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Head of Machine Learning

Job in Rome, Italy
Listing for: Altro
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-28
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    AI Engineer, Machine Learning/ ML Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 10000 EUR Yearly EUR 10000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About Us
Photoroom 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 to 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, Door Dash 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
Remote‑friendly within a 3‑hour flight from Paris (monthly visits)
✈️ 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 have 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…
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