Head of Data Science / Research

A leadership role that combines commercial strategy around data with hands-on data-science, leading the development of new data services and improving operations.

Want to make a better world? We're hiring a Head of Data Science / Research to help in our mission - to raise money for charity, change advertising for good, and empower internet users. Help us achieve more.

Salary: £50,000 to £70,000. You will also get share options.
All staff receive a range of valuable staff benefits including share options.
Excellent career progression options.
Location: Edinburgh (flexible options available)
Hours: Full-Time (flexible working and part-time / job-share options are available)

Be involved in a start-up that makes a difference.

About Good-Loop

Good-Loop takes money from advertisers, and gives it to charities.
But Good-Loop is not itself a charity: we do this by making ads more effective, and we do make a profit on each ad. We are turning ads from a nuisance to be blocked, into a shared positive moment which funds social and environmental good. We also believe in treating internet users fairly, empowering them to be partners in the advertising and data ecosystem. Clients include Unilever, Kit-Kat, and Pepsi, and we've raised over £2m for charity.

You'll be part of a small dynamic world-class team, led by CEO Amy Williams (Forbes 30 Under 30 | UN Women Global Innovator) and co-founder CTO Daniel Winterstein (Director of the Year, Scotland 2019 | PhD in AI). Join us! Use your skills to improve the world.

About the Job

We're hiring a Head of Data (a role that combines commercial strategy around data with hands-on data-science) to lead the development of new data services in our ethical adtech and improve operations. This will boost our mission to change advertising for good, raise money for charity, and empower internet users.

Key tasks are:

• Lead on setting the data related goals and strategy for the Company.
• Providing leadership to the Data Team: delegating tasks, and managing the team towards success.
• Recruiting to fill out the Data Team.
• Analysing data from advertising campaigns (and designing tools and workflows for this).
• Developing a Data Management Platform (DMP) offering which empowers users to monetise their data in ways they control to raise money for charity.
• Driving the data part of the company's feedback-loop, where we experiment, learn, and improve.
• Changing the internet for a better world.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Examples of leading on data projects.
• Project or team management experience.
• Comfortable working and leading in an agile environment.
• Confident using a range of analytical tools.
• Good communication and team-work skills
• Quick learner
• Reliable worker

Desirable Skills

You don't need experience in all of these -- just let us know which you do have experience in.

• Machine Learning / AI
• Advertising technology
• Java
• Javascript
• ElasticSearch
• Business experience, especially in start-ups
• A demonstrable passion for People, Planet, and Purpose
• Charity or volunteering experience
• The advertising industry