Data Analyst / Decision Scientist, Ads Team

Information about the position 

As our Decision Scientist, you will become a part of the cross-functional product team which makes a real and essential impact by generating revenue through advertisement technology. This revenue is used to grow Vinted through reinvestments into marketing, discounts, and big bets like Vinted electronics. In addition, diversifying revenue streams puts Vinted strategically in a stronger position.

You will be responsible for the trade-offs between ads revenue gains, and (long term) effects on Vinted’s users. You will be the one who figures out how to optimize the setup, define which user segments are more or less sensitive to ads, and determine how we might earn more while showing less ads. And you might work with forecasting, pacing, capping, and bidding algorithms. With every innovation you will experiment to measure very concrete the direct impact you and your team made for Vinted. 

Next to the product team you will be part of the cross-domain Data Science & Analytics (DSA) guild where you will interact and learn from all data people in Vinted. Within Data Science & Analytics (DSA) we have three distinct roles.

To understand your role within DSA context better, here are brief descriptions of each role we have in the department:

• Decision Scientists are responsible for actionable insights, identifying and sizing opportunities, and automated tools that increase the quality of product and business decisions by applying statistical methods and data-driven decision making.
• Analytics Engineers are responsible for data curation – translating data needs from stakeholders into architecting, building and maintaining efficient & reliable data models and pipelines.
• Data Scientists are responsible for identification of algorithmic opportunities, ensuring those opportunities are addressed in an optimal fashion and design, development and maintenance of production-grade statistical and machine learning algorithms.

In this position, you’ll 

• Collaborate with your team and direct stakeholders to identify strategic opportunities and answer key business questions
• Ensure these questions are answered in an optimal fashion (e.g. in the form of an ad hoc deep-dive, experiment, dashboard, or automatically recurring analysis)
• Analyse identified opportunities to understand their scope and impact 
• Define and own the key performance indicators for a team, including selection, tracking, forecasting, reporting, and proactively flagging issues
• Enable your team and direct stakeholders to independently leverage data for business insights via self-serving and dashboarding tools (Looker)
• Ensure features developed and owned by the team have appropriate tracking set-up
• Define the requirements for (A/B) testing, ensure the features have appropriate tracking, and analyse the results of tests and experiments

About you 

• BSc or MSc in a related field (statistics, mathematics, econometrics, economics or similar) or equivalent working experience
• Demonstrated working experience as a Data Scientist, Data Analyst, or other role with a strong data component (typically 2+ years of working experience or similar activities resulting in a similar level of proficiency)
• Proficient in SQL, a statistical programming language (eg. Python, R, etc.), as well as BI tools (eg. Looker, Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)
• Statistical proficiency (eg. experience in A/B testing, regression analysis, etc.)
• Ability to combine data insights with strategic direction and develop actionable recommendations
• A good communicator who can present complex topics clearly and persuasively to different audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills and eager to work with a wide variety of stakeholders within the company
• Excellent written and spoken English

Work perks 

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Newest MacBook models
• Free access to an office gym
• Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Private health insurance
• On-site canteen serving delicious homemade food at friendly prices
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office

Working at Vinted 

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work 

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The salary range for this position is € 3,175 - € 4,292 gross per month.