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Lead Principal Data Scientist - AI & Vendor Solutions

On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

Expertise in Recommendation Systems:Proven experience in architecting and deploying large-scale, high-performance recommendation systems (e.g., two-tower models, deep sequential models, Graph Neural Networks) in B2B or marketplace environments. Thought leader in time series analysis and sequence modeling (e.g., LSTMs, transformers) for vendor behavior prediction and demand forecasting. Ability to apply causal inference and advanced experimentation frameworks to assess the incremental impact of recommendations and vendor products. Strong analytical skills for optimizing key commercial metrics such as take rate, vendor lifetime value, and churn predictions.

About the job

Join our innovative AdTech data science team as a Principal Data Scientist focused on Vendor Recommendations and AI, and help us enhance customer experiences.

At Delivery Hero, you will play a crucial role in supporting the success of numerous restaurants, shops, and local businesses. Your insights will enable vendors to harness advanced tools for operational management, enhancing their visibility and market reach. Each feature you contribute to will create growth opportunities for diverse businesses, fortifying Delivery Hero’s ecosystem.

Our AdTech division connects consumers with new culinary delights while allowing our partners to engage potential customers at the right moment. We have crafted a suite of products that deliver advertising solutions to restaurants, aiding them in boosting visibility, improving order conversion, and ultimately driving increased sales across the marketing funnel. Operating in over 50 countries, our AdTech connects ideal advertisers with their target customers millions of times daily. The data science team is pivotal in this growth, enhancing personalization, ranking, relevance, and recommendations.

  • Ownership: Spearhead the design, construction, and deployment of comprehensive AI recommendation systems that yield multi-million-euro business results for the vendor sector.

  • NBA Framework: Manage the architecture and modeling to establish the best sequence and timing of actions (e.g., ad recommendations, promotional offers) to optimize vendor success metrics.

  • Time-Series & Forecasting: Direct vital initiatives in advanced time series modeling for demand forecasting, vendor projections, and analyzing long-term vendor trends.

  • Commercial Insights: Serve as the technical authority for take rate optimization, utilizing statistical rigor and causal methodologies to evaluate the impact and efficiency of vendor-facing pricing and ad tech strategies.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Be the lead technical partner for Product, Engineering, and Commercial teams to validate business hypotheses and align on the recommendations strategy.

About Delivery Hero SE

As the leading local delivery platform globally, our mission is to provide seamless and rapid service, bringing exceptional experiences directly to your door. Operating in over 70 countries, we leverage technology crafted by passionate individuals. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is included in the MDAX stock market index. We empower creative minds to develop impactful solutions within our ecosystem. We thrive on speed, decisive action, and adaptability. No matter your background or beliefs, we build, deliver, and lead. We are Delivery Hero.

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