Head of Data Science

What You’ll Do

• Develop and champion strategic data initiatives that directly align with quarterly and annual business objectives. You'll coordinate product and feature launches, foster the growth of your team, and serve as a senior leader within the Technology organization, articulating our holistic vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Build upon and evolve Arrive's data science function and strategy, positioning us at the forefront of the industry.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organization to identify and solve complex business challenges, leveraging data to uncover and exploit new opportunities.
• Lead the creation of sophisticated data models that drive strategic initiatives and are seamlessly integrated into our products, delivering daily insights and automation to thousands of users.
• Continuously seek new and impactful ways to utilize Arrive's vast data assets for the benefit of our customers, always ensuring end-user privacy and security.
• Partner with the Engineering team to define and optimize our data infrastructure, and work with the Solutions group to enhance data visualization and utilization.
• Serve as an integral part of the technology leadership team, collaborating closely with Product Management and Engineering to drive integrated solutions.
• Strategize and create cutting-edge models and capabilities in areas such as supply chain forecasting, pricing, NLP for automation, and people forecasting, making our vision of "empowering the ambitious" through software and data a reality.
• Lead Arrive's entire data science function. This includes understanding the needs of various teams, establishing an optimal team structure, and designing end-to-end workflows to best serve those needs.
• Take ownership of developing, estimating, and executing a data science roadmap, consistently measuring and testing for quantitative success and continuous improvements.
• Build, lead, manage, and mentor a high-performing team of skilled data scientists, empowering them to proactively lead iteration cycles with stakeholders and advance according to the team's vision and business goals.
• Actively gauge fluctuations in the needs of relevant teams across Arrive and strategically hire new team members to scale the function effectively.
• Maintain highly effective communication and responsiveness within your team and with stakeholders across the company, adeptly managing a large volume of ongoing projects.
• Collaboratively partner with Arrive's internal teams, customers, carriers, and the broader freight logistics technology ecosystem to ensure seamless operations and foster strong relationships.
• Possess the ability to consider long-term sustainability in all data science decisions, with a keen eye for scalability and maintainability, while balancing future ideals with short and medium-term needs.
• Exhibit strong communication skills, effectively championing the best ideas and advocating for your beliefs with integrity and respect.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data analytics and quantitative modeling as a hands-on technical contributor.
• 3-5 years of relevant industry experience is a MUST (freight brokerage, logistics, supply chain, B2B pricing.
• 5+ years of leadership/management experience, leading a team deeply embedded in multiple functions of the business. 
• Excellent educational background in a quantitative field, such as Operations Research, Economics/Econometrics, Forecast/Planning, Data Science/Machine Learning.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, Spark, and familiarity with code and programming concepts.
• Experience with big data architectures, data modeling, ETL, and building large-scale data processing pipelines.
• Knowledge of deep learning, optimization, casual interference, and Agile methodologies. 
• Excellent ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and vice-versa.
• A strategic, hands-on leader who simplifies complex problems and balances long-term vision with short-term needs.
• Proactive, self-starting, collaborative, and driven to personally own and complete critical initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibility

• This position will supervise a team of Data Scientists within the Technology organization

The Perks of Working With Us

• Take advantage of excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
• Invest in your future with our matching 401(k) program.
• Build relationships and take part in learning opportunities through our Employee Resource Groups.
• Enjoy office wide engagement activities, team events, happy hours and more!
• Leave the suit and tie at home; our dress code is casual.
• Work in the heart of downtown Chicago, IL!
• There are CTA and L train stops walking distance from the office and you can store your bike safely inside of the building.
• Sweat it out at the LifeStart gym in our office building that includes brand new Peloton bikes, top-of-the-line equipment and personal training options.
• Maximize your wellness with free counseling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Get paid to work with your friends through our Referral Program!
• Take time to manage your physical and mental health - we offer company paid holidays, paid vacation time and wellness days.
• Receive 100% paid parental leave when you become a new parent.
• Get relocation assistance! If you are not local to the area, we offer relocation packages.