Director, Data Science
Core
Lead the end-to-end data science roadmap for consumer search/recommendations, delivery network optimization, and advertising ranking systems to drive business outcomes.
Role type
Director of Data Science (hands-on IC leadership)
Builds
Search ranking, personalization infrastructure, delivery prediction models, and ad ranking stacks
Domain
E-commerce / Quick-commerce / Retail Media
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Applied data science and ML leadership, Ad ranking/retrieval systems, modern ML architectures (transformers, LLMs, contextual bandits, GNNs), causal/uplift modeling, Python, large-scale ML infrastructure, product strategy
Preferred skills
Leadership in consumer marketplace/quick-commerce, retail media network measurement, real-time personalization at scale, Databricks, Snowflake
Technologies
Python, Databricks, Snowflake
Responsibilities
Own the data science roadmap across Consumer, Delivery, and Ads; mentor Data Scientists and ML Engineers; partner with C-suite on product strategy; drive experimentation culture; build search and recommendation systems; optimize delivery ETA and fleet utilization; architect ad ranking and attribution pipelines
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC leadership