Hossein Taghavi

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Director, AI/ML Research and Engineering at Netflix

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Hossein Taghavi is the Director of AI/ML Research and Engineering at Netflix. He leads teams of scientists and engineers specializing in computer vision, graphics, NLP, and audio to develop innovative solutions for Netflixs original content, including visual effects and animation. He earned his Ph. D. from UC San Diego.

Hossein is a Gold Medalist from the 30th International Physics Olympiad.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Hard To Convince

Challenger

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

AI in Content Creation
He leads teams developing ML solutions for visual effects, animation, and games to support the production of Netflix's original content.
Computer Vision R&D
His role focuses on algorithmic innovation in computer vision and computer graphics, and he is actively hiring for R&D projects in this space.
Building AI Teams
Frequently posts about hiring outstanding AI/ML scientists and managers, indicating a focus on acquiring top talent and expanding his team's capabilities.

Media Appearances

Scaling Media Machine Learning at Netflix. Featured in Netflix Tech Blog

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New Series: Creating Media with Machine Learning. Featured in Netflix Tech Blog

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Work History

3-2025
Director, AI/ML Research and Engineering at Netflix
2019 - 4-2025
Sr. Research/Engineering Manager, Studio Media Algorithms at Netflix
2013 - 2018
Machine Learning Researcher/Technical Lead at Netflix
11-2011 - 3-2013
Machine Learning Lead at OperaSolutions
10-2008 - 11-2011
Senior R&D Engineer at Qualcomm

Education

2003 - 2008
Ph.D. from UC San Diego
1999 - 2003
BS from Sharif University of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Hossein

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Use phrases like ‘clear evidence’, ‘data-based results’ etc.
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Hossein is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Hossein

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Hossein move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Hossein take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Hossein

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