Senior Data Scientist - Personalization

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group (“FanDuel") is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media.

FanDuel has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations. FanDuel is based in New York with offices in New Jersey , Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada and Scotland.

Its networks FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer over-the-top platforms.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE ROSTER

At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. So, what does “winning” look like at FanDuel? It’s recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work—and a roster full of talented coworkers. Make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From creatives professionals to cutting edge technology innovators, FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. At FanDuel, our principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all our offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

FanDuel is looking for a data scientist who specializes in personalization and customer behavior modeling to join our team. In this role you will develop and implement advanced models focused on enhancing user experiences and a deep understanding of customer behavior. This role requires a strong background in data science, machine learning, and a deep understanding of customer analytics. 

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

•         Develop and deploy machine learning models to drive personalized recommendations and user experiences across business units.
•         Use statistical and machine learning techniques to segment customers and predict future behaviors.
•         Provide customer segmentation and automated decision algorithms to deliver better experiences to customers.
•         Continuously test and update models to make sure the outputs are delivering the best possible recommendations on how to advance the experience for users.
•         By using your models, enable partner teams to leverage customer cohorts, personas and their unique journeys to enhance their experience.
•         Stay up to date on the latest advancements in data science and machine learning to drive innovation in the space.
•         Lead projects from start to finish, maintain a roadmap, set proper expectations, and communicate timely and adequately with stakeholders.
•         Own presentations to senior stakeholders, focusing on results and impactful actionable insights, adjusting the communication style to the audience

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

•         4-7+ years of experience in Data Science creating and deploying models
•         Hands on experience working in customer personalization and a strong understanding of the technical elements required in building and maintaining advanced models
•         Experience developing roadmaps to evolve customer experiences with particular focus on incremental gains throughout the models and techniques that get deployed.
•         Bachelor's Degree in a highly numerate major (Math, Stats, Econ, etc.) or relevant experience in data and/or business analysis 
•         Experience running background d tests to validate the model drives impact and ability to quantify that impact  
•         Experience delivering model result to business users and have recommendation implemented 
•         Experience using user behavioral, promotional and marketing data in model building
•         Proficiency in SQL and Python or R required 
•         Experience with techstacks such as MLFlow, Spark, Databricks, Sagemaker
•         Can write product