E327 Martin Miller, Director of AI/ML Product Operations at Levi Strauss & Co

Today's guest is Martin Miller, Director of AI/ML Product Operations at Levi Strauss & Co in San Francisco. Founded in 1853, Levi Strauss pioneered labor and environmental guidelines in manufacturing, and they work to build sustainability into everything they do. Their brands — Levi’s®, Dockers®, Denizen® and Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.™ — stand for freedom and self-expression around the world. For more than 160 years, they have used the strength of their brands to lead with their values and make an outsized impact on the world.

Martin's expertise lies in delivering solutions and improving user experience and service delivery. He bring process and building expertise in code-complete design and development, enterprise architecture, deployment, data security and compliance. He has a proven track record of success directing cross-functional and multi-site teams in agile scrum environments, combined with a talent for effective IT projects, capacity planning and implementation.

In the episode, Martin will discuss:

His role & how the use AI/ML at Levi Strauss & Co.,

What a typical project life cycle looks like,

The current make up of the tech team,

What’s in store for the near future and

Why Levi Strauss & Co. is a great place to work