AI Research Team Lead – Data Science

Wix | Empowering 250M+ Users with Cutting-Edge AI

Your Mission:

Lead a pioneering AI research team to develop horizontal AI capabilities that transform how millions create, manage, and grow their digital presence. Drive strategic projects leveraging LLMs, multimodal systems, and conversational AI to redefine web experiences.

Why This Role?

• 🌐 Unmatched scale – Your research impacts 282M users across 40+ products.
• 🛠️ Full-cycle ownership – From concept to production deployment.
• 🚀 Tech frontier – Pioneer customized LLMs for creative workflows.

What You’ll Build:

✔ Next-gen web AI

• Personalized site generation engines.
• Multimodal content understanding systems.
• Conversational design assistants.

✔ Core AI Infrastructure

• Knowledge representation frameworks.
• Federated learning for user privacy.
• Low-latency inference pipelines.

Your Leadership Impact:

• 🔬 Conduct hands-on research while mentoring top-tier researchers.
• 🤝 Collaborate cross-functionally with product/engineering teams.
• 📈 Shape Wix’s AI roadmap through strategic initiatives.

Ideal Profile:

• PhD + 5+ years leading AI projects to production.
• Deep expertise in:
  • NLP/LLMs (Transformer architectures, fine-tuning).
  • Multimodal systems (vision-language integration).
• Published research at top conferences (NeurIPS, ACL, CVPR).
• Python mastery + experience scaling models.

Wix Perks:

• 💻 Hybrid flexibility (TLV/Berlin/NYC hubs).
• 🌍 Global impact – Small teams, massive reach.
• 📚 $5K/year learning budget.
• 🏆 Equity in a NASDAQ-listed innovator.