Data Scientist

Our Company:

At impact.com we are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you!

impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal, Fanatics, and Levi’s, visit www.impact.com.

Your Role at Impact.com:

We are seeking an intermediate-level Data Scientist with 1-3 years of experience to join our Data Science and Advanced Analytics team and play a key role across our  Advanced Analytics and Modeling, Forecasting, and Benchmarking and Insights initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop performance benchmarks, analyze partner outcomes, and deliver actionable insights that shape our strategic decisions. Your work will help keep Impact competitive in the dynamic digital marketing landscape while ensuring we deliver exceptional value to our partners.

What You'll Do:

• Benchmark development: Identify and define key performance metrics, creating benchmarking frameworks to evaluate performance across the partnership ecosystem.
• Data-driven insights: Leverage large datasets to uncover business insights that influence strategic decision-making and product innovation
• Performance monitoring: Build and manage dashboards and reports to track key performance metrics. Establish automated monitoring systems for continuous assessment of business outcomes.
• Collaboration:  Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Finance, and Engineering teams to deliver insights that drive better product development and enhance marketing effectiveness.
• Advanced analytics: Utilize statistical methods, predictive analytics, and machine learning models to forecast trends, optimize performance, and uncover improvement opportunities.
• Reporting and communication: Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring key findings inform decision-making.
• Process improvements: Continuously evaluate and optimize data collection, analysis, and reporting processes to ensure accurate and relevant Benchmarking and Insights.
• Research and Innovation: Stay informed on the latest advancements in data science and machine learning, proactively exploring new techniques and technologies to enhance analytics capabilities.

What You Have:

• Educational Background: Bachelor's in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Technical Expertise:
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker).
• Experience working with large datasets and building dashboards to generate  insights and reports.
• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and exposure to Big Data technologies (e.g., BigQuery, Databricks, Spark, Snowflake, Redshift) is a plus.
• Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities in modeling and analyzing large datasets to extract meaningful insights and inform decisions.
• Communication:  Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify and present complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.
• Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Adaptability: A proactive learner who is adaptable to new skills, technologies, and evolving business needs.
• Excited to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and contribute to impactful projects.

Nice to have:

•  Affiliate & Partnerships Industry Fundamentals Certification by PXA

Benefits:

• Unlimited PTO policy
• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both
• Training & Development
• Learning the advanced partnership automation products
• Medical Aid and Provident Fund
• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Group scheme with Momentum for provident fund
• Stock Options
• 3-year vesting schedule pending Board approval
• Primary caregiver leave
• Internet Allowance
• Flexible work hours
• Casual work environment
• Technology stipend

impact.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.

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