Head of Data Science

Contentsquare is a digital experience analytics company dedicated to making the digital world more human through online experiences that respect the user’s time, privacy, and ability. Since our founding in France in 2012, we have grown to be a truly global team, representing more than 70 nationalities in offices across the world, including New York, London, Paris, Munich, San Francisco, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Singapore, and more.
Since the beginning, we’ve developed a reputation for helping leading companies better understand and build trust with their customers. In that time, we’ve been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a Global Company of the Year, and by Wired Magazine as one of Europe’s hottest startups. In May of 2021, we raised $500M in Series E funding, but we’re not stopping there.
To reach our ambitious goals for the future, we will be nearly doubling the size of our global workforce in the next 2 years. Want to learn, innovate and contribute your unique perspective to an industry leader? Join the team dedicated to bringing more human analytics to the world! #WeAreCSquad

As the Head of Data Science, you will be responsible for managing and growing a team of 20 Data Scientists and Data Labeling experts, split into 4 streams. You will directly report to the VP, Head of Data.
Responsibilities - Management & Organization• Support and empower your managers to keep growing the team• Spot and address gaps. Optimize the team organization & processes• Anticipate future needs and challenges, and keep structuring the team accordingly
- Projects Roadmap Management• Collaborate with Product & R&D leadership to build a common vision around Data Science at Contentsquare. • Align with all stakeholders to build and manage the DS projects roadmap• Ensure all DS Projects are owned, prioritized and delivered efficiently within the Product House organization.• Understand and challenge technical choices and solutions. 
- Technical Vision & Innovation• Contribute to Product Innovation at Contentsquare by leveraging our Data Science capabilities and proposing new approaches, to answer current or future business needs.• Support and enable tech watch, new technologies or new ideas explorations. Be the first sponsor for team initiatives, help to promote them so they can become the next Product opportunities.
- Communication• Communicate regularly with the top management about the team achievements and roadmap updates.• Create strong relationships within the whole organization and promote the team's successes inside Contentsquare• Represent the team outside Contentsquare on AI-related topics

Requirements

• 10 years+ managing teams, inc. data scientists / machine learning engineers
• Experience in managing 20+ people teams with middle-management.
• Experience in high paced environments preferred
• Track record of successfully overseeing complex and high impact data science projects from exploration to production
• Strong program management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, inc. with C-levels.
• Broad technical culture, passion for innovation and cutting edge technologies.
• Good understanding of Data Science techniques - inc. ML principles and limitations

Why you should join Contentsquare- Our clients, partners and investors love our industry-leading product- We invest in our people through career development, mentorship, social events, philanthropic activities, and competitive benefits- We are a fast growing company with a track record of success over the past 10 years while also operating with the agility of a startup, which means a huge opportunity to make an immediate and lasting impact- We’re human first. We hire talented people and provide them with the trust, resources and flexibility to get the job done To keep our employees happy and engaged, we are always assessing the benefits/perks we offer to ensure we are competitive. Here are some we’d like to highlight:- Virtual onboarding, Hackathon, and our annual kickoff trip on a global basis! You have the opportunity to interact with our global colleagues- Generous paid time-off policy (every location is different)- Immediate eligibility for birthing and non-birthing parental leave- Wellbeing allowance- Home Office Allowance- A Culture Crew in every country to organize regular outings such as game nights, movie nights, and happy hoursWe offer many benefits in various countries -- ask your recruiter for more information
Uniqueness is embedded in our DNA as one of our core values. We welcome everyone to apply.
Contentsquare is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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