Understand the business and data models to effectively query data
Effectively partner with product and engineering teams to build new data driven and machine learning based features for enriching the consumer experience of home shoppers, renters and sellers.
Supervise exploratory analysis on Realtor.com® 's wealth of data.
Direct development of predictive, explanatory models and machine learning algorithms.
Design and build machine learning solutions to drive revenue growth, customer retention and support strategic decision making.
Generate descriptive visualizations and presentations to communicate insights.
Drive A/B & multivariate tests and design of experiments to facilitate testing of new product and design features, with focus on improving engagement, retention, and conversion.
Help improve the scope of our data sets by identifying new data collection and procurement opportunities on an ongoing basis.
Mentor a team of machine learning engineers on data exploration, machine learning and developing data-oriented products.
Work with a sense of ownership and urgency, advocate for experimentation based, agile culture.
Drive a project forward given just a problem and mission statement.
Requirements
PhD/MS in computer science, statistics, mathematics, operations research or related fields.
8+ years of relevant experience in data science, machine learning or applied statistics.
2+ years managing a team of machine learning engineers.
Experience with Machine Learning, NLP and data mining tools and underlying algorithms.
Experienced in Python, R, Spark or other languages and frameworks appropriate for large scale analysis of structured and unstructured data.
Working experience with relational databases (SQL) and large scale distributed systems.
Extensive experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or equivalent
Experience with experiment design and A/B and multivariate tests.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, distilling complex analysis and concepts into concise business-focused takeaways
Strong ability to coach Machine Learning Engineers, helping them improve their skills
Additional Information
Recognized as the No. 1 site trusted by real estate professionals, Realtor.com® has been at the forefront of online real estate for over 25 years, connecting buyers, sellers, and renters with trusted insights and expert guidance to find their perfect home. Through its robust suite of tools, Realtor.com® not only makes a significant impact on the real estate industry at large, but for consumers, navigating the biggest purchase they will make in their life, by providing a user experience that is easy to use, easy to understand, and most of all, easy to make decisions.
Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.
At Realtor.com® , Machine Learning is part of our DNA. We process terabytes of data every day, and transform that data into information that powers decisions for millions of home buyers, renters, dreamers, and real estate professionals. We aim to radically simplify home buying/selling and help more people achieve the American dream on our [http://realtor.com|http://realtor.com|smart-link] website and mobile apps.
The Sr. Manager, Machine Learning is chartered with comprehending and modeling the various paths to monetization at the company. This is a very high visibility role with extremely high upside as you will have the ability to directly impact the company's bottom line. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for the development of a team to execute on innovative concepts, research, predictive modeling, and machine learning algorithms. You will serve as a manager for the machine learning engineers on the team and provide guidance on their individual projects in addition to serving as an expert for any algorithms that you develop or help develop.
A successful candidate is obsessed with understanding the intricacies of the company and how revenue is realized. Using this as a guiding light and conditioning it on fairness, inclusion, and making sure we have a world-class customer experience is what this individual is chartered with. You should have extensive experience in modeling and strong statistical acumen. Additionally, prior experience managing a team is highly desirable.
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