ~10 ML Engineers & Researchers (scaling rapidly) Reports to: Chief Technology Officer 💰 Competitive salary + stock options 🇪🇺 Work flexibly from Germany, UK, Italy, France, Ireland, Portugal or Spain, with monthly Paris office visits (fully reimbursed) ✈️ Relocation support up to €10k + visa sponsorship for France-based positions 💻 Full tech setup + biannual company retreats ✨ ABOUT THE ROLE ✨ 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 ✨ ABOUT YOU ✨ 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 ✨ WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE ✨ - Clear ML roadmap with research/application balance and cross-functional visibility - Foundational model training launched and progressing with measurable milestones - 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. ✨ HIRING PROCESS ✨ - Screening call with Recruiter - Initial conversation, then a deep dive with our CTO - Home technical assignmen