At Catawiki every day brings the extraordinary! Whether its a or we encounter exceptional objects every day.
Were a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75000 unique items in auction carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.
Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date were on a mission to become the worlds most popular destination for special objects. As a growing diverse and sustainable scale-up we proudly live by our core values:
- Taking ownership and driving impact
- Being open to change and feedback
- Being passionate about our mission and our customers.
If these values resonate with you wed love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!
About the role and team
With thousands of active lots every day hundreds of thousands of daily bids millions of users and billions of events the Catawiki platform generates vast amounts of data every day. All this data is being collected and stored and used extensively by our team of 19 data scientists and engineers that want to build a better company by using data in a smart way. At Catawiki we believe in using data for making decisions and the Data Science & Analytics team plays a central role in that.
We are looking for a Data Scientist - Product Insights to work with our Product teams and leverage data to identify user journey opportunities and measure success of our product features and teams.
You will be part of the Data Science Product Insights Team helping us make sense of our data finding actionable insights and creating self-service opportunities by combining data from multiple sources and working closely together with your colleagues in other departments.
In this role no two days will be the same: you will build dashboards design robust A/B tests uncover trends in user behaviour collaborate with your Data colleagues on discovery for a new ML model or enhance the reliability of our data pipelines. Whatever the task youll play a pivotal role in shaping Catawikis product solutions and deliver real impact.
What Youll Do
- Own analytics for a broad product area Unlike at larger companies where analytics roles are more specialized at Catawiki youll take full ownership of a major part of the platform. This could mean leading analytics for all buyer-facing features all seller-facing experiences or everything related to fulfillment. Youll build strong relationships with stakeholders and proactively identify opportunities by deeply understanding Catawikis user behavior.
- Turn data into insights and recommendations Youll go beyond tracking metricsyoull define and refine key success measures uncover trends and translate data into clear recommendations. Your insights will help shape Product decisions flag opportunities and drive the strategy forward. Through dashboards and reports youll make sure the right information is always at hand to guide the business.
- Leverage advanced analytics Using techniques like regression analysis causal inference and A/B testing youll analyze user behavior identify actionable insights and evaluate the effectiveness of new features to ensure continuous improvement.
- Enable data-driven decision-making at scale Youll identify and implement self-service data solutions that empower Product teams to make informed decisions faster. Beyond Product analytics youll contribute to foundational data projects like building scalable data pipelines improving data accessibility and expanding our A/B Experimentation program.
Who You Are
- Experienced data professional You have a strong quantitative background and 3 years of experience in data science or analytics ideally in an online company.
- Technical skills Youre proficient in SQL and comfortable writing code to transform data into insights whether in Python R or another language. You can handle large datasets manage complex data pipelines and work with tools like Looker Studio Tableau Power BI and data transformation tools like dbt or Dataform.
- Statistical expertise You have a solid understanding of statistics and can apply techniques like regression analysis causal inference and hypothesis testing to extract meaningful insights from data.
- Web and app analytics You have experience with tracking tools like Google Analytics (GA) and Google Tag Manager (GTM) helping to measure and optimize user behavior.
- Data-driven experimentation You understand A/B testing principles and how to apply them to drive meaningful insights.
- Turning data into action You dont just analyze datayou extract insights that drive business decisions even with minimal engineering support.
- Strong communicator You work effectively with business owners engineers and leadership translating data insights into clear recommendations.
Where Youll Be
This role is based in our Amsterdam office in the Netherlands.
Why Youll Love Working with Us
- Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80 categories. In our flat structure every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
- Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
- A Culture of Connection defines us. Were a passionate diverse and collaborative team of 800 Catawikains and 60 nationalities all coming together to build a one-of-a-kind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
- Celebrate Lifes Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us youll receive a 100 Catavoucher and on each birthday youll get a 50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3 5 8 10 years) with additional time off plus extra leave for lifes big moments like marriage engagements or moving house.
Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding whats available in your country please consult your recruiter.
Our Offices and Way of Working
Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40% of your working time to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remotesuch as for certain expert or sales positionsthen that arrangement will apply.
Interested
Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .
If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.