Amobee’s Platform team develops big data systems and applications to efficiently run Amobee’s advertising planning , data management, and analytics platforms.
The Science team at Amobee is building the next generation of converged advertising technologies that power billions of ad impressions every month. We are constantly innovating creating and applying technologies in several exciting cutting-edge areas: machine learning, constrained optimization, control systems, auction theory, game theory, collaborative filtering, experimental design, and information retrieval to name a few. Our mission is to use real-time data and scientific approaches to make quantum leap improvements in the performance of online ads, enhance user experience, enable efficient marketplaces, and improve the overall economics of online advertising.
The Director of Science leads teams and projects to research, invent, and implement the next generation ranking, pricing, prediction, optimization, and analytics technology. You are a brilliant, motivated self-starter and an extremely fast learner with top notch problem solving and analytical skills. You have a deep sense of curiosity and innate desire to dig deep into terabytes of data and love to play with the innards of complex algorithms, data science constructs and code. You care about client outcomes, and are constantly seeking ways to measure and improve those outcomes through infrastructure and algorithm enhancements. Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of mathematicians, data scientists, statisticians and engineers to research, design, develop and implement new advertising solutions involving forecasting, planning, portfolio optimization, bidding, and yield management
- Drive innovation by identifying and formulating new problems, publishing papers and filing patents
- Be a key contributor to product innovation and company strategy
- Work cross functionally to gather feedback and requirements from end usersWork with other parts of the organization to create a coordinated agenda that aligns resources to business needs
- Mentor, hire and build a high performing team
- Perform ad-hoc analysis on campaign, publisher, or product performanceHelp troubleshoot production and customer issues
- Structure projects into tasks, delegate tasks, and fluidly address roadblocks and disruptionsGuide the selection and assessment of the analytic methods used to execute the team’s agenda
Qualifications:
- PhD degree strongly preferred, in a closely related field (e.g.: computer science/engineering, data science, machine learning or optimization) with 2 or more years experience in digital advertising; or Masters degree with 7+ years experience
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, data mining, statistical modeling, optimization, algorithms, big-data, game theory
- Proficiency with one or more programming languages - ability to write/debug production code
- Excellent communication skills ability to present and communicate complex ideas in simple terms
- 5+ years experience with project leadership/personnel management
- Strong statistical/math/analytical abilities; Exceptional problem solving skills
- Strong ability to develop a cohesive agenda, to define the tasks and the resources required to execute this agenda
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About AmobeeThe world’s leading independent advertising platform, Amobee unifies all advertising channelsincluding TV, programmatic and socialacross all formats and devices. We provide marketers with streamlined, advanced media planning capabilities powered by in-depth analytics and proprietary audience data. Our platform and technology, provides the most advanced advertising solutions for the convergence of digital and advanced TV including linear TV, over the top, connected TV, and premium digital video. Enabling advertisers to plan and activate across more than 150 integrated partners, including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat and Twitter.
Amobee has been named to Fortune’s Top 10 Best Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing. Amobee’s platforms have been widely recognized amongst our industry winning numerous awards in technology innovation, see all Amobee Awards. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Singtel, one of the largest telco companies in the world, reaching over 700 million mobile subscribers in 21 countries. Amobee operates across North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit amobee.com or follow @amobee
In addition to our great environment, we offer a competitive base salary, employee development programs and other comprehensive benefits. Please send a cover letter along with your resume when applying to