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Risepoint supports more than 100 universities and colleges across five countries, with programs concentrated in high-demand fields including nursing, healthcare, teaching, business, technology, and public service. Our suite of products and services supports the full student journey and each university’s long-term goals. Together, we increase access to affordable education that delivers a strong return on investment for learners and meets employer and community needs. Learn more at risepoint.com.\nThe Impact You Will Make\nIn this role, you will own the intelligence layer that powers how Risepoint engages with students at every stage of their journey. You will lead end-to-end initiatives-from scoping and design through cross-functional implementation and measurable outcomes-that directly shape retention, engagement, and enrollment results for thousands of students across more than 100 university partners.\nYou will be accountable for delivering the “Next Best Experience” platform: the predictive engine that turns raw behavioral signals into personalized, timely outreach. Your decisions will determine who gets reached, when, and how-translating data science into student outcomes that help working adults succeed in programs that change their lives.\nYou will bring our mission to life by leading initiatives that make the student journey smarter and more human at the same time. Every initiative you own-from scoping a churn-risk model through deploying it into production and measuring its downstream impact-translates directly into a real person getting the support they need before they fall through the cracks. By driving cross-functional alignment and accountability across Product, Engineering, and CX teams, you will help Risepoint’s university partners serve more students more effectively.\nHow You Will Bring Our Mission to Life\nWhat You Will Do\nInitiative Leadership & Cross-Functional Ownership\nLead AI/ML initiatives end-to-end-scoping, designing, managing implementation, and driving outcomes-coordinating across Product, Engineering, CX, and university partner teams. \nOwn accountability for delivering measurable business outcomes from each initiative: retention lift, engagement improvement, enrollment conversion, and pipeline efficiency. \nDrive alignment and decision-making across teams at each stage of an initiative’s lifecycle, from defining success metrics through post-deployment iteration. \nIdentify and scope net-new AI/ML opportunities that deliver impact for students, university partners, and Risepoint’s business, and advocate for prioritization with leadership. \nManage relationships with key vendors and software providers as a workstream leader, ensuring delivery commitments are met. \nModel Development & Production Delivery\nBuild and deploy predictive models-including churn risk, engagement propensity, and success likelihood-that power proactive student outreach and are monitored continuously in production. \nLead the design and implementation of “next best action” logic in close partnership with Product and CX, from logic design through production deployment. \nPrototype, test, and productionize models using MLOps frameworks (Databricks, MLFlow, dbt, Dagster), owning the full model lifecycle. \nPartner with data engineers to ensure clean, reliable pipelines and feature stores that support model development and production deployment at scale. \nWork with speech analytics and structured CRM/LMS data to derive behavioral insights across the student lifecycle. \nExperimentation & Performance Accountability\nDesign and lead A/B testing programs to measure model-driven impact on retention, engagement, and satisfaction, owning the decision to ship, iterate, or stop. \nEstablish feedback loops and real-world performance monitoring frameworks that enable continuous model improvement. \nTranslate complex technical findings into clear, executive-ready narratives that drive cross-functional alignment and action. \nTeam Leadership & Standards\n· Mentor teammates and raise the team’s technical bar through code reviews, pair work, and knowledge-sharing.\n· Model ownership, adaptability, and initiative leadership in a fast-changing environment; 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degradation alerts and retraining cadence. \nExperiment velocity and signal rate: number of A/B tests shipped per quarter and percentage yielding statistically significant, actionable results. \nQualitative feedback from Product, Engineering, and CX partners on initiative ownership, communication quality, and cross-functional effectiveness. \nWhat You’ll Bring to the Team\nExperience That Matters Most\nA proven track record of delivering measurable consumer and business impact through AI/ML initiatives-scoping, managing implementation, and owning outcomes end-to-end. \nExperience as a workstream leader: designing, managing, and delivering AI/ML projects in a cross-functional environment. \n5-8+ years in applied machine learning or data science, ideally in education, consumer tech, personalization, or a complex behavioral domain. \nStrong background in predictive analytics, recommendation systems, and experimentation (A/B testing, causal inference, uplift modeling). \nDeep expertise in Python and SQL; 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