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Chris Dienes

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Senior Manager, ML Science - Content & Conversation Modeling at Netflix
📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

Chris Dienes is a data science leader at Netflix, managing the ML Science team for Content & Conversation Modeling. With a PhD in Statistics, he has over 12 years of experience building high-performing science teams and implementing AI/ML solutions at companies like Amazon and Atlassian. People who have worked with him describe him as having exceptional technical depth and being an excellent career mentor.

Outside of his direct management roles, Chris is passionate about science education and impact. He previously was an award-winning instructor and enjoys creating engaging ways to teach complex topics, such as using game theory to explain statistical concepts. He is a Goldwater Scholar and was a two-time valedictorian.

Unique fact: Chris holds a U. S. patent for a data storage power management system.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, ML Science - Content & Conversation Modeling
Job Level
Middle
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
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Generative AI Solutions
He has a track record of launching impactful Gen AI solutions for large sales and support teams of over 5, 000 members at both Amazon and Atlassian.
Building Science Teams
He specializes in building and scaling geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, and AI architects, and is actively hiring for his team at Netflix.
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Work history

8-2025
Senior Manager, ML Science - Content & Conversation Modeling
Netflix
2-2025 - 7-2025
Senior Manager, Data Science
Atlassian
4-2024 - 2-2025
Gen AI Services Lead, Sales AI (Amazon Ads)
Amazon
5-2022 - 4-2024
Head of Science & Engineering, Non-Endemic Advertising (Amazon Ads)
Amazon
4-2021 - 4-2022
Senior Data Science Manager (AWS Professional Services)
Amazon
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Education
2008 - 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of California, Davis
2004 - 2008
Bachelor’s Degree
Montana Technological University
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