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Awardco · 14 hours ago

Lead Data Scientist

Awardco is reimagining the workplace to be more rewarding, supportive, and fun for everyone. Awardco is looking for a results-driven, hands-on leader to build and lead the Data Science function, addressing strategic and operational questions facing their global business and partnering with different business units to meet their analytic needs.

B2BEmployee BenefitsHuman ResourcesSaaS
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

This position will enable data-driven business decisions by performing business and data analyses using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation to complex statistical analysis
Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets
Churn and pipeline analysis
Use predictive modeling to increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting, and other business outcomes
Evaluate risk
Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions
Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques, and business strategies
Create presentations, visualizations, and reports and present findings to executive-level management
Provide analysis and information supporting various campaigns, events, and initiatives, summarize key findings and trends, produce data sheets, graphics, and presentations
This individual will also be responsible for mentoring peers in analyst positions, providing analytical support, and having expertise in statistical concepts and methods
Forecast various data elements, such as sales and enrollments

Qualification

Data analysisStatistical modelingMachine learning techniquesPythonSQLData visualizationCritical thinkingCreativityCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

The ability to analyze, model, and interpret data
8+ years of experience in analytics and quantitative techniques
Critical thinking
Creativity
Written and verbal communication skills
A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques

Preferred

Advanced experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SQL, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets
Advanced experience analyzing data from 3rd party providers such as Google Analytics or Qualtrics
Advanced knowledge of, and experience with, a variety of machine learning techniques (clustering, decision tree learning, artificial neural networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks
Advanced SQL skills
Experience visualizing/presenting data for executive-level management

Company

Awardco is a human resources technology company that specializes in employee recognition and rewards solutions.

H1B Sponsorship

Awardco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$235M
2025-05-20Series B· $165M
2021-10-28Series A· $65M
2020-01-06Series Unknown· $5M

Leadership Team

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Steve Sonnenberg
Founder & CEO
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Mike Sonnenberg
Chief Technology Officer
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