Data Science Manager, Catawiki
Business Analytics
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Online auctioning for special objects
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Online auctioning for special objects
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make special objects more accessible.
Role
Who you are
- An experienced Data Scientist with a strong quantitative background and 6+ years of relevant hands-on experience
- Experience with managing a data team (at least 1 year)
- Experience working in a commercial environment with senior non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with self-service BI products and driving decisions regarding the Data Analytics tech stack and related working best practices
- A leader focused on people development in your team, and experienced with hiring and onboarding new talent
- You’re a strong hands-on data scientist who is pragmatic, willing and able to use any tool to get the job done: You’re fluent in SQL and Python but understand that Google Sheets are also an important tool for non technical stakeholders
- You understand the benefits of and know how to deliver scalable and self-explanatory data products (code, dashboards, complex automated spreadsheets…). You are able to mentor other team members on this, and to drive change in the team’s way of working
- With examples from your own experience, you can demonstrate a strong focus on deriving actionable business insights from your analyses
- Strong communication skills and being able to work at a fast pace with business owners, engineers and management
- Proven stakeholder management experience: you are comfortable with managing multiple’s stakeholders expectations both in terms of timing and outcome. You know why, when and how to challenge them in an effective manner. Prioritisation is always on your mind. You do this not only for your own work, but also as much as possible for any project or initiative you are involved in
- An entrepreneurial mindset that enables you to get things done, also if that requires actions outside your own area or comfort zone
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Data Science Manager for our Commercial Data Insights team who will manage a team of Data Scientists / Analysts that support all the commercial departments of Catawiki (Marketing, Experts, Sales, Categories & Clusters, Finance) in using data to better understand our marketplace dynamics, to take the right decisions, and to identify opportunities to build a better Catawiki. You will do that in four ways:
- You’ll lead and support a team of 5-8 Commercial Data Scientists / Data Analysts, help them grow in their careers by giving them thoughtful and detailed feedback, and increase their impact in the company
- You will be hands-on involved in finding actionable insights, building scalable insights for stakeholders, solving the hardest analytical questions and providing concrete technical and data science guidance to the team where needed
- You will connect with senior business managers (e.g Directors & VPs in Marketing, Finance, Commercial Operations) to understand their goals and challenges, and ensure alignment with your team’s strategy and roadmap
- You will own and improve the BI & Data Self-Service stack and experience that the data team is providing to the entire company, in close collaboration with our Data Engineering team
- Manage a team of smart, motivated Data Scientists & Data Analysts who want to learn and have impact
- Support and guide the work of your team by thinking along, performing code reviews and providing feedback
- Help your team to manage and prioritise their workload
- Hire and onboard new data scientists
- Organise and own team rituals, meetings, and processes
- Use your broad skill set to solve challenging analytical problems, working with senior stakeholders across the business
- Own the improvement of our data warehouse, data self-service tools, and BI/Analytics tech stack (currently: Google BigQuery, Dataform (Google’s dbt), Python, Airflow, Great Expectations, Google sheets)
- Perform performance evaluations and use these to guide individuals' career paths and growth
- Establish and maintain a healthy working culture and high engagement within the team
- Work directly with your stakeholders to understand their goals, roadmap and challenges and align those with your team’s goals and strategy
- Work closely together with the other Data teams, in particular Data Engineering and Product Analytics to improve our data capabilities and culture
Our take
In the past, it was only possible to purchase special items such as rare coins, antiques, and vintage cars at auctions held at physical locations. These days, many people prefer online auctions, but whilst they provide a wider range of objects for sale, this comes at the cost of proper pricing and quality control. Catawiki provides an expert-regulated online auctioning marketplace where users can browse and bid for special objects easily via the web or mobile app.
The objects listed on Catawiki are curated, valued, and verified by in-house experts, with over 100,000 objects passing through the marketplace every week. In this approach, the company has combined the community knowledge found at traditional auctions with the benefits of digital auctioning platforms, occupying a space that has long remained empty, and avoiding competition from bidding marketplace giants such as eBay.
Catawiki has received good funding in the past, which contributed to it becoming the success it is today. A recent venture has seen the company expand to serve artisanal artists with its handmade products auction series.
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Insights
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2020
$172.9m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2015
$86.5m
SERIES C
Total funding: $270.9m
Company HQ
Westelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Ravi V.
(CEO)Ravi joined Catawiki in 2017 as Chief Demand Officer, becoming CEO in 2018. Prior to this, he was Chief Marketing & Business Officer at HOOQ. He also spent 4 years at Flipkart as VP of Marketing and CEO.
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