Growth Data Scientist at Smadex in Austin, TX

Smadex is a leading advertising technology company founded in Barcelona in 2010 and sold to American-based and stock-listed Entravision in 2018 (NYSE::EVC). We are one of the top mobile ad-tech companies in the world and the largest Demand Side Platform (DSP) based in Europe, with our revenues over +$100M and consistently growing +40% YoY over the past years. And with an incredible 100% growth last year.

Our mission is to continue to improve our ad-tech platform, especially the core of it, our algorithms, to help our clients achieve their programmatic advertising campaign goals. We want to give our employees a job they’ll love, where they will be challenged to improve results through real-life engineering and data analysis and where everyone’s implication has an impact.

We are looking for a Growth Data Scientist to work closely with internal and external teams to help advertisers achieve their business goals and improve the effectiveness of Smadex Ads. The candidate should be communicative and analytical, in order to answer the complex questions that Product and Campaign performance are facing. For this purpose we use tons of data available to get powerful insights to resolve them, creating effective strategies to help improve the Smadex platform! 

This is a full-time position based in Austin, TX

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Dive deep into complex datasets, covering the behavior of millions of users and apps worldwide, to extract actionable learnings that inform high-level strategy and stakeholder understanding
• Partner with business and technical teams to drive rigorous analysis and testing, identifying key opportunities to maximize the performance and effectiveness of Smadex campaigns.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to channel market insights and performance data into our roadmap, directly influencing Product and ML strategies to enhance our platform's capabilities.

Skills and requirements:

• +3 years of experience as a Data Analyst / Data Scientist
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a Quantitative Field (Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Sciences,.)
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to formulate questions, run analysis to articulate a recommendation.
• Proven working knowledge of Python, SQL and large data sets, understanding of analytic methodologies for data evaluation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present analysis and conclusions.
• Strong knowledge and experience of statistical concepts and hypothesis testing.
• Knowledge of the ad-tech industry is a plus.

Please note that we do NOT provide VISA sponsorship. Candidates without a work authorization to work in the US won't be considered.

What is in it for you:

• Be part of a leading, fast-growing, innovative company shaping the future of mobile advertising.
• Join a highly motivated and young team.
• Possibility of traveling to the Barcelona HQ for collaboration and team-building activities after your first year.
• Great compensation package tailored to the U.S. market.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits plans.
• Exposure to leading global app publishers and media partners in the digital advertising industry.
• Learning and training opportunities to grow your career.