לוח משרות דרושים Data Science Team Leader

Required Manager, Data Science & Research
Tel Aviv-Israel
Who we are
We are the leader in digital performance solutions, helping our advertiser and agency partners verify the quality of their digital campaigns, Optimise to improve performance and Prove that theyre achieving their business outcomes, through unbiased 3rd party data and analytics. DVs mission is to be the definitive source of transparency and data-driven insights into the quality and effectiveness of digital advertising for the worlds largest brands, agencies, publishers, and digital ad platforms. Since 2008, DV has helped hundreds of Fortune 500 companies gain the most from their media spend by delivering best-in-class solutions across the digital advertising ecosystem, helping to build a better industry.
What you will do
You will lead a team of experienced Data Scientists while remaining deeply involved in the technical work.
This is a hands-on leadership role (~70% hands-on) combining direct modeling work with ownership of team direction and execution.
You will work on core systems that operate at a massive scale, where:
Data is abundant, but labels are scarce and expensive
problems are long-tail and ambiguous
Systems must meet strict latency and cost constraints (pre-bid)
Your responsibilities include:
Lead development of content classification systems across social platforms (Meta, TikTok, YouTube), web, and apps
Design and build models across computer vision, NLP, and multimodal pipelines
Own the full lifecycle: data selection -> labeling strategy -> training -> evaluation -> deployment
Develop strategies for efficient data curation and labeling (active learning, auto-labeling, sampling under scale)
Improve model quality (precision/recall) while balancing cost, latency, and scale
Drive automation systems (auto-labeling, auto-curation, retraining loops)
Apply modern AI approaches (LLMs, embeddings, foundation models) to real production problems
Lead and mentor a team of senior Data Scientists, setting technical direction and pushing execution forward
Work closely with ML Engineering, Product, and Policy to translate ambiguous requirements into scalable systems.

In this pivotal role, you will lead a hybrid team of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers, acting as the bridge between cutting-edge technical innovation and high-level business strategy. You won't just be managing a team; you will be the Technical Lead defining how we solve complex problems-from predicting player behavior to optimizing marketing budgets using the latest in Generative AI.

You will partner closely with Game Directors, Product Managers, and our central analytics teams to drive value across Zynga's diverse portfolio. If you are a leader who is "bilingual" in data-possessing deep Data Science expertise to guide methodology while bringing high MLE and Engineering skills to build scalable, production-ready systems-we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Recruit, retain, and develop top-tier talent within the Data Science & MLE team. Foster an inclusive culture of innovation where technical rigor meets creative problem-solving.

Technical Direction & Engineering Standards: Act as the hands-on Technical Lead for the domain. You will supervise the end-to-end development lifecycle-from research to production-enforcing high standards and MLOps to ensure our models are scalable and maintainable.

Strategic DS & Analytics Support: Drive the development of advanced analytical frameworks to solve core business challenges. You will guide the team in applying rigorous statistical and machine learning methods to areas such as Time Series Forecasting, Causal Inference, Marketing Optimization, Root Cause Analysis, and more.

Strategy & Collaboration: Partner with Game Directors, BI Platform PMs, and embedded analytics teams to define the data strategy and roadmap. You will ensure that our technical initiatives are directly aligned with company-wide goals and solving the right problems.

Global Alignment: Maintain a tight collaborative network with Data Science & Analytics managers in North America, ensuring global consistency in methodologies, knowledge sharing, and joint development.

we are looking for a Data science Team Lead.
As the Data Science Team Lead, you will lead a talented team of data scientists and ML engineers building the infrastructure, systems, and workflows for designing, training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models that protect millions of users worldwide from fraud and account compromise.
This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management and strategic ownership. You will drive innovation across real-time model serving, customer-specific model tuning, offline AI evaluations, and scalable ML systems in a production-grade SaaS environment.
If you are passionate about applied machine learning, fraud detection, and building intelligent systems at scale - we want you on our team.
What youl do:
Lead and mentor a team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers focused on fraud detection and response capabilities.
Build ML infrastructure focused on design, train, evaluate, and optimize machine learning models for real-time fraud prevention and risk assessment.
Own the lifecycle of ML models in production, including experimentation, deployment, monitoring, retraining, and performance optimization.
Drive customer-specific model training and tuning strategies to improve accuracy and adaptability across different customer environments.
Build and improve offline AI evaluation frameworks to measure model quality, drift, effectiveness, and business impact.
Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Security, and Data teams to deliver scalable and reliable AI-powered capabilities.
Define best practices for model serving, feature engineering, experimentation, observability, and operational excellence.
Balance model performance, latency, scalability, explainability, and operational constraints in high-scale production environments.
Promote a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, ownership, and innovation.

Were looking for a seasoned R&D Team Leader to join our top-notch technology R&D team, reporting directly to the VP R&D. In this role, you will drive technological innovation, oversee the development of cutting-edge features, and guide the team in delivering scalable, high-quality products. You will combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight, ensuring that our platform continues to evolve and deliver impactful solutions for our clients. As part of an AI-first company, our web team is deeply involved in creating and integrating AI-driven features to enhance our digital offerings.



Key Responsibilities:

Lead the R&D team in developing new features and enhancing our platform.
Oversee the end-to-end development lifecycle, from ideation to deployment.
Ensure high-quality code, scalable architecture, and smooth product delivery by implementing best practices in software development.
Mentor and support team members in their professional growth.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges in collaboration with the team.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Data, and AI to align development efforts with company goals.
Drive innovation and stay updated on new technologies to keep us at the forefront of the industry.

we are looking for a Data Science Team Lead.
As the Team Lead of a Data Science team, you will manage critical analytical initiatives for our suite of products, shaping the team's direction and focus. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers to influence the future of our product offerings and ensure alignment with company goals. You will need a holistic view of challenges and a keen understanding of the underlying goals of the department and company. In this role, you will lead the team, oversee their professional development, build effective collaborations with other departments, and bring measurable value to product through your team's efforts.
What You'll Be Doing:
Lead and manage a team of 3-5 Data Scientists
Collaborate closely with the Dev, Product, and Analytics teams to implement and successfully integrate models and capabilities into production
Play a pivotal role in shaping the vision for the analytical capabilities of our core products
Constantly experiment with new ways to improve our product offering, including complex experimental design
Oversee the training of our strategic models
Lead the research and development of core product Machine Learning capabilities
Standardize processes and methods used within the team and group

Methodology Development: Develop new data analysis methods and technologies in line with the department roadmap. This includes performing statistical design and evaluation of experiments, multivariate data analysis, and harnessing predictive modeling approaches.
Continuous Improvement: Monitor model performance and make iterative improvements based on feedback and new data.
Innovation: Explore novel AI/ML approaches to enhance cell culture media development processes.
Project Leadership: Propose, execute and lead ML- and data -based work packages within defined projects in related technology areas.
IT data Infrastructure
Reporting: Evaluate, analyze and present project results
Expert Engagement: Actively participate in internal and external expert groups and/or networks
data Pipeline Maintenance: Design, build, TEST and maintan robust data processing pipelines.