At Innovatrics, we equip you with the tools, context, and trust to thrive, and a clear path to grow and make a meaningful impact throughout your journey with us.
We're hiring the manager who will lead our Innovation Team — the people who explore new biometric ideas, turn the promising ones into validated proofs of concept and demos, and carry Innovatrics' presence in standards bodies, academia, and EU-funded research.
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At Innovatrics, we build biometric technologies for phygital identity, elections, border control, law enforcement and secure remote onboarding in 80+ countries. Our algorithms have reached over a billion people.
The Innovation Team is where new ideas are pressure-tested before they become product commitments — and where Innovatrics' external influence, through standards bodies, academic partnerships, and EU research, is built. As its manager, you own both sides: the team that builds the proofs of concept and demos, and the strategy that turns them into a competitive edge.
We're a small team, so ideas move fast — from concept to demo in short cycles. Join us if you're motivated by applied research, by growing the people who do it, and by solving problems where the solution isn't obvious from the start.
This role carries five distinct areas of responsibility:
We prefer candidates based in Bratislava or Brno, where our core R&D teams and HQ are located. We are also open to remote candidates based anywhere in Europe — in which case roughly 15% travel to our Bratislava HQ is expected.
The role also involves regular travel to standards-body (ISO/IEC) working groups and to academic partner meetings.
Requirements
You are an experienced applied-ML or research leader who is energised by ambiguous problems and by growing the people who solve them. You combine research curiosity with pragmatic engineering judgement, and you communicate your thinking clearly — to your team, to leadership, and to external partners. You are comfortable wearing several hats at once: leading a team, owning a roadmap, and representing Innovatrics externally. You thrive in a culture built on Innovatrics' values — collaboration, accountability, respect, excellence, and a shared mission.
This role is open at M1 (Manager Track).
At Innovatrics, levels reflect scope, impact, and autonomy, not just years of experience. M1 is the entry level of the Manager Track: you deliver outcomes through one team, owning team performance, delivery, and a short- to mid-term horizon. This role pairs that M1 team-leadership scope with broader external and strategic responsibility — representing Innovatrics in standards bodies and EU research.
Level and compensation are aligned during the interview process based on demonstrated scope & impact.
Benefits
At Innovatrics, we offer competitive compensation aligned with role level, experience, skills, and location.
Salary (indicative, Bratislava-based): starting from €5,000 / month and up to €6,000 / month, depending on the assessed seniority level.
Beyond base salary, this role is eligible for Innovatrics' company-wide Variable Pay program with a target of 30% of annual guaranteed pay, tied to Innovatrics' net profit margin and paid based on company performance.
We also provide a comprehensive benefits package. Details are available at careers.innovatrics.com.
Candidates are welcome to request additional conversations with Innovatrics team members.
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