It is reported that ByteDance poached the technical director of Alibaba Tongyi Model with an 8-digit annual salary. Alibaba has previously applied for arbitration on the non-compete agreement
Sina Technology News December 6, noon news, some media reported that ByteDance poached Zhou Chang, the former technical director of Ali Tongyi Big Model, with a 4-2 job level and an 8-digit annual salary package. As of press time, ByteDance and Ali have not responded.
Public information shows that Zhou Chang joined Ali in 2017 and served as the technical director of Ali Tongyi Big Model. After Zhou Chang resigned in July this year, some media reported that Zhou Chang had joined ByteDance in August to engage in AI big model-related work. In November this year, Alibaba decided to apply for arbitration for the news that "Zhou Chang, a former employee of Tongyi Big Model, violated the non-compete agreement", which was also confirmed by Ali insiders.
According to the first financial report, "It's not just Zhou Chang who came to ByteDance, more than a dozen people in his team also jumped ship." ByteDance offered Zhou Chang a contract that was almost impossible to refuse: a 4-2 job level and an 8-digit annual salary package, which is about two levels higher and several times the salary according to Ali's job level system. ByteDance also gave the original team members who came with him job levels of 4-1 and 3-2 (equivalent to Alibaba's P10 and P9).