Forward Deployed Data Scientist, Signal
+ Performance incentives
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
Commercial shipping solutions
Open for applications
Commercial shipping solutions
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Performance incentives
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make global shipping more efficient, effective and profitable through the application of technology and market experience.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in data-heavy roles (e.g., Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, API developer, etc.)
- You have extensive experience working in client facing roles
- Strong command of Python, SQL, and API schemas—and the ability to explain them clearly
- Deep experience building or deploying data products in commercial settings
- Strong business acumen; you get how data is used, not just how it’s built
- Passion for working directly with clients and solving complex, high-value problems
- Comfortable operating across both technical and commercial teams
- Experience in cloud infrastructure, software engineering, or analytics frameworks a plus
- A curious mind—especially if you’re excited to learn about industries like shipping and commodities trading
What the job involves
- Signal is looking for a Forward Deployed Data Scientist to join our high-growth team
- This is not your typical data role—you’ll sit at the crossroads of data science, sales engineering/technical sales, client success and product management, working closely with enterprise clients to design, prototype, and deliver data solutions that quickly generate client value using Signal’s technologies and data—while also accelerating adoption, driving revenue, and feeding insights back into the product for improvement
- Collaborate with clients, sales, and client success teams to uncover pressing real-world data needs and/or friction points, early in the commercial process
- Discover, prototype, validate, build, deliver and support working data solutions that materialize client value as quickly and as early as possible
- Accumulate experience and knowledge to act as a trusted technical advisor, helping clients explore, understand, learn and find value in Signal’s unique data assets
- Quickly learn and use Signal’s products and stack, including SDKs (Python, C#), APIs, (Snowflake) Data Warehouse or other assets
- Learn and become proficient in the client’s diverse technical stacks, including anything from MS Excel, PowerBI, SQL, Snowflake, DataBricks, Python and more
- Work closely partnered with Signal’s product and data science teams and represent them, their products, standards, processes, priorities, etc
- Gather, triage and consolidate product feedback and ideas and contribute inputs and insights into the product management cycle
- Get involved and contribute in data design sprints, client metrics, early testing and other types of partnership with Signal’s product and data science teams
- Shape how Signal’s data services are marketed, discovered, learned (internally by Signalers and externally by clients), and utilized
- Develop sales and client success enablement assets so that repeatable processes, relevant common examples, etc are easy to deliver and digest by all
- Help create a fast and efficient API/data client onboarding playbook
- Maintain, improve and extend API/data technical documentation
- Help describe Signal’s API/Data roadmap and vision to clients
- Track client usage across APIs and data products; uncover what’s working and what needs improvement
- Reframe underused assets for higher impact and increased adoption
- Feed real client metrics back into engineering and product roadmaps
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Signal Group specialises in providing technology, data and commercial solutions to the shipping industry. Signal Ocean, Signal Maritime, and Signal Ventures make up the group.
The Signal Ocean Platform is driven by AI and provides charterers, brokers, and owners with shipping data. This enables them to make better commercial decisions and provides a competitive edge.
Signal Maritime is centred around commercial ship management and is a spin off from Thenamaris Ships Management. It is focused on providing responsive, high-performance, and sustainable commercial management for a growing, modern fleet.
With deep industry knowledge and a popular offering, Signal is having a big impact on maritime innovation. Aside from its own solutions, it has supported multiple start-ups in the shipping, supply chain and commodities space. The company has recently announced a partnership with Flagship Founders, and as part of this will be launching joint projects to help accelerate new venture development in the market.
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Company benefits
- Additional performance incentives
- Coverage under the company’s collective health insurance plan
- Opportunity to work alongside experienced people with deep knowledge in software engineering, data science & shipping business who are always eager to mentor
- Signal’s hybrid remote work policy currently includes 6 working days at premises per month, during which happy hour events take place
- 2-4 weeks of onboarding training to prepare you for your new role, having the opportunity to meet about 30 trainers while diving deep into our products and/or the shipping world
- Career growth opportunities and a structured development discussion every 4 months
- Personal learning budget for training, seminars, conferences (750 to 2000 EUR annually depending on seniority)
- Fun and well-equipped work environment that includes our in-house restaurant with healthy, freshly cooked lunches every day, ping pong & billiard tables
- Regular team bonding events and activities
Company values
- Love For Product: We live and breathe our product, and continuously strive to make it better for our users whose trust and delight we value the most! In this journey, we strive to simplify complexity, we test, we iterate and we keep on raising the bar. That’s the Signal way to becoming a global leader
- Scientific Approach: At Signal, we are thirsty for knowledge and always remain curious. That is reflected in the way we seek input, the way we learn and the priority we put to invest in our growth. We follow science very closely and always look for the best practices in our respective areas
- Strong Work Ethic: The work we do at Signal defines who we are, and that’s why we work with intensity and grit. We’ve built an open environment with positive and polite people who respect and challenge each other and rely on our teamwork to achieve bigger things
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: At Signal, we are all owners of our respective work and that means we don't stop until our work benefits our clients. True to our startup DNA, we value flexibility and openness to change. At the same time we respect our clients and the market structure
Company HQ
Pimlico, London, UK
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Leadership
Ioannis Martinos
(CEO)Formerly co-CEO of Thenamaris. Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Signal
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Signal At Signal, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where all employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.
- Recruitment & Fair Hiring We ensure a fully transparent recruitment process based solely on the role’s criteria. Our hiring decisions are merit-based, ensuring that every candidate is evaluated fairly, without bias or discrimination.
- Inclusive Policies & Employee Support We recognize the importance of work-life balance and have introduced maternity, paternity, and wedding leave in locations where these benefits are not mandated by labor laws. Additionally, we provide one day for gynecological health checks across all locations, reinforcing our commitment to employee well-being.
- Open Culture & Employee Engagement Our most recent engagement survey reinforced the importance of a people-centric approach, where employees feel comfortable expressing their thoughts, concerns, and ideas openly. We encourage open dialogue and foster an environment where everyone’s voice is heard and respected.
- Open Culture & Employee Engagement Our most recent engagement survey reinforced the importance of a people-centric approach, where employees feel comfortable expressing their thoughts, concerns, and ideas openly. We encourage open dialogue and foster an environment where everyone’s voice is heard and respected.
- At Signal, we believe that diversity fuels innovation, and inclusion strengthens our culture. We remain committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive.
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