Senior Data Scientist, Analytics & Data

About the Team:

At Williams Sonoma, our brand promise is to nourish people’s lives. This mission inspires us, informs our strategy, and makes us special. You will engage our customers as part of the Marketing Strategy, Data Science, & Analytics team through insights, analysis, data reporting, modeling, machine learning and AI development. Our team ensures that we are engaging with our customers at the right time and in the right place by always measuring and improving upon our success. You will love working with incredible marketers and strategists across the company.

About the Role:

This role works closely with the other senior data scientists on the team to enhance our products, develop new tools, and create actionable recommendations. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams in an omnichannel marketing organization and be exposed to various technology stacks (MarTech, AdTech, FinTech, etc.). The day-to-day work will include data modeling, developing machine learning/AI algorithms, data mining, analysis and presentation of your work to the team(s). This role requires an individual to have a healthy amount of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and an innovative mindset.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Take ownership of data models, datasets, manage data integrity, preparation, cleansing, and final delivery of your work for senior leadership
• Own data quality assurance and management protocols/processes
• Develop ML/AI applications, maintain dashboards, documentation, and reporting
• Stay updated with current ML/AI trends to improve and advance existing processes with more automation
• Support production models and enrich existing ML/AI framework to improve performance accuracy and reduce costs of ML/AI systems
• Test, learn, and run machine learning/AI experiments comparing different techniques and algorithms
• Scale and automate analyses for marketing across 8 brands

Support adhoc and recurring requests for multiple cross-functional teams

We’re excited about you because you have…

• Bachelors’ Degree or higher education in Applied ML/AI, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Analytics, Economics, or related technical field
• Excel, SQL, R, Python Required; Other programming/scripting languages a plus
• 3+ years of professional experience or equivalent academic course work in Machine Learning/AI, statistical modeling, data analytics, market research, or other data centric role
• Understanding, knowledge, and experience or equivalent academic work in Long Short Term Memory with Attention (LSTM-a), Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms, Deep Learning Neural Network, Prophet/NeuralProphet, Regression (Bayesian, SARIMA, ARIMA), A/B testing, and other methodologies or algorithms
• Proficient using Databricks, TensorFlow, Keras, Jupyter Notebook, Ubuntu and/or other data science tools
• Experience with Marketing Mix Modeling and/or Multi-Touch Attribution a huge plus
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills are a must
• Strong attention to details and problem-solving abilities

Ability to clearly communicate complex results to technical and non-technical audiences

About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.:

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room and even outdoor spaces. We’ve seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn’t changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, we’re a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing – and we’re always looking for new energy and ideas.

WSI will not now or in the future commence an immigration case or “sponsor” an individual for this position (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration. This role is not eligible for relocation assistance.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, or other applicable state or local laws and ordinances.

The expected starting pay range for this position is $130,000 – $145,000 annually. Applicable pay ranges may differ across markets. Actual pay will be determined based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition to competitive pay, compensation may include a variety of other components like benefits, paid time off, merit, and bonus opportunities.