Director of Safety ML
Core
Lead strategy and deployment of ML systems to detect and prevent harmful content and behavior at scale on Reddit's platform.
Role type
Director of Safety ML (Applied Research & Engineering Leadership)
Builds
Real-time detection, automation, and user protection systems for a global social media platform
Domain
Social Media / Trust & Safety / NLP
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine Learning strategy, team leadership (25+ members), transformer-based models, LLM fine-tuning, NLP, content understanding, detection systems, weak-supervision techniques, responsible AI practices
Preferred skills
Real-time abuse detection systems, consumer-facing tech experience, large-scale community-driven products
Technologies
LLMs, transformer models
Responsibilities
Set vision and strategy for ML in Trust & Safety, lead and grow the Safety ML organization, develop and deploy cutting-edge Safety ML systems, partner cross-functionally to identify safety risks, drive experimentation and model lifecycle management, champion ethical AI practices, track performance metrics
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & hands-on technical direction
