Director of Data Science & Analytics, Mixbook
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Meaningful photo products and services
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Meaningful photo products and services
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
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21-100 employees
Company mission
To help customers connect with the people they love by creating one-of-a-kind photo goods that truly reflect their personal style.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, MIS, or other quantitative discipline. Masters preferred
- A solid grasp of Business Analytics, online experimentation methodologies, statistical models and basic Data Science frameworks, and methodologies
- 7+ years experience including 5+ years leading an Analytics, Data Science or similar growth-oriented team. Experience proactively identifying business opportunities leveraging expertise in Consumer or Ecommerce analytics
- Expert SQL, Python and/or similar programming skills. Python, Other coding languages are a plus. Experience working with Looker PDTs and LookML a plus. We expect the leader to initially be hands on as a “leader-doer”
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud databases. Familiarity with advance data management frameworks and tools (i.e., dbt, coalesce, Monte Carlo) a plus
- Demonstrated success influencing executives on strategic direction based on recommendations backed by in-depth analysis
- Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment, with a proven track record of implementing new analytic techniques, tools and the associated change management to drive adoption and integration into business processes and rituals
What the job involves
- Mixbook Analytics is the company engine that develops data science models and analyses that powers Mixbook’s business
- The team is focused on understanding and optimizing every aspect of our business through data and statistical models as a key enabler for the company to iterate and learn quickly on big business problems
- The Director of Analytics is the company leader responsible for identifying and delivering the models, insights and data needed to assess current business performance and illuminate our path to growth
- This role will lead the Analytics team and be the company authority on consumer analytics backed by statistical models and data science investments
- We are looking for a talented and experienced Director to join our team at Mixbook, where you'll have the opportunity to make a difference in the world of creativity and human connection
- We're not just a workplace, but a community where innovation, data-driven results, and collaboration are at the core of our culture
- This requires a multidisciplinary blend of critical thinking, analytics rigor, business acumen and stakeholder management, all applied in tandem to unlock Mixbook growth from our vast data asset. If this sounds like you and and you want to be part of an exciting, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you
- As our Director of Analytics and Data Science you will have a solid grasp of the analytics and statistical models that are required for a growing ecommerce business
- You will be responsible for designing, overseeing and implementing business analyses, ecommerce and marketing experiments and data science models
- You have expertise with AWS databases, visualization tools, statistical methods and python
- You will report to the SVP of Data and will oversee a tenured and senior group of analysts each with expertise in one of our business divisions
- With an optimal experience of 5+ years experience as a leader in Analytics or Data Science and 4+ years of experience as an Analyst or Data Scientist, you'll have a proven track record of success
- Oversee critical analyses that elucidate business performance and guide tactics across marketing, product development, operations and financial analysis
- Work closely with C-Suite and business leaders on initiatives and ongoing activities. Select priorities to personally analyze to bring authority and expertise to our most critical needs
- Set data investment agenda for analytic tooling and data engineering (transformations and infrastructure needs) with SVP of Data and newly established data engineering team
- Establish experimentation best practices and work collaboratively with Product Management and Marketing leaders on tests, guiding appropriate methodologies and interpreting complex test results
- Oversee development of data science models including customer lifetime value (LTV), marketing models, financial forecasts, supplier optimization and prediction models. Guide development of future data science models and expand our aperture to new approaches that can drive value
- Proactively leverage our data to identify new business opportunities
- Be the authority on our data assets, business performance and data science investments. Set direction based on insights and models overseen by you and your team directly with C-Suite and business leaders
- Guide partners to optimal data analyses, models and investments to meet growing business needs
- Oversee team of 4+ direct reports in prioritizing and delivering high quality analyses and models
- Actively participate in team development initiatives, training, and other events
- Promote strong collaboration within a cross-functional team, including analytics, engineering and business teams marketing, operations, design, and product management
Our take
Since 2006, Mixbook has been offering customers the ability to create photo-customized products online. They offer the familiar array of cards, photobooks, and prints, but what is unique is that they have been one of the most persistently high-ranking companies for this service over recent years.
The market is a fairly crowded one, with long-standing competitors like Shutterfly being joined by startups like Popsa and Sokbook. But it remains a lucrative one: reports suggest that the rise of digital photography is accompanied by a greater value being placed on creating physical records of these images. Whilst Mixbook is sticking to a fairly traditional selection of products, the company is enriching its offerings through celebrity collaborations and MIxbook Movies - an engaging video format for its photography offering. This is drilling deeper into event-specific categories like birth announcements and wedding photography.
This steadfast approach to more traditional products has likely protected Mixbook from any fluctuations in the way images are stored and shared online. This will put the company in good stead to take a dependable slice of the growing personalised gifts market, which is expected to approach $40 billion by 2027.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2011
$10m
SERIES B
Feb 2010
$2.5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $20m
Company benefits
- Full medical, dental and vision coverage
- 401k Matching
- Unlimited PTO
- Commuter & gym membership benefits
- Snacks!
- Pay to Play Vacation Bonus
- Wellbeing & Mental Health Benefits
- Health & Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Home Office Stipend
- Education Stipend
Company HQ
Centennial, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Andrew Laffoon
(CEO)Studied Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Berkeley, and worked as an Independent Web Developer for nearly a decade. Worked in Marketing and Development at Active Reasoning.
Aryk Grosz
(Board Member)Joined Marvin Engineering as a Database Architect after graduating from Berkeley. Was a Solution Engineer at the US Department of Energy, and is a current member of the Forbes Technology Council. Is the Founder of Stealth Startup.
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