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 Platform 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 Platform within this portfolio organization, you will be&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;technical architect behind an unprecedented Azure-based AI infrastructure powering the travel industry&#39;s first Large Market Model. 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 an Azure-based infrastructure capable of powering large-scale AI models for the travel industry&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Design and implement robust, scalable systems that can process vast amounts of real-time travel data&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Work directly with Microsoft teams to pioneer new approaches to industrial AI deployment&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Build and maintain relationships with Microsoft&#39;s technical leadership, potentially achieving MVP status&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lead the technical integration of our platform with major travel brands&#39; existing systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ensure platform security, reliability, and performance at scale&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drive technical decisions that will shape the future of the travel industry AI&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 Microsoft Azure, particularly its AI and ML infrastructure components&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Proven experience architecting and deploying large-scale cloud systems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strong understanding of AI/ML infrastructure requirements and best practices&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Experience working directly with cloud provider teams on strategic initiatives&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Track record of technical leadership in complex, multi-stakeholder environments&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Background in building secure, compliant systems for enterprise clients&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Excellent communication skills and ability to work with technical and business stakeholders&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;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Be the technical architect of an entirely new category of AI platform&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Work at the cutting edge of Azure AI capabilities, with direct Microsoft collaboration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shape the technical foundation of a platform that will transform a $1.4T industry&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;Opportunity to achieve Microsoft MVP status and industry recognition&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;