Senior Manager Data Science

The Senior Manager, Data Science is a critical leader of Sprouts' personalization strategy and execution. This person will work with the Director, Data Science and other leaders in marketing and merchandising to set weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual strategies to deliver more personalized experiences for our customers. They will lead a team of data scientists and work cross functionally with analytics, CRM, Media, eCommerce, Merchandising and IT partners to achieve the goals of this program.

This person will be responsible for maintaining our proprietary personalization engine as well as working in partnership with engineering to continuously improve our capabilities in this space.

In addition, this person will lead other advanced analytics and machine learning projects as assigned by the organization. #LI-AD1

Team Leadership and Strategic Thinking (25%)

• Directly manage & develop a small team of data scientists
• Participate in goal & objective setting
• Create plans & strategies to achieve goals within budget

Development & Machine Learning (50%)

• Maintain and enhance proprietary personalization engine while championing adoption of emerging data science methodologies and technologies
• Maintain a backlog of feature enhancements to enable better personalized experiences over time
• Ensure proper operation of all personalized offers & audiences

Analytics & Measurement (15%)

• Proactively find new opportunities to better personalize to our customers through customer interaction data
• Responsible for leading our test & learn capabilities for customer level tests
• Measure and report on outcomes from all personalization activities

Collaboration & Administration (10%)

• Ensure alignment with all partners for upcoming personalization activities
• Complete offer/campaign submission and shepherd each through setup
• Complete mandatory tasks as a people manager (i.e. annual reviews, etc)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, machine learning or related field required;
  Master’s or PhD preferred.
• Ideal candidate will have at least 8 years’ experience in data science or machine learning demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ideal candidate would also have at least 5 years’ experience in a joint business/technical role responsible for both development and delivering business results
• Advanced level of experience with databases, scripting, and Business Intelligence tools, such as, Microsoft Azure, PowerBI, Databricks, Python, etc
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite tools including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Vizio, etc.
• Familiarity with standard data formats including CSV, JSON, XML, etc
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Ability to excel in an environment of change, ambiguity, and incomplete information
• Ability to work with very large, complex and disparate data sources (accessing, connecting, and analyzing)
• High level of business/retail knowledge and intuition to guide strategy preferred
• Ability to handle multiple priorities against multiple deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to take and give direction while participating in a team environment
• Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from groups of peers, managers, and business partners.

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Emplo…