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Staff Data Scientist, Pricing Optimization (Remote)

Employer
The RealReal Inc.
Location
REMOTE - San Francisco Bay Area, California
Closing date
2 Apr 2022

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Function
Operations
Level
Manager

Job Details

The RealReal (TRR) is the largest marketplace in luxury resale, engaging 23+ millions global members in the circular economy, helping create a more sustainable future for luxury goods. At TRR, we are working on revolutionizing resale where technology plays a central role in advancing the automation, operations and personalization of our processes and products.

We are looking for a Staff Data Scientist, Pricing Optimization to join our team. The ideal candidate will drive technical rigor and direction for the team through analytical thinking and ML solutions for pricing optimization - a high visibility initiative for TRR. Pricing optimization is a core part of TRR's strategy to drive profitability and a transparent pricing experience for consignors and buyers. 

We are looking for someone who finds passion in the application of statistical frameworks and ML optimization techniques to large and complex retail data and be at the forefront of innovation in e-commerce.

*** This position is open to being REMOTE anywhere in the U.S. ***

What You Get To Do Every Day

  • Identify the right framework to translate a business question into a data or statistical problem, and identify how to successfully apply Machine Learning solutions to solve challenging business problems
  • Run in-depth analyses by working with large and complex datasets; interpret, visualize, and communicate results to internal and external stakeholders
  • Design, test and deploy Machine Learning solutions that best solve the business problem and execute seamlessly on these solutions
  • Understand and design system and model architectures; knowledgeable about common software design patterns and know how to implement them, keeping maintainability, scalability and generalizability in mind
  • Identify and measure success of product & Machine Learning efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends
  • Experience with conducting and analyzing A/B tests with various applied statistical techniques as well as making confident data-driven recommendations based on experiment results, and communicating these to stakeholders with various levels of technical knowledge
  • Entrepreneurial and self-directed, demonstrate ability to tackle ambiguous problems, innovate and bias toward action in fast-paced environments
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions


What You Bring To The Role

  • BS/MS with 7+ years (or 5+ with PhD) of experience working in a technology field 
  • 5+ years of experience with an imperative programming language (Python is strongly preferred) and relational database querying languages (i.e., SQL)
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in programming in Python
  • Communication skills and experience influencing key stakeholders and building cross-functional partnerships
  • Leadership skills in driving large complex efforts with many stakeholders to successful outcomes
  • Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS/GCP
  • Experience with experimentation (i.e., A/B testing experiment design)
  • MS of PhD degree in a quantitative field (preferred)
  • Tech leadership experience (preferred)

 

GHR3887 #LI-MP48 #LI-Remote

 

Company

The RealReal is leading the way in authenticated luxury consignment, online and in real life at our brick and mortar locations. Founded in 2011, we’re growing fast and fundamentally changing the way people buy and sell luxury — a multi-billion dollar industry. With a team of in-house experts who inspect every item we sell, our commitment to authenticity sets us apart and creates a foundation of trust with shoppers and consignors. Our mission to extend the lifecycle of luxury items is leading innovation in sustainable fashion. We’re proud to promote the circular economy and to be the first luxury member of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious CE100 USA. 

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Location
San Francisco
US

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