Lead DNEG's Ziva Machine Learning team, developing and deploying ML solutions for cutting-edge character animation.  Responsibilities include setting the team's vision and roadmap, guiding development, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality, high-velocity results.  You'll integrate ML/AI into photorealistic performance capture and animation, working with computer vision, 3D geometry, rendering, animation, video, audio, and NLP. This role requires expertise in model development and deployment, experience with 3D computer vision and generative AI, and leadership skills.

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                </p><h5 style="text-align: justify;">This role is remote and open everywhere : Sydney, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal or Europe.</h5><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">We are looking for a visionary and experienced leader to direct the Ziva Machine Learning team. Ziva character tools bring cutting-edge techniques and workflows to professional 3D character artists, empowering them to create realistic and dynamic animated performances. Ziva’s ML team develops solutions to all aspects of photorealistic performance capture and character animation, integrating a variety of domains including computer vision; 3D geometry, rendering, animation, video, audio, and natural language processing. Our tools are used in world-famous film and TV productions, and we collaborate with some of the best technical artists in the world to make stunning animated content. Advancements in ML/AI are happening at a breathtaking pace, and we need a seasoned ML Lead to guide and support our team in adopting the latest best practices and technologies that deliver real value and keep Ziva and DNEG on the cutting edge of animation technology.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><h3 style="text-align: justify;">Key Responsibilities / Job Duties</h3><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">As ML Engineering Lead, you will drive the successful development and deployment of machine learning solutions into world-class character animation projects. You will report to the Director of Ziva Character Tools, and collaborate directly with other team leads within Ziva and across DNEG. In partnership with key stakeholders and users, you will help set the vision, direction, priorities, and roadmap for the Ziva Machine Learning team, and be accountable for successfully delivering the agreed-upon milestones. You will guide and coordinate the work of the Ziva ML team, ensuring high velocity and quality of the solutions being created. You will identify opportunities for high-impact contributions, for example from published research or user feedback, and steer those ideas all the way from experimental prototypes to robust features of stable production software. In collaboration with your team, you will continuously improve the state-of-the-art in the quality and scalability of character animation and performance capture solutions.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;">Job Requirements / Must Haves</h4><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><div dir="ltr">Expertise in Machine Learning engineering and all aspects of model development and deployment</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Trained and deployed 3D computer vision and generative AI models into production</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Hands-on understanding of cutting-edge ML/AI techniques and their applications, e.g. diffusion models, gaussian splatting</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Proficiency in 3D computer vision, with strong fundamentals in 2D and 3D concepts and techniques</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Experience leading and mentoring a team of ML Researchers, ML Engineers, and Data Engineers</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Track record of being a force multiplier for ML development and team velocity</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Proven ability to read, implement, and refine novel techniques from research literature</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Strategic thinking and ability to drive change</div></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><h4 style="text-align: justify;">Additional Skills / Nice to Have</h4><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><div dir="ltr">Expertise in face/body tracking and/or performance capture technologies</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Built, fine-tuned and deployed generative models for 2D and/or 3D graphics</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Familiarity with tools for 2D and 3D content creation, e.g. Maya, Houdini, Nuke</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Previous successful collaborations with professional animators and animation technical artists, in Games and/or Film.</div></li></ul><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;">About You&nbsp;</h4><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><div dir="ltr">Critical eye for details</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Proactive</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Team oriented</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Adaptable</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Calm under pressure</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">Strong communication abilities</div></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>Please note that this is a unionized position and will be covered by a collective agreement between DNEG and IATSE, in the coming months. As a unionized employee, you will be required to join the union and will benefit from the conditions set out in the collective agreement. Union dues will be required once the collective agreement is in place.</em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>&nbsp;</em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>The base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $185,000. DNEG salary ranges are determined by function, department, level and location. An individual's pay within a given range is determined by their transferrable or job-related skills and work experience. Salary ranges are modified from time to time based on external market data collected through our third-party surveys.</em></div>
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television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people
with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles,
Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali,
Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).</p>
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