VP of Engineering at Ask Polly AI
Forum Ventures
Location
Ottawa
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
Studio Company
ABOUT ASI
ASI is a venture-backed global startup in the field of market research and machine learning, combining the field of market research with innovative AI tech. ASI's proprietary technology, Polly™, enables the identification of randomized, controlled, representative samples of populations through online data, for the purpose of macro-level research and analysis.
ASI makes it possible for organizations to:
Self-serve public opinion research with millions of respondents in under 2 minutes
Accurately predict consumer and stakeholder reaction to messaging before it is released
Track the effectiveness of marketing campaigns in real time
Track customer journey and key KPIs in real time, and learn how to improve the scores
Create any target audience globally to monitor for public opinion
If you are interested in the intersection of market research and AI, Advanced Symbolics Inc. (ASI) might just be the right match for you. We’re looking for creative innovators, sales enthusiasts, and industry leaders to come and join the team. You’ll get a chance to work with like-minded professionals and be part of a close-knit team of passionate individuals – We are growing fast - and looking for people to grow with us!
JOB SUMMARY
You will be responsible for leading our engineering team, turning an MVP into a hardened, worldclass product. You have experience building an AI or Data product on the Azure platform. You will work with the Sales & Marketing team to identify new customer needs and define product features that can meet these needs.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Building and managing a worldclass product team
Integrating with Microsoft products like CoPilot and Fabric
Reviewing the application architecture for speed and performance improvements
Maintaining the askpolly roadmap, monitoring the market research landscape, and imagining new solutions to marketing problems
Budgeting and reporting spend
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Microsoft cloud experience including Azure, CoPilot and Fabric
Competency Python and Javascript
Resident in Canada
Technology leader: You are a go-getter and self-starter who has no issue reaching out to technology vendors and learning new technology for the improvement of ASI.
Customer and People oriented: You are great with people and enjoy working with customers and team members to accomplish shared goals. You have experience listening to and interpreting customer needs, leveraging resources to solve their problems, and delivering end to end solutions.
Creative thinker and problem solver: You love finding innovative and creative solutions to solve customer problems and are no stranger to navigating challenges to get the job done.
Startup mindset: You enjoy the fast pace of the startup world and are interested in joining a small team that is working in a state of constant change and ambiguity. We need people who see open space and want to tackle it, not wait to be told what to do. We need drivers, not passengers.
EXPERIENCE
Built an AI or Data product on the Azure Cloud Platform
6+ years engineering experience
College or university degree in an appropriate field
SKILLS
Strong interpersonal skills to work with a small team and customers
Effective observation skills to effectively diagnose technology problems
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to analyze and make independent decisions
Ability to think critically and be innovative
