Credit Acceptance
Staff AIML Solutions Engineer
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Credit Acceptance
Credit Acceptance is proud to be an award-winning company recognized both locally and nationally across multiple workplace categories. Our world-class culture is shaped by dedicated team members who are driven to succeed as professionals individually and together as a team. Backed by a strong product, exceptional people, and a stable financial foundation, we’ve grown into a leading provider of used and new car financing across the country.
Our Engineering and Analytics Team Members utilize the latest technology to develop, monitor, and maintain complex practices that help optimize our success. Our Team Members value being challenged, are encouraged to express their ideas, and have the flexibility to enjoy work life balance. We build intrinsic value by partnering with all functions of our business to support their success and make strategic business decisions. We focus on professional development and continuous improvement while enjoying a casual work environment and Great Place to Work culture!
Staff AI/ML Solutions Engineer
Position Overview
A Staff AI/ML Solutions Engineer is a senior individual contributor within the AI/ML organization, accountable end-to-end for AI/ML products across the auto lending ecosystem from the business problem and its prioritization through the solution design, recommending build versus buy decision, and the realized value.
Key Responsibilities
- Operates at the intersection of business, product, engineering, and AI/ML, serving as the single point of contact to the business for their assigned domains.
- Understands business needs, identifies AI/ML opportunities, and defines solution direction.
- Leads discovery: frames the business problem, sizes the opportunity, and validates the need and feasibility before committing to a solution.
- Owns the product roadmap and its prioritization, making and demonstrating value in what the organization should and should not pursue.
- Translates framed problems into clear solution direction, technical specifications, and delivery plans in partnership with AI/ML Engineering and AI/ML Science teams.
- Owns the build-versus-buy recommendation for assigned solutions, with a defensible rationale; leads vendor evaluation, commercial input, integration design, and proof-of-concept scoping.
- Owns the solution lifecycle from problem framing through delivery, adoption, and continuous improvement.
- Continually analyzes operational signals from AI Operations viz. cost, quality, and usage and translates them into the roadmap and re-solutioning work, including vendor renewal and true-up decisions.
- Establishes, monitors, and analyzes KPIs to evaluate effectiveness and drive iterative improvement.
- Acts as a trusted advisor to business and technology leadership, influencing decisions through expertise, data, and clear communication, and protecting the roadmap from being captured by what is technically interesting rather than valuable.
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Competencies
- Customer Empathy: The ability to understand the perspectives, pain points, and experiences of customers.
- Engineering Excellence: Bringing great craftsmanship and thought leadership to deliver an outstanding product.
- One Team: A collaborative approach across the organization, where individuals work together seamlessly.
- Owner's Mindset: Adopting a set of behaviors that reflect a sense of responsibility, accountability, strategic thinking, and a proactive approach to managing your domain.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
- 8+ years of experience in technical product management, solution ownership, or business-facing solution roles, preferably within financial services, and including AI/ML or data products.
- Strong understanding of AI and machine learning concepts and system design.
- Ability to set realistic expectations and make defensible build-versus-buy decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to own a product outcome end to end, from problem framing through launch and post launch monitoring.
- Working proficiency with Python, system design, and SQL.
- Strong understanding of AI features and capabilities including RAG, multi-agent systems, agentic AI, LLM applications, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives without formal people management responsibility.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder-communication skills, including the ability to communicate value and ROI to senior leadership.
- Comfortable operating with significant autonomy, accountability, and ambiguity.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience defining metrics and KPI frameworks for AIML or data products.
- Experience implementing solutions using Databricks, Mlflow, AWS technology stack.
- Experience owning vendor relationships, commercial negotiations, or integration design.
- Experience working in at least two of the following areas: Product, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Software Engineering.
- Strong working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to translate fuzzy business needs into both a measurable definition of success and a feasible solution shape.
- Strong systems thinking and ability to solve problems at the root cause with practical, scalable solutions.
- Strong prioritization skills and the ability to say no, when required.
- Ability to communicate complex technical and analytical information clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, including senior and executive leadership.
- Ability to build trust, credibility, and strong relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to prioritize effectively and execute in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
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Target Compensation
A competitive base salary range from $153,760 – $225,514. This position is eligible for an annual variable bonus of cash and equity, between 10-20%. Bonus amounts are based on individual performance. Final compensation within the range is influenced by many factors including role-specific skills, depth and experience level, industry background, relevant education and certifications.
Candidates who reside in the following major metropolitan areas may be eligible for a premium on top of the posted range based on their specific zone: San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/dental/vision, and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work.
Our Company Values
- To be successful in this role, Team Members need to be:
- Positive by maintaining resiliency and focusing on solutions
- Respectful by collaborating and actively listening
- Insightful by cultivating innovation, accumulating business and role specific knowledge, demonstrating self-awareness, and making quality decisions
- Direct by effectively communicating and conveying courage
- Earnest by taking accountability, applying feedback, and effectively planning and priority setting
Expectations
- Remain compliant with our policies, processes, and legal guidelines
- All other duties as assigned
- Attendance as required by department
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Required degrees must have been earned at institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Credit Acceptance is dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive working environment for all. As part of our Culture of Compliance, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and value our culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of the person’s age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, criminal history, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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