WIX - AI Research Manager

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