Staff Data Scientist – Omnichannel Marketing Analytics, Measurement Strategy & Retail Media Innovation

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Join arenaflex: Redefining the Future of Digital Advertising & Retail Media Analytics

Are you ready to be part of a transformative journey in the world of digital advertising and retail media? At arenaflex, we are fundamentally reimagining how brands connect with consumers across every touchpoint. We're not just building marketing solutions—we're creating the next generation of advertising technology that powers global commerce.

Welcome to arenaflex, where innovation meets impact. As a Fortune 500 leader in retail and e-commerce, arenaflex connects millions of customers with the products they love every single day. Our mission is simple yet profound: we want to help people save money so they can live better. But we're more than a retailer—we're a technology company, an advertising platform, and a data-driven organization that's shaping the future of how brands reach consumers.

Within arenaflex, our advertising division represents one of the fastest-growing segments of our business. We're looking for a visionary Staff Data Scientist to lead our measurement strategy initiatives and drive the evolution of how we demonstrate advertising effectiveness to our supplier partners and marketplace sellers.

About This Opportunity

If you're inspired by the challenge of solving complex, functional problems that impact millions of businesses and consumers, this role at arenaflex Connect could be the perfect match you've been seeking. We're seeking a strategic thinker with deep expertise in advertising measurement, statistical modeling, and cross-functional leadership to help us reimagine the way we empower our Suppliers and Sellers with best-in-class omnichannel marketing tools at scale.

This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll lead the adoption of our advertising products across consumer segments, define measurement methodologies that set industry standards, and collaborate with executive leadership to drive strategic initiatives. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, working with massive datasets and cutting-edge analytics technologies to deliver actionable insights that transform how brands advertise and measure their impact.

Key Responsibilities

As a Staff Data Scientist at arenaflex, you will own the end-to-end development and improvement of our display advertising measurement methodology. Your work will directly influence how we demonstrate value to our advertising partners and shape the future of retail media measurement. Here's what you can expect:

• Develop and Improve Measurement Frameworks: Build and enhance our display advertising measurement techniques across multiple methodologies including sales lift, synthetic control groups, ghost ads, Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), Multi-Touch Attribution (MTA), and A/B testing frameworks. You'll establish best practices that become industry standards.
• Define Vision and Strategy: Create the strategic roadmap for display advertising measurement methodologies. Leverage your domain expertise, internal and external best practices, and market opportunity analysis to build compelling business cases and secure executive approval for ambitious objectives.
• Build Strategic Partnerships: Cultivate collaborative relationships with key internal and external partners. Align priorities to business goals, communicate effectively across departments, and influence product roadmaps to ensure measurability and data-driven decision making.
• Lead Product Management: Manage product roadmaps from conception through launch. Align business and technical requirements, determine rollout strategies, and proactively manage risks while balancing multiple competing priorities.
• Executive Engagement: Continuously engage with senior leadership and stakeholders to ensure alignment across initiatives and effectively manage interdependencies between teams and products.
• Simplify Complex Concepts: Translate intricate modeling methodologies into clear, compelling narratives that connect quantitative results with real-world business problems. Make the complex accessible for diverse audiences.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams to streamline data science solutions, ensuring scalability and maintainability of analytical frameworks.
• Data Integration & Innovation: Integrate disparate data sources and leverage modern analytics best practices to deliver integrated, actionable insights to partners and senior leadership regarding virtual advertising optimization.
• Present Strategic Insights: Present media insights and recommendations to various levels of senior stakeholders, from detailed technical reviews to executive strategy sessions.

