Senior E-commerce Data Scientist - Hybrid & Impact

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary and bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off & retirement

Job summary

Placements24 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, seeks a Senior E-commerce Data Scientist to lead analytics and ML initiatives in a fast-growing online retail environment. You will build predictive models, optimize customer experiences, and translate insights into business actions.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years in data science with e-commerce focus, proficiency in Python or R, SQL, and experience deploying models in production, plus strong communication and

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in data science with a focus on e-commerce/online retail.
• Proficiency in Python or R with libraries like scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with large-scale databases.
• Experience building and deploying ML models in production.
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling, experimental design, and data mining.
• Experience with Tableau or Power BI is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and communication skills.
• Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and deploy ML models for e-commerce applications like personalization, recommendations, segmentation, churn, and fraud detection.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and actionable insights to drive growth.
• Design and run experiments (A/B tests) to evaluate new features and marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, eng, and marketing to translate business problems into data solutions.
• Build and maintain data pipelines and analytics infrastructure.
• Communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders with clear visualizations.
• Stay updated with advances in data science and e-commerce analytics.
• Mentor junior data scientists and influence data science strategy.
• Ensure data quality and integrity across projects.
• Contribute to data-driven product development.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

AWS

Azure

GCP

ML deployment

Statistical modeling

Experimental design

Data mining

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or related quantitative field

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, seeks a Senior E-commerce Data Scientist to lead analytics and ML initiatives in a fast-growing online retail environment. You will build predictive models, optimize customer experiences, and translate insights into business actions.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field, 5+ years in data science with e-commerce focus, proficiency in Python or R, SQL, and experience deploying models in production, plus strong communication and