Head of Data Science

Hey there!
Were Fever the worlds leading tech platform for culture and live entertainment.

Our mission To democratize access to culture and entertainment. With our proprietary cutting-edge technology and data-driven approach were revolutionizing the way people engage with live entertainment.

Every month our platform inspires over 300 million people in 55 countries (and counting) to discover unforgettable experiences while also empowering event creators with our data and technology helping them scale innovate and enhance their events to reach new audiences.

Our results Weve teamed up with major industry leaders like Netflix F.C. Barcelona and Primavera Sound presented international award-winning experiences and are backed by several leading global investors! Impressive right

To achieve our mission we are looking for bar-raisers with a hands-on mindset who are eager to help shape the future of entertainment!

Ready to be part of the experience

Now lets discuss this role and what you will do to help achieve Fevers mission.

Location: Madrid

About the Role

We are looking for a Head of Data Science to lead and scale a world-class team driving high-impact business optimization across Fever.

In this role you will act as a strategic partner to the business translating ambitious goals into a clear structured and actionable Data Science roadmap. You will play a key role in shaping how data and advanced analytics are leveraged to improve decision-making and unlock growth opportunities.

As a leader you will be responsible for building mentoring and developing a high-performing Data Science team fostering a culture of excellence ownership and continuous improvement.

At the same time you will operate as a hands-on practitioner maintaining strong technical depth. You will review model designs challenge assumptions and ensure the highest standards of scientific rigor across all initiatives.

This is a unique opportunity to combine strategy leadership and technical expertise to drive meaningful impact at scale.

What Youll Do

• Lead a team of Data Scientists that work in several different capacities to improve the overall decision making capabilities at the company to drive business optimisation and connect people to the best and most relevant experiences.
• Scale up the team into a world-class Data Science team owning the full hiring funnel from job definition to offer.
• Refine the culture and team dynamics to nurture and grow a cutting-edge Data Science team providing clear mentorship and career growth plans while instilling a culture of intellectual rigour and fast iteration.
• Act as internal evangelist for a data-driven culture influencing product commercial and operations teams to embed advanced Data Science and AI solutions into key business workflows.
• Help drive the adoption of AI within the Data Science team and the wider organisation augmenting the teams capability and throughput while retaining scientific excellence and rigour.
• Drive projects end-to-end in partnership with cross-functional teams with our stakeholders in business product and engineering to devise data-driven solutions to optimise Fevers business.
• Lead the design and deployment of models driving the highest impact within Fevers business in areas such as marketing optimisation dynamic pricing investment decision support etc.
• Own the experimentation framework (A/B testing causal inference incrementality measurement) used to evaluate experiments effectiveness at scale.
• Contribute towards advancing the Data Science discipline within Fever helping improve standards for analysis model documentation monitoring and deprecation; operationalise data science at production grade.

Skills and Experience

• Masters or Ph.D. degree in Mathematics Statistics Computer Science Engineering Economics or another quantitative field.
• A minimum of 10 years of work experience in applied analytics including a minimum of 4 years of experience managing analytics teams.
• Proven track record of leading high-performing analytics teams.
• Experience building or scaling up analytics teams.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit get stuff done and thrive in a fast paced environment.
• You have proven experience driving impact through the development experimentation and deployment of models and data-driven analytics solutions.
• You have a strong understanding of statistical analysis and modeling including regression econometric models time series analysis and forecasting.
• You have excellent communication skills and are proficient in business English

Benefits & Perks

• Bonus linked to performance
• Stock options
• 40% discount on all Fever events and experiences
• Flexible hybrid model
• Health insurance and flexible compensation options via Cobee
• English classes
• Gympass membership
• Salary advance via Payflow