Head of Toronto AI Center

The role

The Head of Toronto AI Center will lead an AI research team to develop next-generation software, user experiences, and intelligent services. This leader will drive innovation programs and research insights that influence the product roadmap.

What you will do

• Build, manage, develop, lead, and support the AI research team
• Present research findings and insights within and outside of the company
• Serve as a thought partner with executive, cross-functional, and line of business leadership teams
• Be an evangelist of research practices throughout the company
• Drive innovation programs within the relevant fields of Artificial Intelligence
• Serve as the external face for the AI Research Lab's advanced technology capabilities
• Drive key University technology collaboration program
• Lead Technology Pathfinding to understand key technology trends and impact

Required qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 10+ years of post-PhD experience leading advanced AI research
• Deep expertise in vision and multimodal AI and agentic AI
• Strong foundations in computer vision, image/video processing, and generative AI applications
• Significant experience of publishing relevant peer-reviewed articles on artificial intelligence
• Strong algorithmic problem-solving skills
• Ability to program in C/C++, Python, Java, etc.
• Experience in publishing scientific papers in top quality conferences/journals (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, ACL, SIGGRAPH, CoRL, etc.)
• Experience in DL library such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, etc. with strong hands on experience
• Ability to work as a team
• Motivation for international collaboration
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience working with GPU, parallel programming, and Simulation environments
• Experience in Android development and graphic rendering

About the company

Samsung Research America (SRA) develops next-generation technologies in software, user experience, and services for future products. The company partners with industry and academia to translate research and innovation into tangible outcomes.