Top Machine Learning Jobs in Des Moines, IA

Lead engineering for Fetch’s audience products, building scalable lifecycle services, predictive and lookalike model workflows, identity matching, partner and DSP activation, monitoring, governance, and access controls. Set technical direction, make architectural decisions, guide engineers, and partner with Data Science, Product, and Data Platform to move audience models from prototypes into reliable production systems.

Supports the design, validation, and operationalization of predictive, machine learning, and AI models. Analyzes structured and unstructured data, develops algorithms, validates outcomes, creates visualizations, and communicates findings to stakeholders. Collaborates cross-functionally to integrate solutions and prepares model pipelines for business use. The role also involves statistical analysis, NLP, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, and research into emerging technologies.

Lead discovery and development of intelligent payment products using data science and machine learning. Analyze large-scale transaction data to optimize routing, interchange, acceptance, fraud risk, supplier connectivity, customer acquisition, and payment economics. Build predictive models, recommendations, optimization signals, and decisioning capabilities; validate business value through experimentation; and partner with Product and Engineering to productionize solutions. Provide technical leadership, mentor analysts, and advise senior Payments stakeholders on high-value opportunities.

Lead agile design and development projects for mobile apps and digital products. Coordinate product, design, engineering, marketing, leadership, and client stakeholders; manage project plans, scope, requirements, backlogs, acceptance criteria, deadlines, workflows, and deliverables. Support scoping and client relationship management while ensuring successful end-to-end software launches and alignment with business objectives.

Leads Utility’s AI practice by defining its roadmap, overseeing AI research and deployment, identifying client opportunities, mentoring AI teams, and establishing responsible AI practices. The role combines technical leadership, product strategy, client advisory, and operational execution across machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent automation initiatives.

Own the end-to-end product strategy and lifecycle for AI research products, from model development and user research through launch, pricing, and go-to-market. Partner with research, engineering, design, and business teams to define requirements, ship products, analyze metrics, run experiments, and prioritize features. The role requires strong technical or quantitative foundations, product management experience, SQL and Python fluency, knowledge of machine learning, and experience taking products from zero to one.

Lead AI engineering teams to design, build, and deploy end-to-end AI solutions. Manage client relationships, plan and deliver projects, mentor staff, drive adoption of cloud-native microservices, CI/CD, vector databases and orchestration tools, and ensure high standards of quality, innovation, and compliance.

Own enterprise customer relationships after implementation, driving BigPanda platform adoption, measurable IT operations outcomes, renewals, and expansion. Lead technical customer sessions, health checks, executive reviews, adoption roadmaps, and value conversations. Partner with account teams on renewal risk, upsell opportunities, and technical proof-of-value engagements. Act as the customer’s internal advocate while guiding integrations, troubleshooting, and platform configuration.

Develop and deploy mineral exploration instruments, sensor systems, data acquisition methods, and proprietary software. Integrate geospatial, geophysical, geochemical, geological, and geographic data; build statistically rigorous and physics-based models; identify ore-forming anomalies; and generate 2D and 3D exploration predictions. Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, geoscientists, vendors, and external partners to design field programs, deploy sensors, reduce uncertainty, and guide exploration decisions.

Lead ecosystem-level data science and econometric analyses across Xbox, Game Pass, Console, PC, and Store experiences. Evaluate growth, engagement, monetization, experiments, incrementality, and investment ROI using statistical and causal inference methods. Build reusable analytical products and self-service capabilities, influence executive decisions, and mentor team members.

Lead product strategy for integrated hardware and software ecosystems serving the public sector. Oversee cameras, IoT, robotics, software, and AI/ML products across their full lifecycle, from concept and NPI through manufacturing, deployment, and end-of-life. Manage and scale the product organization, guide roadmap and P&L decisions with data, develop go-to-market strategies, and align engineering, supply chain, commercial teams, executives, and the Board.

Leads Kaseya’s market and competitive intelligence function, including competitor analysis, market sizing, customer segmentation, Voice of Customer, win/loss research, marketing effectiveness, and predictive analytics. Advises executives on market trends, customer behavior, competitive threats, and growth opportunities. Partners with product, sales, marketing, data science, and revenue operations, embeds insights into sales enablement, and builds a high-performing intelligence team.

