Staff Data Scientist, Clutch
Online used car retailer
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Online used car retailer
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To deliver a delightful car-buying experience to Canadians.
Role
Who you are
- This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can go deep on research and modeling, and has a track record of deploying ML to production with measurable business impact
- 8+ Years of Experience: A proven track record as a Data Scientist, with a history of delivering measurable business impact through machine learning
- 0-to-1 Strategic Autonomy: Proven ability to navigate high-ambiguity environments. You own the roadmap by evaluating the data, identifying untapped opportunities, and formulating your own research theories
- End-to-End Technical Ownership: Deep Python proficiency with the ability to own the entire lifecycle: from raw data exploration and feature engineering to model architecture and production deployment
- Production-Grade ML: Strong experience building and deploying traditional ML algorithms into live environments, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and maintainable
- Foundational Rigor: Strong statistical fundamentals and a disciplined approach to validation
- Excellent Communication: Able to bridge the gap between complex technical findings and business ROI
- You can distill "black box" complexity into clear trade-offs and actionable recommendations for business leaders
What the job involves
- Clutch is hiring a Staff Data Scientist to lead major improvements to our pricing algorithms and applied machine learning systems
- You’ll work on ML systems that already drive real outcomes - including pricing models that purchase >$1M of vehicles per day with no human intervention - with significant opportunity to take them to the next level as we scale
- You’ll join a small, high-leverage data team where your work will be visible, measurable, and business-critical, with the chance to expand into additional high-impact ML domains like lending, logistics optimization, fraud detection, and recommendations
- In this role, you’ll own problem areas end-to-end from identifying opportunities and shaping the approach, to shipping production models and driving measurable improvements in margin and conversion
- Own and drive improvements to Clutch’s pricing algorithms, balancing margin, conversion, and customer experience
- Deep-dive into market and vehicle data to identify the key relationships between vehicle attributes, market dynamics, and pricing outcomes
- Build, validate, and deploy ML models and algorithms into production — and iterate quickly based on real-world performance
- Lead feature engineering, model evaluation, and experimentation design
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Strategy & Ops, Sell-To-Clutch & Retail to prioritize the highest-impact opportunities
- You ensure that every model is built on a foundation of sound logic and clean data, maintaining high standards for accuracy and reliability without external oversight
- Contribute to additional applied ML domains as needed, including:
- Financing / lending decisioning
- Fraud detection
- Search and discovery optimization
- Vehicle recommendations / personalization
Our take
Buying used cars is notoriously something of a minefield - but used car sales platform Clutch is making big strides to sweep away the risk. The marketplace lists certified vehicles for users to shops, and has home delivery, along with a full carfax, insurance, warranty, and optional financing.
The used car sales market has been undergoing something of a digital overhaul in recent years, with a flurry of used car marketplaces cropping up to offer similar services. Canada, however, remains relatively non-competitive compared with the U.S. and Europe. This means Clutch has the luxury of importing a tried-and-tested model into a relatively spacious market.
Clutch will, however, have to face off with close competitor Canada Drives. The two companies enjoy comparable levels of funding and are currently the top competitors in Canada’s used car market. With this market hotting up significantly, Clutch will need to tread carefully to ensure they come out on top.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2025
$36.6m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$7.4m
LATE VC
Total funding: $138.9m
Company benefits
- Autonomy & ownership: Create your own path and own your work with some of the most talented and creative people in Canada
- Competitive pay + equity: Enjoy competitive pay from day one, with equity opportunities available for roles that shape our future
- Generous time off: From vacation time to parental leave, we believe that work-life harmony is key to a healthy work environment
- Health, dental & more: Your well-being matters. That's why we offer medical, dental, and wellness support to you and your loved ones
Company HQ
Downtown Yonge East, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Dan Park
(CEO)Prior to joining Clutch in 2019, Dan spent 3 years at Uber as a GM of Toronto and GM/Head of Uber Eats Canada.
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