Director of Data Science and Analytics
Data | Remote | Full Time
Spokeo is a people search engine that both enlightens and empowers our customers. With over 12 billion records and 18 million visitors per month, we reconnect friends, reunite families, prevent fraud, and more. Every day our nimble team takes on enormous challenges in data science that push the limits of the cloud and search architecture.
As the Director of Data Science and Analytics, you will be responsible for collecting, managing, and analyzing user data and product data to provide business intelligence solutions for Product, Marketing, Finance, and Operations teams. You will manage our team of action-oriented data scientists and analysts, lead and promote our data-focused culture, and act as a key stakeholder in enhancing our data technologies. This position reports directly to the CTO and is expected to have a high impact on the organization.
Responsibilities:
Manage a high-performing team of data scientists and analysts
Collect, manage, and analyze user and product data
Ensure and improve data quality, integrity, accuracy, and utility
Own the process of model selection, accuracy, and efficiency
Collaborate with all teams to find growth levers and optimization opportunities
Define business questions and provide business intelligence
Develop and manage audience profiling
Manage and improve the LTV model
Set the vision and strategy for analytics with a focus on creating customer value
Establish a long-term roadmap for providing deep business intelligence
Drive data-driven decisions and advance our data-focused culture
Requirements:
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Economics, Information Systems, Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Math, or any other related field
7+ years of experience in data analytics, web analytics, and marketing analytics
3+ years of experience managing data analysts, business analysts, data scientists, etc.
Expert experience with SQL for querying and profiling
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Experience with:
Statistical and machine learning tools like Python, R, SAS, etc.
Open-source big-data tools such as Spark, Parquet, map-reduce, etc.
Cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.
Tableau and Google Analytics
Customer Data Platforms and/or Data Management Platforms
Great skills in communication and stakeholder management
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Spokeo is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Spokeo fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best products and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.
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