What Makes You a Great Fit

We're looking for someone who brings more than technical skills—we need a leader with the right mindset and approach. You'll sweep us off our feet if you possess these qualities:

• Influential Leadership: You're comfortable influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, securing buy-in from executive leadership, and communicating complex ideas with clarity and conviction.
• Research-Oriented Mindset: You have a test-and-learn mentality and an agile approach to work that drives continuous improvement for your team's products and methodologies.
• Resourceful & Driven: You're resourceful, disciplined for execution, and maintain a can-do attitude even when facing ambiguous challenges.
• Data-Driven: You love digging into data and performing analysis. Numbers tell stories, and you're eager to uncover them.
• Metrics-Focused: You're capable of using metrics to improve performance and drive measurable business outcomes.
• Strategic Thinker: You enjoy building strategies for growing demand for products and services you support.
• Problem-Solving Enthusiast: You're passionate about solving complex challenges that require creative solutions and rigorous analysis.
• Consumer-Centric: You're consumer-centric in spirit and execution, always considering the end-user experience in your analytical approaches.
• Product Adoption Expert: You have hands-on experience driving product adoption across diverse user groups.
• Industry Expertise: You bring deep knowledge of Digital and Retail Media Advertising, including understanding of digital ad stacks and retail media ecosystems.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you'll need:

• A Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
• 6+ years of professional experience in Data Science, Measurement, Advertising Strategy & Analytics, Ad-Tech, Mar-Tech, or related fields
• Proficient coding skills in SQL, Python, or R, with strong database knowledge
• Proven experience building measurement solutions including sales lift, ghost ads, Marketing Mix Modeling, and Multi-Touch Attribution models
• Extensive experience with predictive modeling algorithms and statistical analysis techniques
• Experience in Product Management or a related field, with the ability to bridge technical and business requirements
• Strong project management skills, including managing technical resources and multiple priorities and milestones simultaneously
• A passion for working in a fast-paced, agile environment where innovation is rewarded
• A collaborative attitude and natural sense of curiosity that drives continuous learning
• Sound business judgment coupled with the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements, and prioritize effectively
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with a proven ability to influence others internally and externally

Preferred Qualifications

While not required, these qualifications will set you apart:

• A Ph.D. in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field
• Experience in end-to-end product delivery, including self-serve platforms, design, user experiences, automation, optimizations, and data analytics
• Deep expertise in retail media networks and their unique measurement challenges
• Experience with machine learning operations and productionizing data science models at scale

Compensation & Benefits

At arenaflex, we believe in rewarding exceptional talent with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. The annual salary range for this position is $160,000.00 - $230,000.00, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We offer a complete benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional growth:

• Competitive Pay: Industry-leading salary with performance-based incentive awards
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Financial Security: 401(k) plan with company matching, stock purchase programs, and company-paid life insurance
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO including sick leave, vacation, holidays, and personal days
• Family Support: Parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave
• Additional Benefits: Short-term and long-term disability coverage, employee discounts, military leave pay, and adoption/surrogacy expense reimbursement
• Education Assistance: arenaflex-paid education benefit programs for full-time and part-time associates, ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are fully paid by arenaflex

Career Growth & Development

Joining arenaflex means joining a culture of growth and opportunity. As a Staff Data Scientist, you'll have access to:

• Leadership Development: Opportunities to work alongside senior executives and shape the future of our advertising business
• Technical Innovation: Access to cutting-edge technologies and massive datasets that power one of the world's largest retail media networks
• Cross-Functional Exposure: Collaboration with teams across product, engineering, marketing, and sales
• Industry Recognition: The chance to influence industry standards in advertising measurement and attribution
• Continuous Learning: Extensive training resources and professional development opportunities

Work Environment & Culture

At arenaflex, we embrace diversity and believe it makes us stronger. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where different perspectives are valued and celebrated. Our culture is built on integrity, customer focus, and continuous improvement. We move fast, we experiment, we learn, and we always put our customers first.

You'll be joining a team of passionate data scientists, engineers, and business leaders who are all working toward a common goal: helping our customers and advertising partners succeed in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

Join Our Team

If you're ready to make an impact, solve complex challenges, and be part of something truly transformative, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at arenaflex. This is your chance to shape the future of retail media advertising measurement and work with one of the most respected brands in the world.

We can't wait to see what you'll bring to the table. Apply today and let's build the future of advertising together!

arenaflex is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace.