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Company DescriptionCompany Description Together we make. Come make with us. Overview At Cricut®, we believe that we’re all born makers. When we built our first cutting machine, we saw the potential for a simple yet powerful tool to completely transform the way people craft, design, and DIY. Since then, we continue to innovate with new machines, platforms, materials, and tools, but that’s just what we do. Who we are is a bustling worldwide community, a means for connection, and an outlet for unbridled creativity. Join us as we place the power of handmade into the hands of ALL. Life Love your work. And your coworkers. Our company is made up of A+ human beings. We ask tough questions, entertain ideas outside of our own, and work together to make something bigger than ourselves. With Cricut® growing in China, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, as well as Europe and South America, we’re on an unstoppable roll, satisfying that innate creative itch around the world. We train, develop, and celebrate great work with hallway high fives and promotions within. We also throw the world’s best Halloween party. Enjoy incredible perks. We take care of our team. From outstanding medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits, to pet insurance, 401K match, life insurance, incentive programs, paid time off, on-site massages, phenomenal work-life balance, and employee discounts, we offer the best benefits package in the DIY consumer electronics industry. Period. Like what you see? We can’t wait to meet you.Job DescriptionThis position will need a hands-on Data Science leader to expand our Data Science and Machine Learning efforts. Person is accountable for executing high-impact data science initiatives, creating and driving a culture that values and understands the importance of data, building and improving adoption of data products using the best technology available.
Data team We are looking for highly talented team members who are passionate about data, have the rigor needed to solve billion-dollar problems, and possess an innate entrepreneurial spirit to explore the uncharted. This team combines the engineering backbone of a best-in-class big data platform with the analytic expertise of advanced mining and predictive modeling. If you want to work among the very best talent in the industry, working on the most innovative products in the world, Cricut is the place to be. Responsibilities:- Lead & Develop the team: Hire and mentor Data Scientist and ML engineers to support Cricut business needs
- Build Data Solutions: Construct a portfolio of predictive models and recommendation engine to personalize user experience on our platforms
- Strategic thought Partner: Collaborate with engineering, product and ecommerce team, identity opportunities where data solutions could enhance shopping experience in our platforms
- Test & Learn: Develop experiments and pilot programs to test new data science capabilities, advising on interpretation of results and recommended next step
- MS or PhD in a quantitative field - Computer Science, Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, or related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Analytics, Data Science or other quantitative disciplines
- 3+ years of experience in managing Data Science teams
- Proven and successful track record of building and leading high-performing data science teams
- Expertise in aggregating and analyzing large datasets to identify behavior trends using statistics, advanced data mining techniques, and have built data models to tackle real-world problems.
- Solid fundamental knowledge of supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning machine learning algorithms such as classifiers, cluster analysis, dimension reduction, regression, CNN, RNN, GAN, NLP/NLU, collaborative filtering etc.
- Experience in machine learning frameworks and tools (e.g. scikit-learn, H2O, TensorFlow, MLlib) required
- Experience with model explainability and interpretability techniques
- Experience with Cloud data stack solutions such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure and other Big Data technologies
- Experience in distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, or similar
- Organized and capable of managing multiple complex projects on tight deadlines without compromising quality, and comfortable working with dynamically evolving requirements.
- Experience in Agile project management methodologies
- Exceptional critical thinking and attention to detail
- Proven ability to build high performing teams and motivate people, instill accountability, and achieve results in a rapidly changing environment.
- Great communication skills, ability to work with senior management, business leads, analysts, product managers and lead strategic cross-company project
- Consistently demonstrates and follows high standards of integrity in business decision-making.
- A positive, enthusiastic attitude and the ambition to tackle challenging issues
- A strong sense of intellectual curiosity and a burning desire to learn. Clear and decisive thinker who thrives in working across global teams as an expert in dealing with ambiguity.
- Ability to challenge conventional thinking and work with stakeholders to identify and improve the status quo.
- Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; is a team player and encourages collaboration.
- Thrive in a fast paced, constantly changing environment
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