Head of AI/ML
Remote
Head of Machine Learning
Hightouch · MarTech / Customer Data Platform · 100-300 employees · 📍 Remote (North America)
Hightouch is hiring its first dedicated ML leader to build an intelligence layer on top of its Composable CDP, transforming marketing decisioning (who, what, when to message) from manual guesswork into AI-driven automation at enterprise scale.
AI Maturity
building
Reports To
CTO
Why Role Exists
New position
Company Stage
scale-up
Source
greenhouse
Key Responsibilities
- Own ML roadmap and execute development of intelligence features across the Hightouch platform
- Lead and grow the ML engineering team, including hiring and candidate evaluation
- Build AI-driven systems for customer segmentation, content personalization, and send-time optimization
- Maintain high technical bar while making pragmatic product tradeoffs
- Drive reliability and pace of execution across the ML team
Requirements
- Proven engineering leadership experience (people management + technical depth)
- Hands-on ML expertise with production ML systems at scale
- Experience building ML products, not just research or experimentation
- Track record of recruiting and growing high-impact engineering teams
Signals
- ⚠ No salary or compensation range disclosed
- ⚠ ML capability appears greenfield — significant build-from-scratch risk
- ⚠ Posting description is truncated, full requirements not visible
- ✓ Named Gartner CDP Leader in 2026 Magic Quadrant — strong market validation
- ✓ Enterprise client roster (Spotify, Domino's, Ramp) provides real data and scale
- ✓ Clear product thesis articulated for ML — customer targeting, content, timing
- ✓ Access to data warehouse layer is a genuine structural ML advantage
- ✓ Mission-critical, board-visible function with direct business impact framing