Credit Acceptance · 6 hours ago
Director, Machine Learning Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$206K/yr - $301K/yr
10+ years expCredit Acceptance is an award-winning company recognized for its workplace culture and success in the used car finance industry. The AIML Director is a senior technology leader responsible for defining and driving the enterprise strategy across AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI, ensuring innovative solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
FinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Define and communicate the long-term vision for ML/AI applications and engineering, aligning with corporate strategy
Partner with senior executives, product, and engineering leaders to prioritize initiatives and allocate resources effectively
Oversee design, development and deployment of enterprise-scale ML/AI solutions, inference pipelines, and respective technical roadmaps
Ensure operational excellence in ML/LLM Ops, including automation, observability, and lifecycle management in partnership with the AIML platform engineering team
Champion adoption of cutting-edge techniques (Deep learning, recommendation engine architecture, graph neural networks, causal inference, LLMs, RLs, etc)
Drive responsible AI practices, model interpretability, and compliance with regulatory requirements
Build and mentor a high-performing organization of managers and senior engineers
Foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation, and engineering craftsmanship
Establish standards for security, scalability, and architectural integrity across ML/AI systems
Implement robust governance for data privacy, ethical AI, and risk mitigation
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science, Statistics and related field with 10+ years in Machine Learning engineering (preferred); or MS with 12+ years of experience
Minimum 5 years in senior leadership roles managing managers and large engineering teams
Proven track record in building production-grade ML systems with strong problem-solving skills
Hands-on experience building different types of models (ex: large-scale real-time Recommendation models, Causal Inference, Offer optimization, RL, multi-layer DL algorithms, Propensity, Churn, etc.) and scientific solutions
Deep knowledge of ML lifecycle tools (MLflow, Kubeflow), distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures
Passion to solve problems and drive value-based transformative changes
Ability to influence C-suite stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts clearly
Experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and organizational scaling
Experience building, training and developing engineering teams
Benefits
Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work
Company
Credit Acceptance
Credit Acceptance is an indirect finance company that helps eligible consumers restart financially.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.85B2025-11-13Debt Financing· $500M
2025-02-13Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-12-20Post Ipo Debt· $300M
Leadership Team
Ken Booth
CEO
Jonathan Lum
Chief Operating Officer
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