Principal Data Scientist Us Canada Latam at Velocity Global

WHAT WE DO & WHO WE DO IT FOR?
We empower tens of thousands of employees worldwide to work anywhere in the world.
Velocity Global is a cloud-based, workforce management and payment platform that makes it possible for employees and contractors, like you, to work and get paid just about anywhere on the planet. Our SaaS platform enables the world’s leading companies to identify, hire, and pay the best talent in over 185 countries, as well as all 50 United States. The world’s most innovative companies rely on Velocity Global’s workforce management and payment platform, to build highly collaborative global teams. This is done with the click of a button, without the cost or complexity of setting up foreign legal entities, or state registrations.
With Velocity Global’s Workforce Management and Payment platform, nearly any location is possible. Make work, work.
WHO ARE WE? 
We are a team of passionate, creative, empathetic innovators, committed to building the world’s most amazing cloud based workforce management and payment platform that makes working from anywhere, anytime possible. If you wake up compelled to innovate and create, we should talk.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Principal Data Scientist at Velocity Global will be responsible for managing all aspects of the data science process within IT as a shared service for internal and external customers. Responsibilities include data curation/management, model construction, evaluation, and implementation, working with stakeholders to determine where data science could best be applied throughout the company to create value, and the creation of data products to drive increased revenue. The ideal candidate will have had at least five years of experience working as a data scientist, preferably in a management capacity. In addition to technical expertise this position will require excellent customer service skills and creativity in the use of data to create insights and drive sales. This full-time position is remote within the United States, Canada, or LATAM.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Create classification and regression models for tasks such as: marketing targeting, customer churn prediction, and supported employee survivorship 
Creation of data products for sale to external customers, e.g. job matching between clients and candidates
Advise and Design the data management process to ensure data is well organized for data science application
Perform statistical tests to assist in data analysis
Develop time series modeling for sales forecasting
Work with data engineering to implement models in Airflow and Snowflake
Assist the business in developing use cases for data science and helping to scope and shape modeling asks
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.
QUALIFICATIONS     
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Experience and expertise in quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, or physics. 
5-10 years working as a Data Scientist, preferably with management experience
Implementation of standard algorithmic techniques such XGBoost, Elastic net regression, dimension reduction (e.g. PCA), deep neural network architectures, ARIMA, clustering (e.g. K-means), and statistical testing methodologies (e.g. chi square)
Knowledge of and experience working with RDBMS and No-SQL databases
High proficiency in SQL and Python
Additional experience with R preferred
Experience with data visualization platforms such as Looker and Tableau
OUR VALUES 
Velocity - Exceeding expectations of our customers, colleagues, and ourselves by delivering swift and effective results.
Integrity - Doing right by our customers, colleagues, and ourselves through honest and ethical actions.
Be Bold - Daring to take risks, learn, and grow to benefit our customers, colleagues, and ourselves.
Empowerment - Owning our decisions and being accountable for the impact we have on our customers, colleagues, and ourselves.
Service - Supporting our customers, colleagues, and ourselves with respect and empathy.

We have a passion for all things international business and thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. If you want to work for a professional, global, inclusive, and innovative company, we’d love to meet you!

At Velocity Global, we value inclusion and belonging. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, ancestry, race, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at TalentAcquisition@VelocityGlobal.com 

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