Passionate about development in leading technologies? Looking to become a major player on an amazing diverse team? The data science and engineering team at Koddi works to advance our award-winning advertising platform that helps the world’s top brands drive revenue and growth.
As the Director of Data Science, you will be instrumental in driving our company's strategic direction by evaluating current business goals, devising data-driven strategies, and establishing robust infrastructures to support our objectives. Your expertise will guide investment decisions by recommending high-impact models that align with our growth trajectory. Working closely with global technology partners such as Google, Meta, and Tripadvisor, as well as key players in the retail and commerce media and hospitality sectors, you will forge collaborative relationships to leverage cutting-edge technologies and insights. Leading a talented team of data scientists, you will foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, ensuring seamless integration and alignment across departments to achieve measurable outcomes and propel our business forward.
What you will do
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Operations, and other teams to drive product strategy and investment decisions, resulting in an increase in product adoption and an improvement in customer satisfaction metrics.
- Lead and develop a globally dispersed team of Data Scientists and Data Engineers to effectively execute the product strategy, achieving an increase in team productivity and a reduction in time-to-market for new features.
- Proactively identify and address opportunities and challenges to align with the product vision, resulting in an increase in product innovation and an enhancement in product-market fit.
- Ensure data-driven decision-making processes are rigorously followed, leading to an improvement in decision quality and an increase in revenue generated from new product features.
- Utilize quantitative analysis, data mining, and data presentation techniques to enhance the quality and impact of the team's work, resulting in an improvement in data-driven insights and actionable recommendations.
- Influence leadership across the company to develop cross-cutting strategies and solutions to build on team capabilities across the company to better advance the mission
- Uphold high standards of product thinking and analytical depth within the team through strategic hiring and mentorship initiatives
What skills and experience you bring
- Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, or other quantitative fields, PhD preferred
- 10+ years of work experience leading analytics teams, working collaboratively with Product, Engineering and cross-functional partners, and guiding data-influenced product planning, prioritization, and strategy development.
- Demonstrated experience in hiring, retaining, and scaling geographically dispersed, high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated experience influencing product strategy and driving change across organizational boundaries through clear and compelling communication of data-driven insights and analyses.
- 10+ years of experience in an analytical leadership role in technology, consulting, e-commerce, gaming, or retail industries.
- 10+ years of experience with SQL, SAS, Python, R, or other programming languages.
- Proven executive-level communication skills to influence product and cross functional teams.
- Experienced in advertising technology (adtech)
About Koddi
Koddi is a global technology company with software and services that empower marketplace monetization through commerce media. Our enterprise platforms leverage first-party data to drive marketplace revenue and profit by improving user experience and target shoppers throughout the purchase path. Koddi’s platforms enable any advertiser, any marketplace, in any industry to increase awareness, generate demand, and drive revenue.
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Koddi has additional offices in New York, Ann Arbor, Austin and Düsseldorf. Ranked by Forbes, Deloitte, and the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation, we’re growing rapidly and looking for innovative problem solvers to join our team. For more information, visit www.koddi.com.
