Director, AI Architect

Define and lead Headspace's overarching AI architecture strategy, establishing the foundational patterns, platforms, and principles for an AI-first service transformation across our portfolio of streaming content, conversational AI, coaching, therapy and psychiatry services.Architect end-to-end AI systems: including LLM-powered features, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and real-time personalization, with a relentless focus on reliability, safety, and member impact.Partner directly with the executive team, product leadership, and senior engineering stakeholders to align AI strategy with company goals, translating business opportunities into concrete technical roadmaps.Author company-wide technical specs that establish AI design principles, evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and reusable platform components.Drive responsible AI practices across the organization, including model evaluation, bias mitigation, explainability, data governance, and compliance with evolving regulatory standards relevant to health tech.Lead the selection, evaluation, and integration of AI/ML infrastructure, including model providers, vector databases, orchestration frameworks, and MLOps tooling, balancing build vs. buy decisions with long-term strategic implications.Collaborate with Data Science, ML Engineering, and Product teams to ensure AI systems are grounded in high-quality, privacy-preserving data pipelines and continuously improve through rigorous feedback loops.Establish AI engineering standards and best practices across squads, from prompt engineering and context management to model versioning, observability, and production monitoring.Mentor and elevate engineers, ML practitioners, and technical leads across the organization, helping teams build confidence and competency in applied AI development.Serve as Headspace's internal and external thought leader on AI, representing the company's technical vision in recruiting, partnerships, and the broader industry.Identify and evaluate emerging AI capabilities (reasoning models, multimodal systems, fine-tuning approaches) for near-term applicability to Headspace's roadmap.What you will bring: Within this range, individual compensation is determined by a candidate’s location as well as a range of factors including but not limited to: unique relevant experience, job-related skills, and education or training. At Headspace, our values aren’t just what we believe, they’re how we work, grow, and make an impact together. A mission that matters—with impact you can see and feelA culture that’s collaborative, inclusive, and grounded in our valuesThe chance to shape what mental health care looks like nextCompetitive pay and benefits that support your whole selfHow we feel about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: If someone with a Headspace account is hired for a position, please note their account will be deactivated and they will not be able to use Headspace services for the duration of their employment.

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