Leads company-wide data science priorities, KPI frameworks, measurement standards, causal modeling, scenario planning, and agentic analytical automation. Builds reproducible SQL and Python workflows, validates predictive and causal relationships, establishes trusted metrics, partners with Finance, Product, Commercial, Engineering, and Data Engineering, and mentors scientists. The role drives adoption of governed self-service analytics and communicates assumptions, uncertainty, and business trade-offs to leadership.

Lead architecture and technical strategy for a remote engineering organization building a React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS platform. Mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, drive JavaScript-to-TypeScript migration, design ETL and AI/LLM integration systems, resolve technical debt, and oversee technical design reviews, production support, incident response, hiring, and delivery. Partner with product, clinical, and business stakeholders to build scalable, reliable software.

Lead technical discovery and solution design for U.S. Government customers adopting trusted AI platforms. Develop architectures, demonstrations, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts; translate mission needs into actionable implementation approaches; present to technical and executive stakeholders; collaborate with engineering, data science, and product teams; support sales, proposals, and capture efforts; and manage concurrent customer engagements.

Develop and deploy machine learning, AI, causal inference, and statistical solutions for advertising measurement products. Own projects from prototyping through production, conduct experiments, explore large-scale data, and collaborate with product, engineering, analysts, and account teams to improve attribution and marketing ROI.

Lead technical strategy and architecture for Azure Storage geo-replication, data protection, failover orchestration, and business continuity. Drive cross-team delivery, operational excellence, telemetry, automation, AI-assisted operations, and represent the team in executive and customer engagements.

Develop and operate production ML and AI systems powering patient experiences such as matching, ranking, recommendations, onboarding, and personalization. Build reusable ML infrastructure, pipelines, evaluation, observability, and model-serving capabilities. Provide technical leadership across the ML lifecycle, guide architecture, evaluate custom versus foundation-model approaches, and partner with ML and Patient Engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable AI products.

Secure software and cloud environments through threat modeling, code review, vulnerability remediation, security automation, detection engineering, and attack simulations. The role partners closely with Engineering, manages Snyk and Docker Scout findings, integrates security into CI/CD, coordinates third-party penetration testing for SOC 2 and HITRUST, and helps define secure architecture for mobile, data lake, AI, and production cloud systems.

Manage technology operations across three global studios, including systems administration, infrastructure, technical support, equipment management, business and creative tool administration, vendor coordination, and troubleshooting. Partner with global IT, information security, and privacy teams on policies, compliance, and content security. Drive AI and machine-learning integrations to improve workflows and business efficiency while supporting clients and global technology initiatives.

Own and advance Wonderlic’s AI-powered Jobs Engine, using production machine learning and NLP to analyze labor-market data and infer job characteristics at scale. Partner with product, engineering, and I-O psychology teams to integrate responsible AI into assessment and workforce solutions. Apply fairness, explainability, legal defensibility, and rigorous evaluation practices to employment-related AI systems, including generative AI outputs and assessment interpretation.

Leads regional growth across Eastern USA and Canadian retail, wholesale, and distribution markets. Responsibilities include setting sales strategy, managing and coaching enterprise sellers, building C-level relationships, guiding value-based selling, developing ROI cases, improving pipeline forecasting, leveraging AI-enabled sales tools, maintaining Salesforce data, and collaborating with presales, alliances, marketing, customer success, and sales operations.

Leads client-facing management consulting and transformation programs spanning revenue operations, marketing, sales, customer growth, data, analytics, and AI. Advises senior executives, develops operating models and transformation roadmaps, leads solutioning and proposals, oversees delivery governance, and translates business needs into implementable data and technology solutions. Builds thought leadership, reusable consulting assets, and high-performing teams while supporting strategic growth and client relationships.

Leads and develops a fraud analyst team responsible for investigating emerging threats, responding to incidents, and improving fraud-risk strategies. Owns investigative standards, playbooks, workflows, and tools while serving as an escalation resource for complex cases. Partners with Data Science, Customer Success, Product, Engineering, and business leaders to convert fraud insights into scalable signals, model improvements, and better customer outcomes. Supports customer conversations as a fraud subject-matter expert and coaches analysts on communicating risk decisions.

Oversee global analytics and algorithm design initiatives for a nonprofit: identify high-impact projects, coordinate with student directors, collect feedback, design and run training for developers and technical advisors, and form partnerships to support implementation. Volunteer commitment ~5-6 hours/week.