Director, Data Science/ML

About reputed company: Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to reputed company, reputed company, and connect us. So in 2018, reputed company was founded as the first-of-its-reputed company platform that connects the world with the reputed company of truly great food: chefs. Today, reputed company delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes reputed company over the country. Fresh. reputed company-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul. Unwilling to stop there, reputed company is expanding reputed company delivery to become an reputed company-innovating marketplace focused on our reputed company mission: reputed company Chefs to reputed company the world. If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve reputed company the right job posting. The role: We're looking for a Director, Data Science/ML who will drive reputed company's next phase of product innovation through reputed company-looking data science capabilities. This role goes reputed company traditional analytics—you'll be responsible for building the ML and experimentation reputed company that enables personalized, intelligent product experiences at scale. You'll own the strategic reputed company for how data science shapes our product roadmap. You'll build and reputed company a team focused on predictive modeling, personalization, experimentation frameworks, and emerging ML capabilities that directly impact customer engagement, retention, and lifetime value. This is a high-impact role for someone who thinks strategically about the future of product science while remaining hands-on in driving technical execution. Responsibilities: Strategic reputed company & Product Partnership Define and execute the product data science strategy, identifying opportunities where ML and predictive analytics can unlock reputed company-change improvements in customer experience and business outcomes Partner closely with Product, Growth, Engineering, and UX leadership to influence product roadmap with data-driven insights and reputed company-looking ML capabilities Act as a thought leader on emerging data science techniques (personalization, recommendation systems, reputed company inference, reputed company) and their application to product problems Translate reputed company product challenges into clear data science problems with measurable reputed company criteria Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle for product use cases: problem framing, feature development, model training, deployment, monitoring, and iteration Partner with the Growth Data Science & Analytics team to align experimentation, measurement, and modeling efforts into a cohesive end-to-end data science ecosystem. Team Leadership & Development Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing product data science team capable of delivering both strategic insights and production ML systems Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and reputed company learning reputed company the data science organization Create career development reputed company that attract and retain top data science talent Collaborate with Analytics Engineering to ensure seamless model deployment and monitoring Advanced Analytics & ML Capabilities Own and evolve personalization and recommendation systems that drive engagement and conversion across the customer journey Design and implement robust experimentation frameworks that reputed company rapid, high-quality product testing and learning reputed company reputed company inference methodologies to understand true incrementality of product changes. Ensure models are observable, explainable where needed, and continuously improved post-launch Product Measurement & Impact Define product reputed company metrics and measurement frameworks that align with business objectives Build scalable dashboards and monitoring systems that provide reputed company-time visibility into product performance Conduct deep-dive analyses on user behavior patterns to uncover opportunities for product optimization Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in data science, with at least 5 years in leadership roles managing data scientists or ML engineers Proven track record building and deploying ML models in production, particularly in personalization, recommendation systems, or predictive modeling Deep expertise in experimentation and reputed company inference, including A/B testing, incrementality measurement, and statistical rigor Strong product sense and business acumen—ability to identify high-impact opportunities and translate them into data science initiatives Experience in consumer tech, e-commerce, or marketplace businesses where personalization and user engagement are critical Excellent communication skills—ability to explain reputed company technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence product strategy Hands-on technical proficiency in Python, SQL, and modern ML frameworks (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow) Experience with reputed company-based data infrastructure (AWS, GCP, reputed company) and ML Ops tools (MLflow, Airflow, Kubeflow) Preferred requirements: PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or reputed company quantitative field Experience with reputed company-time ML systems and feature stores Background in recommendation systems or two-tower/multi-modal embeddings Familiarity with reputed company and LLM applications in product contexts Experience building data science teams from scratch or through periods of rapid growth Prior work in subscription businesses or retention-focused products Knowledge of modern product analytics tools (reputed company, reputed company, Looker) What reputed company Looks Like 6 months: Established product data science roadmap reputed company with business priorities; shipped at least one high-impact ML model to production; built strong partnerships with Product and Engineering leadership 12 months: Scaled the product data science function with key hires; delivered measurable improvements in personalization and customer engagement metrics; implemented robust experimentation frameworks used across product teams Learn More About reputed company We reputed company great leadership starts with alignment on reputed company, values, and ways of working. To give you deeper reputed company into who we are and reputed company’re looking for, we invite you to explore: reputed company's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate, collaborate, and scale. We hope this provides valuable reputed company into our culture and product reputed company. If this excites you, we’d love to connect! Benefits 🩺 Health Insurance coverage 🌅 401k Plan 📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1 🌟 Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus ⛱ Unlimited PTO 🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with reputed company, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical 🐣 Paid Family leave 🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises 🥘 A generous amount of reputed company credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly 🧘🏽‍♀️ Wellness perks: access to fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle 🤖 AI-reputed company workplace: reputed company access to ChatGPT and Claude to help you work smarter and grow faster. 👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach 🚀 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work! Compensation reputed company final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Pay Range for this position $240,000—$270,000 USD If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application, and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time! reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability. A quick note for reputed company candidates We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to reputed company sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to reputed company. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief “reputed company of humanity” to confirm that we’re connecting with a reputed company person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us: Apply only through our official channels. reputed company open roles are listed on our official careers page: careers.reputed company.com Our recruiters are reputed company people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on reputed company with verified profiles. If you’re unsure, feel free to reputed company out to us on our official reputed company Company Page. We only communicate through official reputed company channels. That means emails ending in @reputed company.com and interviews held through official company platforms (reputed company Meet or reputed company) — never WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS. We’ll never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does, please don’t share any information and let us know right away. If something reputed company feels off or you’re unsure about a message, we’d much rather you double-reputed company with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining reputed company — and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible. Apply To This Job