Senior Data Scientist (Survey)

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace - a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. At Tracksuit we consider a unique perspective, diverse experience and a growth mindset to be of greater value than ticking every box on an JD. If you think you have what it takes but don’t have the exact experience we’ve set out, please still get in touch and apply. We’d love to chat!

At Tracksuit, we provide beautiful, radically affordable, always-on brand tracking which is easy to use compared to traditional methods. We recognise that sounds like a ton of buzzwords for marketers, so what it really means is that we did over 50,000 surveys last month to find out what real humans think and feel about the world’s best brands and their competitors. Check us out here: www.gotracksuit.com 🙌

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Senior Data Scientist to join us! Data is Tracksuit’s moat: it’s the core of our product and integral to everything we do. Our vision is to be used in every strategic growth conversation for the best consumer brands of today and tomorrow. We’re doing this by becoming the common language to measure, understand and communicate the vale of brand building.

As our Senior Data Scientist, you’ll be a critical part in a small, focused Panels/Survey team with high agency and high accountability. You’ll work closely with a Senior Engineer, a Senior Product Manager and market research experts, while joining our rockstar Data team.

• You’ll be working on some of the most impactful projects in the company: You’ll be applying your data skills to solve problems at the heart of our business model, directly driving our ability to scale and launch new products.
• You get to innovate: You’ll have license to run experiments, imagine surveying from first principles, and implement solutions with a product team to build the world’s best survey engine.
• The data is directly tied to business outcomes: As you shape the trajectory of Tracksuit, you’ll be able to directly measure your impact and demonstrate your contribution to the business.
• We don’t have a roadmap dictated to us: You’ll have high-level business goals and outcomes, but it’s up to you to define the problems and solutions.
• We’re backed by product-legend Lenny Rachitsky: Founder of Lenny’s Podcast and Lenny’s Newsletter. In Lenny’s words: “Across the thousands of startup decks I've looked at, I've almost never seen a growth trajectory like the growth Tracksuit has seen.”

• Is based in Sydney or Auckland (or willing to relocate to to Sydney / Auckland)
• Has 4+ years experience as a Data Scientist
• Has strong data science capabilities; Deep understanding of statistics, including both frequentist and Bayesian approaches. Experience with measuring and improving data quality, especially in surveying. Fluency in SQL and in scripting languages such as Python and R. (Nice to have) Experience with classical machine learning, generative AI, or causal inference.
• Has data leadership, product, and commercial skills. Entrepreneurial. You’re focused on having an impact on business results and thrive when navigating new domains. Able to think creatively, both statistically and commercially, to solve business problems. Drives momentum, making trade-offs between statistics and commercials, and prioritising work independently. Able to communicate the impact of work and work with customers. Experience in procurement and negotiations is a big plus.
• Is kind: This is such a collaborative role that we ultimately want a great, kind human.
• (Nice to have) Has data engineering and management skills: Able to design, maintain, and optimise data infrastructure and can collaborate with software engineers to put data products into production.

👉 Please note — while we have listed this role as being based in our Sydney office, we are also open to Auckland applicants and this person working from our NZ office. We are happy to relocate someone to Sydney / Auckland if they are exceptional.

Why join us at Tracksuit?

As one of Australasia's fastest growing startups, we've hand-picked a world-class team of kind, ambitious, generous, and smart humans. You’ll get to join and experience life at one the fastest-growing startup in New Zealand & Australia while we are still in hyper growth phase.

We’re a tight-knit, supportive, and ambitious team, driven to empower companies to use brand to drive success. Our culture thrives on complete transparency, trust, learning, and constant development and improvement.

Underpinning the experience are our great benefits, including:

⦿ Compensation: Competitive market rate remuneration, which is reviewed twice annually. Our radically transparent compensation policy ensures that salaries are fair across the entire team.

⦿ Bonus Scheme: An annual company-wide performance bonus to celebrate hitting our targets together.

⦿ Employee Share Option Program (ESOP): So that everyone on the team has a share in Tracksuit’s success.

⦿ Progressive health and wellness benefits: Including an annual wellness bonus, access to a premium EAP platform, and 6 weeks of paid annual leave.

⦿ Generous parental benefits: 12 weeks’ paid parental leave for either caregiver, additional sick leave for IVF, gradual return to work.

⦿ A $1000 personal L&D budget for each Trackstar, plus additional growth opportunities including mentorships, speaking engagements, and travel.

⦿ Flexible working: We have beautiful offices in Auckland, Sydney, London, and New York. We are office first but offer full flexibility day to day and adopt a balanced approach to WFH/in-office work.

But don’t take our word for it! You’ll be joining the:

- Mumbrella Marketing Company of the Year 2022

- HRD Employer of Choice <200 Staff 2024

- NZ Hi Tech Awards, Emerging Company of the Year 2024

- AFR Best Place to Work Media and Marketing (4th place) 2024

Most importantly, when you join, you’ll receive an epic Tracksuit which reflects our vibe. We are built for speed and comfort, we're fun and informal, and we're practical and ready for anything.

Please note: This role is based in Sydney, AUS & requires you to work from our vibrant office space. With flexibility to work from home, we trust you to choose the balance that empowers you & your team to achieve their goals.