Deputy CDO

Social Discovery Group (SDG) is one of the world's largest groups of social discovery companies, uniting millions of users on dozens of products. SDG solves the problem of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection - transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. SDG products redefine the way people interact and connect with each other.

Our portfolio includes social entertainment platforms designed to connect people online across different cultures in different parts of the world. This includes globally recognized brands such as DateMyAge, Dating.com, EuroDate, Dil Mil and Cupid Media. SDG has a presence in more than 150 countries.

We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1000+ professionals and digital nomads works all over the world. Our teams of digital nomads work remotely from Cyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.

We’re proud to be a two-time “Great Place to Work” winner (USA & Japan, 2024–2025) and a Top-5 Company for Work-From-Anywhere Jobs (FlexJobs, 2025).

We are looking for Deputy CDO.

Your main tasks will be:

• Own execution of cross-functional strategic initiatives across ML, experimentation, and data platform domains.
• Lead 2–3 high-priority initiatives during the first 3 months: define scope, align stakeholders, establish ownership, and drive delivery to measurable outcomes.
• Ensure predictable execution through clear planning, coordination, and delivery management.
• Unblock stalled or ambiguous projects by clarifying ownership, resolving dependencies, escalating risks early, and driving initiatives through completion.
• Build and operate an effective execution framework: monthly business reviews, quarterly planning, retrospectives, project reviews, and escalation processes.
• Establish a single source of truth for project status, risks, commitments, and delivery tracking.
• Improve the experimentation ecosystem by increasing decision-making speed, standardizing evaluation and rollout processes, and reducing operational chaos/manual work.
• Accelerate ML delivery cycles by reducing time from idea → experiment → production and coordinating dependencies across ML, backend, analytics, and product teams.
• Ensure ML initiatives deliver measurable business impact, not only technical outcomes.
• Strengthen functional leads (Product Analytics, Data Engineering, ML, UX) through prioritization support, execution discipline, feedback, and managerial coaching.
• Increase ownership, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration across teams.
• Own operational excellence of the function, including data freshness, uptime, SLA adherence, and delivery predictability.

We expect from you:

• 6–10+ years in data, analytics, or ML domains, including 3–5+ years in leadership roles.
• Proven track record delivering cross-functional projects involving ML, data platforms, experimentation, and analytics.
• Experience in product companies (not only consulting environments).
• Strong understanding of product analytics, A/B testing, unit economics, and key business metrics.
• Solid understanding of the ML lifecycle — from ideation to production.
• Familiarity with data platforms, data quality management, SLA processes, and self-service BI/analytics.
• Strong execution skills: project decomposition, planning, prioritization, and delivery management.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams across ML, backend, product, and analytics functions.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, escalations, and multiple parallel initiatives.
• High technical literacy with the ability to dive deep into data and ML topics, understand system constraints, and work closely with engineering and data teams.
• Strong English and Russian communication skills, both written and verbal.

What do we offer:

• REMOTE OPPORTUNITY to work full-time;
• Vacation 28 calendar days per year;
• 7 wellness days per year (time off) that can be used to de