The best AI photo and design platform for e-commerce.
About the Company
Launched in 2020 after joining Y Combinator, Photoroom has grown into the world’s most popular AI photo editor in just four years. The mission is simple: empower commerce with the best possible visuals. Photoroom provides powerful and innovative image tools to make high-quality visuals accessible to everyone — from a world-class background remover to cutting-edge generative AI features like AI Images, AI Backgrounds, AI Shadows, AI Expand, and more. With over 5 billion images processed annually and 200 million+ downloads worldwide, Photoroom is the #1 AI photo-editing app, available on mobile, web, and as an API across 180+ countries. After a successful Series B funding round, the company is on track to maintain 80% year-over-year growth. Headquartered in Paris, Photoroom is profitable and remote-friendly, with a team of 80+ experts in deep learning, product, and marketing, coming from top global companies. The team is diverse and entrepreneurial, building for creators and entrepreneurs worldwide.
About the Role
A Head of Computer Vision is needed to lead and scale the world-class machine learning team during an ambitious growth phase. This role is responsible for defining long-term technical strategy, making bold decisions, and pushing the limits of AI photo editing to deliver breakthrough features.
Key Responsibilities
- Define long-term ML strategy, including foundational model development from scratch.
- Lead and grow the team while upholding culture and technical excellence.
- Maintain high technical standards through code reviews, performance tuning, and advanced troubleshooting.
- Drive innovation by developing next-gen features that set new industry standards.
- Balance cutting-edge research with quick product delivery.
- Act as the main connector between ML and Product, Sales, and Engineering teams.
- Build a top-tier computer vision team, attracting and retaining outstanding talent.
Impact opportunities:
- Establish a stronger research-to-production pipeline for faster iteration.
- Set a bold technical direction to support rapid company expansion.
- Create an environment for strategic experimentation while delivering at high speed.
- Develop industry-leading evaluation frameworks.
Essential qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience leading ML or AI teams in product-focused environments, with strategic decision-making authority.
- Deep expertise in Computer Vision and Diffusion/Generative AI, with hands-on experience in large-scale model training.
- Experience training foundational models with billions of parameters, from start to finish.
- Proven success scaling teams (8+ people), including hiring and mentorship.
- Ability to collaborate closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering functions.
- Technical depth to mentor effectively, review code, troubleshoot complex issues, and analyze performance.
Leadership qualities:
- Empowering rather than micromanaging; sets context rather than tasks.
- Confident in making major technical decisions and owning results.
- Encourages bold innovation and learns from failures.
- Highly respected technically, thanks to hands-on contributions and strong technical judgment.
- Focused on outcomes and accountability, avoiding unnecessary processes.