This isn’t your regular job.
Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else.
We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn.
Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).
We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products.
We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world.
Site Lead, Data & ML — LondonWhy AlmediaAlmedia runs Freecash, a rewards platform with ~80 million users, profitable since day one, and currently the #3 fastest-growing company in Europe.
We're building out our first dedicated data/ML presence in London, and this is the seat that gets to shape it from the ground up.
This is a rare opportunity to build a team and technical culture from first principles, with real autonomy over how it grows and a direct line between your decisions and the company's results.
The RoleYou'll lead our London data/ML function, currently a single hire, growing to roughly 5-10 over the next year.
You'll stay hands-on throughout: reviewing code, joining model reviews, and remaining a genuine technical contributor as you build out the team.
Your impact will be measured the way ours is, in the results you help drive, not in headcount or process for its own sake.
You'll report directly into our Chief Science Officer and work closely with our CTO.
What You'll DoOwn the London data/ML team's roadmap, translating business priorities (reward/payout optimisation, real-time personalisation, offer ranking) into a team structure and technical planStay close to the work, reviewing designs and code alongside your team, not just signing off on themHire, coach, and grow a small, high-ownership team; shape the technical bar and interview process as you scalePartner directly with senior leadership to connect London's work to company-level outcomesHelp establish London as a cor.