About the Role
At SEEK our Senior Data Scientists play a key role in shaping how millions of people discover meaningful work. As a Senior Data Scientist in the Personalisation team youll lead the design and delivery of end-to-end AI solutionsfrom defining problems and running experiments to building models and deploying them at scale.
Youll work on some of SEEKs most impactful challenges including developing deep candidate representations personalising user experiences and powering adaptive content across our platforms. Youll collaborate closely with AI Engineers Product Managers Designers and other Data Scientists while also mentoring and supporting less experienced team members.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in autonomy enjoys solving ambiguous problems and is passionate about creating high-impact technically excellent solutions. If youre excited about driving innovation and influencing the direction of AI at SEEK wed love to hear from you.
The Team
The Personalisation team sits within SEEKs Artificial Intelligence & Analytics (AIPS) group and plays a critical role in shaping how candidates interact with our products. We help users find the right opportunities faster by tailoring their experiences using behavioural signals advanced machine learning and deep user insights.
As part of a cross-functional specialised team we design and deploy models that power intelligent content systems and personalisation engines. We work in quarterly delivery cycles where we explore prototype and release solutions that enhance the job discovery experience for millions.
What Youll Do
In this role youll lead end-to-end personalisation initiativesworking closely with Product Managers Engineers and other Data Scientists to design build and deploy scalable machine learning solutions. Youll take ownership of the technical direction shaping the roadmap and driving experimentation to solve complex user experience challenges.
Youll develop and refine ML models run rigorous evaluations including A/B tests and ensure performance fairness and reliability in production. Youll also uncover data-driven insights that influence product strategy while providing mentorship technical guidance and thought leadership across the team.
Qualifications :
5 years of experience in data science machine learning or applied AI roles
Proven ability to lead the development and deployment of production-grade ML models
Strong background in machine learning statistics and data analysis
A Masters or PhD in Computer Science Data Science Mathematics Statistics or a related quantitative field
Proficiency in Python SQL and data science libraries such as Pandas Scikit-learn TensorFlow or PyTorch
Hands-on experience with deep learning ranking algorithms or personalisation frameworks
Deep experience with A/B testing experimental design and model evaluation techniques
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
Additional Information :
Permanent Perks
At SEEK we offer:
At SEEK we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.
We know teams with diverse ideas experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences especially as they relate to gender sexual identity culture faith disability and life stages. If you have the skills curiosity and an adaptable mindset but dont meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement please still get in touch with us.
Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
For this role only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.
SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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