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Analytics Lead, Merchant

Wolt • Helsinki, F19, FI • 1m ago

Analytics & Data Science

Helsinki, Finland · Stockholm, Sweden

Full-time

We are looking for an Analytics Lead to join Wolt’s Merchant mission in Helsinki or Stockholm!

About the role

As an Analytics Lead at Wolt, you’ll take charge of the Merchant Ops Team, balancing hands-on analytics work with people management responsibilities. Experience in Product and Operations would be a significant advantage. In Wolt’s fast-paced, three-sided marketplace, you’ll find a demanding yet rewarding environment to hone your modern analytics skills.

You will have the opportunity to…

Lead and grow a team of talented data scientists
Set the strategic direction for all analytical work within the Merchant domain
Establish a solid experimentation culture with your Product and operational stakeholders
Coach your team and participate hands-on in developing new metrics for the business
This role combines scientific expertise with stakeholder engagement, placing you at the forefront of driving business outcomes. You will collaborate closely with the Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations teams to guide measurement strategies and tactical decisions, helping to expand the Wolt platform globally.

If you enjoy finding patterns amidst chaos, are excited to build a team and solutions from the ground up, and have a proven track record in using data science to solve business problems, we want you on our team. Take ownership of business outcomes and proactively drive change with Wolt!

Our offering to you

The online delivery platform that Wolt is building will offer you interesting and complex challenges together with the opportunities to create a big impact with your skills. Lots of geolocational and temporal data in real-time combined with differences in the economics and dynamics of the cities we operate in make Wolt both a challenging and so interesting company to practice analytics.
You would get to work in a company culture where we take ownership beyond the obvious, do common things uncommonly well, we think big but stay humble, do right by people, we treat others kindly and justly, recognize that if we don’t learn, we won’t stay still but fall behind. Read more about how we work.
Uncover foundational causal relationships in our data that can help us understand our business.
Drive strategic decision-making within the whole Merchant Group.

Our humble expectations

Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field
Have 5+ years of experience in a data science or analytics position within an industry or research setting
Have 2+ years of experience in team leadership within an industry or research setting, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and influence cross-functional teams to achieve organizational goals and deliver exceptional results.
Expertise in statistical analysis, including hypothesis testing, experimentation, and regression analysis using statistical software packages in Python, Matlab, R, or equivalent
Proficiency in writing structured and efficient SQL queries for large data sets
Relentless pursuit of new ideas and data sources, and have the ability to systematically tackle ambiguous problems with a data-driven, hypothesis-based approach
Be analytical, inquisitive, and a self-starter who is motivated to achieve results and collaborate with colleagues both inside and outside of the team

Next steps

The position will be filled as soon as we find the right person, so make sure to apply as soon as you realize you really, really want to join us!

The compensation will be a negotiable combination of monthly pay and DoorDash RSUs. The latter makes it exceptionally easy to be excited about our company growing and doing well, as you’ll own a piece of the pie.

For any further questions about the position, you can turn to Product+ Talent Acquisition Partner - Zhanna Filintseva (zhanna.filintseva@wolt.com)