Head of Computer Vision

About Us

Photoroom, founded in 2020 and accepted into Y Combinator, is the world’s most popular AI photo editor today. With over 300 million downloads and processing more than 5 billion images annually, we serve both individual creators and major enterprises such as Amazon, DoorDash, and Decathlon via our B2C app and B2B API solutions. We are a profitable, remote‑friendly company that has raised Series B funding and is targeting a 40% year‑over‑year growth with a team of 100+ passionate builders focused on craft, innovation and collaboration.

TL;DR

We’re looking for a Head of Computer Vision to lead our world‑class ML team. You’ll set long‑term technical vision, make bold strategic bets and push the boundaries of AI photo editing to unlock breakthrough capabilities.

About The Role

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

You’ll Own

• Long‑term ML strategy, including training foundational models from scratch
• Team leadership – scaling an 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 – diagnose code issues, debug training failures, analyse performance bottlenecks and guide ICs through complex 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 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 – 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. Team strengths include lightning‑fast iteration, state‑of‑the‑art models, strong collaboration and proven user impact at massive scale. We’re ready for visionary leadership to guide our next breakthrough phase, ambitious foundational model initiatives, enhanced research‑to‑production processes, and provide technical mentorship from experienced leaders.

Hiring Process

• Screening call with Recruiter
• Initial conversation, then a deep dive with our CTO
• Home technical assignment + team review
• Culture fit interviews + meet the team
• Reference check & Offer

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging We’re committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at work. We believe our company and culture are strongest when composed of diverse experiences and backgrounds. That’s why we have flexible working hours, trust people to work remotely, and extended parental leave. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.