Full-Time
Lead Data Scientist
Applied AI
84.51 Degrees
1,001-5,000 employees
Data analytics for retail marketing decisions
Compensation Overview
$125k - $207k/yr
Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more
More locations: Cincinnati, OH, USA
In Person
Five days in the office per week are required.
Bachelor's
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- An advanced degree in Data Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of data science experience, including at least 2 years in a senior role.
- Hands-on experience with large language models, embeddings, and AI agents in a variety of agent harnesses.
- Strong understanding of AI agent tools, skills, and prompting.
- Understanding of how to apply embeddings to different AI projects.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Experience in stakeholder management, technical documentation creation, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- A high level of independence to develop and own toolkits, pipelines, and dashboards.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.
- Ability to quickly adapt to new business problems and technologies.
- Desire to lead project work and mentor junior team members.
- Work with business teams to co-develop AI solutions, including AI agents, for their business.
- Mentor and lead work for junior members of the team.
- Quickly upskill on stakeholder domains, technologies, and ways of working.
- Proactively identify and evaluate business use cases that can be solved with AI.
- Design and execute rapid proof of concepts to demonstrate business value and feasibility for specific business problems and gain buy-in.
- Democratize learnings from projects across the business through cookbooks, trainings, and informal presentations.
- Provide technical guidance for production implementations and troubleshoot integration challenges.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering partners and business teams to ensure solutions are flexible and modular.
- Stay up to date on changes in generative AI, agents, and embeddings.
- Experience deploying solutions for quick proof-of-concept work.
- Experience building AI agent evaluations and trace.
84.51 Degrees analyzes large volumes of consumer data to help retailers and consumer goods companies understand shopper behavior and tailor marketing strategies. Its main product is data analytics and predictive analytics tools that uncover consumer insights, trends, and preferences across generations. These insights are delivered to B2B clients via subscriptions, project-based work, or performance-based pricing, enabling clients to make data-driven decisions and optimize customer engagement across the purchasing journey. The company differentiates itself through a strong emphasis on culture and inclusive workplace values, which it views as important for driving collaboration and innovation. Overall, the goal is to help clients stay relevant and competitive by translating data into actionable marketing and merchandising strategies.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
M&A
Total Funding
$5.5M
Headquarters
Cincinnati, Ohio
Founded
2015
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Kroger said KPM profit grew over 20% in Q2 2026.
- Kroger led grocery retail media in Q1 2026 with 2.4 billion impressions.
- Milen Mahadevan became Kroger chief data and AI officer in March 2026.
What critics are saying
- March 2025 84.51° layoffs and August 2025 broader Kroger cuts signal ongoing restructuring.
- August 21 2026 Sony Music sued Kroger and 84.51° over 392 ad-song uses.
- Instacart, Walmart, and Amazon squeeze retail-media budgets; Kroger's dependence on Kroger worsens.
What makes 84.51 Degrees unique
- 84.51° powers Kroger Precision Marketing with first-party purchase data and closed-loop measurement.
- February 2026 unification put insights, loyalty marketing, and retail media under KPM.
- Kroger's privacy policy still routes loyalty data through 84.51° for aggregate analytics.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Company Match
401(k) Retirement Plan
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Hybrid Work Options
Mental Health Support
Company News
Coalition partners, including title sponsor Colgate-Palmolive, are committed to supporting the goal of generating over 1,000 hours of mentorship for students in one yearWASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Mentoring Month this January, 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fueling the career goals and dreams of talented women in need, announces the Year 6 return of MentorHER , its women's mentoring initiative. Together, with its coalition of partners, they have set a goal of generating over 1,000 hours of mentorship for students in one year.Celebrating National Mentoring Month, 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fueling the career goals and dreams of talented women in need, announces the Year 6 return of its women's mentoring initiative, MentorHER with Colgate-Palmolive as its Title Sponsor.According to 1,000 Dreams Fund's research, 70 percent of American women, ages 18-25, say they have never had a mentor. MentorHER was created to address the need for more mentors for young women by connecting working professionals with underserved students to create mentoring relationships that lead to success in school and beyond. Additionally, the program focuses on high-quality matches by pairing students with professionals who hold positions in industries to which the student aspires to work.Colgate-Palmolive Company , a founding partner of the program, is returning as the Title Sponsor. As part of its purpose to reimagine a healthier future for all people, the Company will continue to partner with 1DF by enlisting employee mentors to empower women and accelerate their progress into leadership
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Aitkin joined Kroger as CMO in 2020, from chief executive officer of 84.51°, Kroger's insights and media division.
As grocery shoppers increasingly seek out Click-and-Mortar™ technologies for a seamless omnichannel experience, Albertsons is seeing double-digit online growth, helped by its rewards refresh. The grocery giant, which has more than 2,200 stores across the U.S., shared in its first-quarter fiscal 2024 financial results, reported Tuesday (July 23), that it saw digital sales rise 23% year over year as loyalty membership grew by 15% to 41.4 million. “Our Customers for Life strategy is placing the customer at the center of everything we do, and we continued to drive strong year-over-year growth in loyalty members as we launched our new simplified ‘for U’ loyalty program,” CEO Vivek Sankaran said in a statement. “Amidst an evolving economic and industry backdrop, we continued to deliver outsized growth in our digital and pharmacy businesses.”
Great Britain’s Co-op is teaming with Walmart to expand its online grocery offering. The cooperative convenience store network announced Friday (July 5) that it will work with Walmart Commerce Technologies to implement its online fulfillment technology, “Store Assist.”. “Growing our share of the quick commerce market is our focus through both our own online shop and with strategic partners,” Co-op Head of Online Development George Hayworth said in the announcement