Senior Data Scientist

Auckland - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace - a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. At Tracksuit we consider a unique perspective diverse experience and a growth mindset to be of greater value than ticking every box on an JD. If you think you have what it takes but dont have the exact experience weve set out please still get in touch and apply. Wed love to chat!

At Tracksuit we provide beautiful radically affordable always-on brand tracking which is easy to use compared to traditional methods. We recognise that sounds like a ton of buzzwords for marketers so what it really means is that we did over 50000 surveys last month to find out what real humans think and feel about the worlds best brands and their competitors. Check us out here:

Data is Tracksuits moat: its the core of our product and integral to everything we do. Were looking for an experienced Senior Data Scientist to amplify the value of our data and help us become the common language to measure understand and communicate the vale of brand building.

As our Senior Data Scientist youll be a critical part of our survey team working with product managers engineers data scientists and survey experts to scale our survey operation while maintaining world-class data quality.

We think this role is exciting because:

Youll be working on some of the most impactful projects in the company: Youll be applying your data skills to solve problems at the heart of our business model directly driving our ability to scale and launch new products.
You get to innovate: Youll have license to run experiments imagine surveying from first principles and implement solutions with a product team to build the worlds best survey engine.
Your work is directly tied to business outcomes: As you shape the trajectory of Tracksuit youll be able to directly measure your impact and demonstrate your contribution to the business.
We dont have a roadmap dictated to us: Youll have high-level business goals and outcomes but its up to you to define the problems and solutions.
Were backed by product-legend Lenny Rachitsky: Founder of Lennys Podcast and Lennys Lennys words: Across the thousands of startup decks Ive looked at Ive almost never seen a growth trajectory like the growth Tracksuit has see

What are we looking for Were looking for a Full Stack Data Scientist that:

Has 4 years experience as a Data Scientist
Has strong data science capabilities: Deep understanding of statistics including both frequentist and Bayesian approaches. Experience with measuring and improving data quality especially in surveying. Strong fluency in SQL and in scripting languages such as Python and R.
(Nice to have) Experience with operational research experimentation or classical machine learning
Has data leadership product and commercial skills: Entrepreneurial. Youre focused on having an impact on business results and thrive when navigating new domains. Able to think creatively both statistically and commercially to solve business problems. Drives momentum making trade-offs between statistics and the business and prioritising work independently. Able to communicate the impact of your work with customers and less technical partners
Is kind: This is such a collaborative role that we want a great kind human.

As our Senior Data Scientist you will be responsible for scaling our survey operations: the heart of the Tracksuit product. This may involve:

Designing how we sample and integrate with new survey panels
Running and analysing experiments to improve survey engagement
Building our survey data quality monitoring system
Exploring alternative data sources to complement our survey metrics
Working closely with product managers designers and developers to guide the implementation of all of the above.
Applying diverse data science skillsets such as survey analytics statistics machine learning and generative AI to our proprietary data to solve business problems.

$135000 - $160000 a year

We practice transparent compensation at Tracksuit which means we put a real focus on fair compensation for our people and their roles. We run comprehensive full-cycle comp reviews annually as well as rolling promotions when youve levelled up. Your salary is supplemented with our best-in-class benefits package as well as generous ESOP.

Please note while we have listed this role as being based in our Auckland office we are also open to Australian applicants and this person working from our Sydney office.

Why join us at Tracksuit

As one of Australasias fastest growing startups weve hand-picked a world-class team of kind ambitious generous and smart humans. Youll get to join and experience life at one the fastest-growing startup in New Zealand & Australia while we are still in hyper growth phase.

Were a tight-knit supportive and ambitious team driven to empower companies to use brand to drive success. Our culture thrives on complete transparency trust learning and constant development and improvement.

Underpinning the experience are our great benefits including:

Compensation:Competitive market rate remuneration which is reviewed twice annually. Our radically transparent compensation policy ensures that salaries are fair across the entire team.

Employee Share Option Program (ESOP):So that everyone on the team has a share in Tracksuits success.

Progressive health and wellness benefits:Including an annual wellness bonus access to a premium EAP platform and 6 weeks of paid annual leave.

Generous parental benefits:12 weeks paid parental leave for either caregiver additional sick leave for IVF gradual return to work.

A $1000 personal L&D budgetfor each Trackstar plus additional growth opportunities including mentorships speaking engagements and travel.

Flexible working:We have beautiful offices in Auckland Sydney London and New York. We are office first but offer flexibility day to day.

But dont take our word for it! Youll be joining the:

- Mumbrella Marketing Company of the Year 2022

- HRD Employer of Choice <200 Staff 2024

- NZ Hi Tech Awards Emerging Company of the Year 2024

- AFR Best Place to Work Media and Marketing (4th place) 2024

Most importantly when you join youll receivean epic Tracksuitwhich reflects our vibe. We are built for speed and comfort were fun and informal and were practical and ready for anything.

FYI - Were pet-friendly in principle and practice - with the occasional four-legged visitor adding to the charm not the chaos.

Please note: This role is based in Auckland NZ & requires you to work from our vibrant office space. With flexibility to work from home we trust you to choose the balance that empowers you & your team to achieve their goals.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Senior IC