Sr Director, Data Science & Machine Learning

Workday

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Base: $247,000 - $370,400 cad; bonus/equity: role ...
Fully remote
Lead ai strategy and execution
Deploy llm-based applications
Rag and agentic workflows
We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us

Job Summary

  • We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us.
  • The Sr. Director will lead a team of Data Scientists, ML Engineers (MLEs), MLOps Professionals, and Full-Stack Engineers.
  • In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul.

Matching Summary

We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us.

Salary

Base: $247,000 - $370,400 CAD; Bonus/Equity: role may be eligible for Workday Bonus Plan or commission/bonus, annual refresh stock grants; Benefits: comprehensive benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • lead AI strategy and execution
  • deploy LLM-based applications
  • RAG and Agentic workflows
  • product-led AI strategy
  • LLM orchestration and evaluation
  • cost management FinOps

Nice-to-have

  • curious minds and courageous collaborators
  • sun-drenched optimism and drive
  • integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm
  • meaningful work with Workmates
  • trust to take risks

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of professional experience
  • 5+ years of senior leadership experience
  • Extensive experience moving Generative AI models from 'notebook' to 'production'
  • Deep understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and agentic orchestration
  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field

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