UP.Labs

&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Role Description&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;UP.Labs is seeking a proven Head of Data with a track record of scaling technical teams to architect and develop a transformative large market model (LMM) for the travel industry. This ambitious AI platform aims to set new standards in how the travel ecosystem operates, delivering unprecedented value through advanced modeling and deep industry insights. Unlike general-purpose large language models, our LMM is specifically engineered to understand and optimize the complex dynamics of the global travel industry. As our Head of Data within this portfolio organization, you&#39;ll lead the development of our groundbreaking Travel Large Market Model, bridging traditional mathematical optimization with cutting-edge AI. You’ll also have access to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://UP.Partners&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer&quot;&gt;UP.Partners&lt;/a&gt; ecosystem - an expansive team across product, engineering, design, analytics, marketing, legal, talent, finance, and venture capital available to help advise &amp;amp; scale the portfolio organization quickly.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this role you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Architect and lead the development of the travel industry&#39;s first Large Market Model&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transform our current mathematical optimization platform into an AI-powered system that can process and learn from the entire travel ecosystem&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Build and lead a world-class data science team that combines traditional statistical modeling with cutting-edge AI/ML capabilities&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drive the technical vision for how AI can revolutionize the travel industry&#39;s decision-making&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Collaborate with major travel brands to understand their needs and incorporate their domain expertise into our AI platform&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Design and implement novel approaches for processing real-time market intelligence across airlines, hotels, and rental cars&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Create natural language interfaces that make complex travel data accessible to business users&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You should have:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Deep expertise in both traditional statistical modeling and modern AI/ML systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Experience with large-scale data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake) and distributed computing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Track record of leading data science teams and delivering production ML systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strong understanding of deep learning architectures and their practical applications&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Familiarity with travel industry data structures and systems is a plus&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Based in or willing to relocate to key tech hubs (Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver, Chicago preferred)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bachelor&#39;s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field; advanced degree preferred&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Join Us?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Be the architect of an entirely new category of AI application&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Work with cutting-edge AI technology while solving real business problems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Partner directly with major travel brands who are eager to adopt innovative solutions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join a well-funded startup led by experienced travel tech entrepreneurs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Competitive salary, equity, and benefits&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shape the future of a $1.4T industry&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UP.Labs Summary:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We build high-growth technology startups that enable faster, cleaner, and safer movement of people and goods. Our vision is to transform the moving world by pairing leading corporations and entrepreneurs with a proven methodology for launching and scaling software and hardware companies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our platform is unique in three ways:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Risk:&lt;/em&gt; We reward our entire team and ecosystem of partners with meaningful equity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Technology:&lt;/em&gt; We build and launch scalable technology products that form the basis for each venture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Industry Focus&lt;/em&gt;: We stay focused on the underlying fabric of retail mobility&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div&gt;We work with corporate investors over a multi-year period to launch a portfolio of ventures. Our team is dedicated to the first year of a new venture’s life cycle: from ideation to minimum viable product build - and beyond.&lt;/div&gt;