Product Data Science – Senior & Staff Data Scientist

What you'll do:

• Immerse yourself in Xero’s data, wrangling often complex and messy data and contribute to our shared understanding of the value contained in our data stores.
• Apply sound scientific methods (i.e. hypothesis generation, experimentation, analysis) to drive product development (e.g. model development, model evaluation, POC design).
• Lead in hypothesis driven experimentation and deliver measurable impact through holdouts.
• Work to achieve and maintain high personal coding standards, collaborating with other scientists and engineers to produce robust and reproducible code
• Together with engineers, maintain and operate the end-to-end pipelines that support data-intensive applications at Xero.

What you'll bring with you:

• Previous practical experience in a similar analytics role.
• Experience with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R).
• Bachelor's, Masters, or Ph.D in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field; or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to grasp the mathematical concepts that underpin the domains outlined above.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to tailor a message for peers, and stakeholders (technical and non-technical).