Delivery Hero

Local delivery platform

DirectorofDataScience&AI,RecommenderSystemsandMartech

Barcelona, Spain FULL TIME
The Brief

“Director of Data Science & AI, Recommender Systems and Martech at Delivery Hero. Skills: Machine learning, Recommendation systems, Marketing technology (Martech), Deep learning, Causal inference, Leadership. Lead machine learning initiatives focused on user discovery and top-of-funnel growth. Lead teams responsible for AI engines powering recommendation systems and Martech stack for user acquisition”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure users find relevant vendors instantly upon entering the platform; Guide acquisition strategy; Measure the true incrementality of marketing spend and recommendation features; Drive shared goals around efficient scaling and market expansion; Optimize our global marketing spend; Ensure that every new user's first experience on the platform is personalized and high-converting; Deploy production-grade models in domains such as Recommendation Systems, E-commerce, or Marketing Science

Industry & Context.

Local delivery platform
Problems you'll solve

Causal inference; Measuring incrementality; Autonomous campaign optimization; Self-healing data pipelines

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline, Deep technical foundation as a previous individual ability to engage technically with the team's stack in Python and SQL, Cloud-scale personalization expertise, Demonstrated expertise in managing and deploying large-scale AI solutions within cloud environments (GCP/AWS), Handling high-volume behavioral data and real-time event streams

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, Specific ML framework experience, Cloud platform certs

What You'll Do.

Lead machine learning initiatives focused on user discovery and top-of-funnel growth

Lead teams responsible for AI engines powering recommendation systems and Martech stack for user acquisition

Architect state-of-the-art recommendation models

Drive AI strategy for high-efficiency growth marketing

Develop cutting-edge methodologies (MMM

LTV-based acquisition models)

Bridge the gap between product discovery and performance marketing

Leverage deep learning and causal inference at org level

Optimize global marketing spend

Ensure personalized and high-converting first user experience

Guide and evaluate architectures in designing architectures for discovery

Build models for Media Mix Modeling (MMM)

automated bidding for performance channels

Establish frameworks to measure true incrementality of marketing spend and recommendation features

Develop high-throughput data and feature pipelines

Ensure efficient training and deployment of models

Maintain knowledge at the forefront of AI/ML trends

Drive the team to adopt cutting-edge methodologies

Lead the strategic adoption of agentic AI frameworks

Design autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents

Establish rigorous guardrails for safety

and ethical governance

Build and scale high-performing data science and AI teams

Deploy production-grade models

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate and align effectively across Growth Marketing, Performance Marketing, and Product Engineering teams to drive shared goals around efficient scaling and market expansion; Translate complex AI concepts and algorithmic trade-offs into clear business implications for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders

Communication Scope

Exceptional ability to translate complex AI concepts and algorithmic trade-offs into clear business implications for senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders

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