Top Benefits
About the role
Research, innovation, and scale! ModiFace is the first tech company to be acquired by beauty giant L’Oréal and provides industry leading AR and AI technology to the most influential brands in the world. ModiFace’s patented technology is based on more than a decade of advanced facial recognition research at the University of Toronto and in collaboration with L'Oréal’s Research and Innovation team. Our services include live 3D makeup and skin care simulation, anti-aging/skin-care diagnostics, and live hair colour simulation.
In this critical role, you will lead a team of ML researchers that partners with colleagues across multiple disciplines of the company to create innovative AI solutions and revolutionize the beauty industry. You will work with bright and insightful minds, passionate professionals, and a welcoming community where your creative ideas are exceedingly valued.
What You’ll Do
Cutting-Edge Research:
- Drive the exploration and implementation of novel techniques across core AI domains, including but not limited to computer vision, natural language processing, and generative AI, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of technological advancement
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI research and identify opportunities for innovation
- Represent the company at leading AI conferences and publish research findings in top-tier journals
- Act as a key liaison between the AI team and various business units, deeply understanding their challenges and opportunities and translating them into well-defined, actionable machine learning problems
Build and empower a world-class AI team:
- Mentor and lead a high-performing team of AI scientists, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages growth and development. Conduct performance reviews to ensure team members are meeting their goals and contributing to the success of the AI team
- Recruit, develop, and retain top AI talent
Project management:
- Ensure timely delivery of AI Research projects, maintaining a balance between innovation, quality and efficiency
- Provide technical leadership and research direction, exploring innovative applications of AI in the beauty tech
- Develop and execute a strategic research roadmap aligned with the company's overall goals
Effective Communication:
- Clearly articulate complex AI concepts and their business implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What You’ll Need
- PhD or master’s degree in computer science or related fields
- Extensive experience (10+ years) in AI research, with a demonstrable track record of leading successful research teams
- Strong expertise in various AI/ML concepts and paradigms
- A strong publication record in machine learning, computer vision, or related fields is desired at conferences such as SIGGRAPH, ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, or ECCV
- Experience with machine learning development lifecycle and AI/ML methods such as Transformers, Diffusion Models, LLM, GenAI, etc.
- Ability to convey rigorous mathematical and scientific concepts to non-experts
Our Perks
When you join ModiFace, you’ll enjoy working with a team of passionate engineers and business professionals who are open and collaborative within an inclusive environment. We offer an opportunity to advance and refine your skills and talent.
Along with a competitive salary, we offer access to Health & Dental Benefits, including company-sponsored wellness & training programs, Worldwide Profit Sharing, RRSP matching, employee assistance programs, exciting in-office and off-site social activities, team lunches, a stocked kitchen, and more!
At ModiFace, we create software used by diverse people globally. We value diversity and inclusion within our team to ensure we can deliver the fairest and accessible technology possible, so we welcome and encourage all persons to apply. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
About L'Oréal
Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we are 86K employees across 150 countries on five continents.
Our 36 international brands are divided into four unique Divisions: Luxe, Consumer Products, Dermatological Beauty, and Professional Products. Our 36 international brands include Kiehl’s, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Clarisonic, Maybelline New York, Essie, Kérastase, IT Cosmetics, Prada Beauty, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, Viktor&Rolf, Maison Martin Margiela, Urban Decay, Redken, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Diesel, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, and more.
For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business: beauty. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our goal is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by innovating and creating cosmetic and skincare products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires.
That’s about us… now what about you? You are driven and up for a challenge! You’re passionate about putting your best foot forward, but you’re not afraid to fail either. You love to learn, grow and make an impact on the world. You can be an intern, or at a senior level position, we’re always looking for new people to join our teams.
If you are ready to take charge of your career and join us, you’re one click away: https://careers.loreal.com/en_US/content
Interested about our quest to the next billion consumers, follow us here to get the insider scoop on our business, culture, and tips on how to join us to shape the future of beauty.
Freedom to go beyond, that’s the beauty of L’Oréal.
