Senior Manager, Machine Learning

Upstart - United States

Hiring: Senior Manager, Machine Learning Company: Upstart Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:21:46 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : CAD, Capital Markets, Feature Store, Financial Planning, Machine Learning, Spark About the job Experience: •6+ years of experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production with direct business impact. Required Skills: •6+ years of experience developing and deploying machine learning models in production with direct business impact. •Demonstrated success in leading high-impact ML initiatives from research through productionization. •Advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g., computer science, statistics, economics, operations research, etc). •Strong technical judgment and ability to dive deep into model design, data analysis, and evaluation. •Keen statistical, economic and business intuition, and comfort with reasoning under uncertainty and data limitations. •Knowledge of production ML, ability to adapt to new tech stacks and get in the weeds of work output from the team. •Excited and able to make direct technical contributions when needed. •Exceptional leadership skills with experience developing teams of highly technical ML scientists. Qualifications: •PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics or a related field. •Proven success building and scaling new ML products from inception. •Operational familiarity with lending, lines of credit, or other consumer finance products. •Hands-on familiarity with end-to-end ML infrastructure, including experimentation pipelines, feature stores, and model monitoring. Ability to uplevel team’s engineering practices and drive cross-functional engineering design. •This role is available in the following locations: US Remote •This team operates on the East/West Coast time zones. •This team has regular on-site collaboration sessions. These occur 3-4 days per quarter at one of our offices. If you need to travel to make these meetups, Upstart will cover all travel related expenses. •In addition, Upstart provides employees with target bonuses, equity compensation, and generous benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k). •United States | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range •Canada | Remote - Anticipated Base Salary Range Compensation: •$238,400 - $330,200 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!