Vice President of Data Science, Sylvera
Earth Data Hub
Software underpinning carbon markets
Job no longer available
Software underpinning carbon markets
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make carbon offsets work for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Experience leading Earth Observation and data science teams, with a strong background in either machine learning or geospatial analytics or a desire to oversee a team of this nature
- Proven track record of transitioning R&D work into production-ready solutions, exhibiting a strong production-first delivery ethos
- Robust understanding of agile and iterative development methodologies, with experience in scaling such practices within growing organisations
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams towards achieving a shared vision
- A master's or higher degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Earth Observation or related disciplines is preferred
- We’d like someone highly ambitious, motivated and eager to propel their career forward. We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match this job description
What the job involves
- The Vice President of Data Science for our Earth Data Hub (EDH) is a pivotal leadership role within Sylvera
- This senior leader will spearhead the EDH product pillar, harmonising the ways of working of multifaceted data product squads ranging from field data science to machine learning, and geospatial analytics
- This role will be responsible for the delivery of tangible, customer-centric Earth Observation products
- Design, articulate, and propagate a compelling technical vision for the EDH, aligning with our broader organisational objectives
- Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging the exploration of new methodologies and technologies to continuously advance our data products and analytics capabilities
- Collaborate closely with other organisational leaders, ensuring the seamless integration of the EDH's objectives with the wider company strategy
- Ensure a robust, agile, and iterative product development process, promoting a production-first ethos to guarantee products are transitioned from R&D to production within predictable timelines
- Lead the drive towards building products that address genuine customer needs, ensuring the alignment of product development with market demands and customer feedback
- Oversee the establishment and adherence to data contracts, ensuring a seamless integration across different data product teams and systems
- Build, lead, and nurture a high-performing engineering culture within the EDH, emphasising empowerment, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Foster the growth of team members, ensuring a conducive environment for the nurturing of top-tier talent in Earth Observation, data science, and machine learning domains
- Cultivate a culture of technical excellence, ensuring the application of best practices in data science, machine learning, and software engineering
- Drive the execution of the EDH's technical roadmap, ensuring timely delivery while maintaining high-quality standards
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives and key results (OKRs) to gauge the EDH's performance and the realisation of predefined goals
- Analyse performance metrics to identify areas of improvement, optimising processes and systems to enhance productivity and customer satisfaction
- Serve as the technical spokesperson for the EDH, communicating progress, learnings, and the strategic vision to both internal and external stakeholders
- Establish a cadence of regular updates to ensure transparency and foster a culture of accountability within and beyond the EDH
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Sylvera is scaling carbon markets with software, by developing tools to quantify stocks of carbon stored in vegetation using AI applied to satellite or drone data.
Using current quantification techniques, it is not possible to provide accurate and regular data on the performance of forestry projects, which leads to issues with corruption, fraud and uncertainty. This leads to significant financial and reputational risk for corporates purchasing offsets and makes it hard for high quality forest projects to secure fair prices and low cost finance at large scale.
By providing a quantitative sequestration audit trail and associated risk ratings, Sylvera intends to underpin effective voluntary carbon markets. Its 2023 funding round is being put towards its entrance into the US market and hires across engineering and product.
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Insights
279% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Unlimited Holiday
- Christmas Shut Down
- Private Medical & Life insurance
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Monthly Friday lunch budget
- Team social budgets
- One-off WFH allowance
- Enhanced Paid Sick Leave
- Mental Health support
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Allister Furey
(CEO & Co-Founder)Allister is a repeat entrepreneur with a PhD in Machine Learning and an MBA from London Business School. As well as 10 years developing technology in the renewables industry, he has built and operated business units in Asia, Continental Europe and the UK
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