Top Benefits
About the role
Research, innovation, and scale! ModiFace is the first tech company to be acquired by beauty giant L’Oréal and provides industry leading AR and AI technology to the most influential brands in the world. ModiFace’s patented technology is based on more than a decade of advanced facial recognition research at the University of Toronto and in collaboration with L'Oréal’s Research and Innovation team. Our services include live 3D makeup and skin care simulation, anti-aging/skin-care diagnostics, and live hair colour simulation.
In this critical role, you will lead a team of ML researchers that partners with colleagues across multiple disciplines of the company to create innovative AI solutions and revolutionize the beauty industry. You will work with bright and insightful minds, passionate professionals, and a welcoming community where your creative ideas are exceedingly valued.
What You’ll Do
Cutting-Edge Research:
- Drive the exploration and implementation of novel techniques across core AI domains, including but not limited to computer vision, natural language processing, and generative AI, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of technological advancement
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI research and identify opportunities for innovation
- Represent the company at leading AI conferences and publish research findings in top-tier journals
- Act as a key liaison between the AI team and various business units, deeply understanding their challenges and opportunities and translating them into well-defined, actionable machine learning problems
Build and empower a world-class AI team:
- Mentor and lead a high-performing team of AI scientists, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment that encourages growth and development. Conduct performance reviews to ensure team members are meeting their goals and contributing to the success of the AI team
- Recruit, develop, and retain top AI talent
Project management:
- Ensure timely delivery of AI Research projects, maintaining a balance between innovation, quality and efficiency
- Provide technical leadership and research direction, exploring innovative applications of AI in the beauty tech
- Develop and execute a strategic research roadmap aligned with the company's overall goals
Effective Communication:
- Clearly articulate complex AI concepts and their business implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What You’ll Need
- PhD or master’s degree in computer science or related fields
- Extensive experience (10+ years) in AI research, with a demonstrable track record of leading successful research teams
- Strong expertise in various AI/ML concepts and paradigms
- A strong publication record in machine learning, computer vision, or related fields is desired at conferences such as SIGGRAPH, ICML, ICLR, NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, or ECCV
- Experience with machine learning development lifecycle and AI/ML methods such as Transformers, Diffusion Models, LLM, GenAI, etc.
- Ability to convey rigorous mathematical and scientific concepts to non-experts
Our Perks
When you join ModiFace, you’ll enjoy working with a team of passionate engineers and business professionals who are open and collaborative within an inclusive environment. We offer an opportunity to advance and refine your skills and talent.
Along with a competitive salary, we offer access to Health & Dental Benefits, including company-sponsored wellness & training programs, Worldwide Profit Sharing, RRSP matching, employee assistance programs, exciting in-office and off-site social activities, team lunches, a stocked kitchen, and more!
At ModiFace, we create software used by diverse people globally. We value diversity and inclusion within our team to ensure we can deliver the fairest and accessible technology possible, so we welcome and encourage all persons to apply. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
About L'Oréal
Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we are 86K employees across 150 countries on five continents.
Our 36 international brands are divided into four unique Divisions: Luxe, Consumer Products, Dermatological Beauty, and Professional Products. Our 36 international brands include Kiehl’s, Lancôme, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Clarisonic, Maybelline New York, Essie, Kérastase, IT Cosmetics, Prada Beauty, Biotherm, Shu Uemura, Viktor&Rolf, Maison Martin Margiela, Urban Decay, Redken, Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Diesel, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, and more.
For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business: beauty. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our goal is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by innovating and creating cosmetic and skincare products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires.
That’s about us… now what about you? You are driven and up for a challenge! You’re passionate about putting your best foot forward, but you’re not afraid to fail either. You love to learn, grow and make an impact on the world. You can be an intern, or at a senior level position, we’re always looking for new people to join our teams.
If you are ready to take charge of your career and join us, you’re one click away: https://careers.loreal.com/en_US/content
Interested about our quest to the next billion consumers, follow us here to get the insider scoop on our business, culture, and tips on how to join us to shape the future of beauty.
Freedom to go beyond, that’s the beauty of L’Oréal.