Data Science Manager

Coupa makes companies operate smarter and grow faster. Our leading AI-driven platform connects and optimizes sourcing, purchasing, supply chains, and financial management. More than 3,000 global organizations large and small trust Coupa to transform operating margins, increase efficiencies and growth, optimize cash, and reduce risk.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the technical lead on projects to drive the technical strategy, roadmap, and prototyping of AI / ML solutions in order to meet each clients unique requirements
• Work collaboratively with product management to define and deliver a product roadmap that will allow Coupa to maintain its industry leading position in supply chain design
• Lead for an interdisciplinary team of data scientists, engineers, and operations research scientists to achieve technical delivery objectives and real-world performance
• Lead in the research and adoption of industry best practices for validation of models; support best delivery practices, including validation, code review, unit, and integration tests
• Present to key stakeholders, including dataset findings and solution infrastructure, hardware, software, cloud, and deployment, etc
• Mentor, motivate and coach junior scientists on technical best practices and inspire professional development

Requirements:

• Master’s or Ph.D degree in a relevant STEM field (Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, etc.)
• 4+ years of experience working in data science, data engineering, software engineering, or operations research
• 4+ years of experience in AI / ML algorithm development workflow and data analysis in the major data modalities from time-series analysis, graph models, and reinforcement learning
• 4+ years of experience in core programming languages and data science packages
• Experience leading teams and delivering complex and critical projects a plus

At Coupa, we’re building a great company that is laser-focused on three core values: ensuring customer success with an obsessive and unwavering commitment to making customers successful, focusing on results with a relentless focus on delivering results through innovation and having a bias for action, and striving for excellence with our commitment to a collaborative environment infused with professionalism, integrity, passion, and accountability.
At Coupa, we have a solid and innovative team dedicated to improving the spend management processes of today’s dynamic businesses. We celebrate diversity and recognize its value to our customers and employees. Coupa is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. Learn more about our commitment to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at Coupa here. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. 
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