Machine Learning Engineer, Senior Manager

Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company with local and national workplace recognition in multiple categories! Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated Team Members who share a drive to succeed as professionals and together as a company. A great product, amazing people and our stable financial history have made us one of the largest used car finance companies nationally.

Our Engineering and Analytics Team Members utilize the latest technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complex practices that help optimize our success.  Our Team Members value being challenged, are encouraged to express their ideas, and have the flexibility to enjoy work life balance.  We build intrinsic value by partnering with all functions of our business to support their success and make strategic business decisions.  We focus on professional development and continuous improvement while enjoying a casual work environment and Great Place to Work culture!

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Leader of ML and AI Engineering within the AI team. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in decision science, machine learning, and generative AI with a proven track record in solving business problems and implementing large-scale automated solutions in partnership with the respective engineering teams. The leader will partner with business and engineering stakeholders to formulate the vision to achieve the company’s strategic goals and co-lead the roadmap to deliver innovative solutions for dealers, consumers, and team members.  As a Senior Manager, MLE at Credit Acceptance, you will play a pivotal role in the success of this mission as you will lead the development of AI-powered solutions across different business areas. This involves understanding the business processes, identifying new opportunities to add value using ML / AI algorithms, and harnessing data sources to build state-of-the-art ML / AI solutions.

Outcomes and Activities :

• Lead the vision and the strategic execution with a strong focus on continuous and long-term value creation across all participants of our flywheel
• Collaborate with management and stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps and translate them into actionable quarterly plans.
• Drive execution and delivery of ML / AI solutions by managing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, leveraging your technical expertise.
• Design and deliver scalable, secure systems using state-of-the-art AI / ML technologies and industry best practices, and nurture the culture of creating high-quality, well-tested systems to address critical product and business needs.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues to improve system reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Mentoring : Mentor team members on design principles, coding standards, and the adoption of AI productivity tools.

Competencies :   The following items detail how you will be successful in this role.

Requirements :

Preferred

Demonstrable experience in parameter-efficient fine-tuning, model quantization, and quantization-aware fine-tuning of LLM models

Target Compensation : A competitive base salary ranges from $184,354 – $270,386. This position is eligible for an annual variable bonus of cash and equity, between 15-30%. Final compensation within the range is influenced by many factors including role-specific skills, depth and experience level, industry background, relevant education and certifications.

Candidates who reside in the following major metropolitan areas may be eligible for a premium on top of the posted range based on their specific zone : San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego.

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Required degrees must have been earned at institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.

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