Staff Data Scientist

About the Role We’re looking for a Staff Data Scientist to shape the future of our marketplace through advanced analytics, experimentation, and machine learning. You’ll define the technical direction of data science initiatives, influence product strategy, and mentor other data scientists to elevate our analytical standards and impact. As a Senior Technical Leader, you’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to turn data into decisions that improve reliability, growth, and user experience across markets. What You’ll Do - Lead data science initiatives with company-wide impact — from experimentation frameworks to ML systems and causal inference methods - Define best practices and standards for experimentation, modelling, and analytical excellence across teams - Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to identify and prioritise high-leverage opportunities - Develop and deploy scalable models and data products that drive measurable business outcomes - Mentor and coach other data scientists and analysts, helping them deliver higher-impact work - Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leadership, influencing product and growth strategy - Contribute to Heetch’s data platform evolution, ensuring data quality, reliability, and efficiency at scale You’ll Thrive In This Role If You - Have a deep understanding of statistics, experimentation, and causal inference, and know how to apply them pragmatically - Are fluent in Python, SQL, and mo