Vice President, Data Science at five9

This is a high-impact leadership role for a seasoned AI expert who thrives at the intersection of executive strategy and technical execution. Despite the "Mid-level" label in the metadata, the requirements demand a heavyweight professional with 12+ years of experience and an advanced degree (PhD preferred). You’ll need deep expertise in Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and agentic architectures to lead a team that builds customer-facing AI products at scale. The compensation range is exceptionally broad, topping out at over $500k, reflecting the seniority and specialized nature of the role. While it is a VP-level position, it is uniquely "hands-on," meaning you’ll balance hiring and board-level presentations with occasional coding and experiment reviews. The role offers excellent flexibility as a fully remote position (unless you live near San Ramon) and includes premium benefits like 100% employee health coverage. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have a Ph.D. or Master’s in a quantitative field plus a decade-plus track record in applied AI research. * Can navigate the entire LLM lifecycle, from fine-tuning and prompt engineering to building production-grade MLOps pipelines. * Enjoy being a "player-coach"—setting the technical vision while staying close to the codebase and research papers. * Are comfortable acting as a public-facing spokesperson, publishing thought leadership, and engaging directly with enterprise customers.