Senior Decision Scientist

Data is at the heart of everything N Brown does, and the Data Division works across the business to find ways to turn data-derived insights into positive outcomes for people shopping with us.  Our mission is to find customers who are perfect for our brands, uncover the products and propositions which are perfect for them and ultimately make our customers look and feel amazing! The N Brown Data Science team is one of the best in the country building, integrating, and embedding high-impact and high-profile data insights and products across the organisation.  At this time we are expanding our looking to expand by bringing in Senior Decision Scientists within the Connected Intelligence team of Data Science to help us succeed.

You will be using your domain knowledge in areas such as Marketing, Brand & Customer, UX, Merchandising, Logistics, Finance, Financial, and Customer Services and advance working with business stakeholders to identify opportunities, scope, and embed effective and transformational data analytics insights and products.

As a Senior Decision Scientist, you will be:

*              Undertaking comprehensive exploratory data analysis, building engaging visualisations, validated against available data and expert judgement

*              Using statistics and business domain experience to solve complex business problems in the specific area

*              Providing clear, actionable recommendations from insights, formed through collaboration consideration and well-reasoned hypothesis

*              Embedding data analytics products in operational processes and decisions

*              Measuring the impact of activity in their assigned business area

*              Writing and reviewing SQL and Python code, aligned to current team best practices

*              Explaining results to the stakeholders using engaging and interactive visualisations

*              Working with the assigned area and team to set goals and timescales, generating task breakdowns and solution design communicating concept prior to execution

*              Playing key part in defining task outline given sprint goals providing task goal, output structure, success criteria, timescales etc

*              Ensuring written and verbal deliverables to stakeholder is of high quality with a clear, relevant and prioritised storyline

*              Identifying data problems, gaps or opportunities and see these to resolution through collaboration with other teams

*              Supporting others in the team, sharing knowledge and learning whilst seeking to develop the team culture. Proactively seek and responds to constructive feedback

*              Building relationships across N Brown

*              Mentoring Decision Scientists

If you feel your experience and values match what we’re looking for then we’d love to hear from you:

*              Experience delivering business change through analytics projects demonstrating strong orientation towards action and collaboration in overcoming obstacles

*              Maintains industry knowledge of statistics, analytics, and data science

*              Experience embedding data-driven business change in business areas such as Marketing, Brand & Customer, UX, Merchandising, Customer Services, Logistics, Finance

*              Able to share results clearly to team and produce clear and succinct written communications.

*              The passion to build the N Brown brand, hosting and representing N Brown at internal and external events.

And these skills would also help you:

*       Understanding of Python or transferrable coding languages and willingness to learn

*       SQL

*       Power BI

Working in our team you’ll benefit from

*       Hybrid working. We try to spend a couple of days in the office together to collaborate, socialise and learn better together.

*       Accelerated Development. We work towards professional certifications, we run knowledge sharing sessions, we share our knowledge with industry partners

*       The latest technology. We work with an advanced cloud stack and are constantly looking to raise the bar to find better ways of working.

*       A strong community. We have a strong centralised community of 30 passionate data scientists and analysts that you’ll become a part of.

*        A diverse team. We recognise the value of diversity and our multinational team strikes a good gender balance with a range of academic and commercial backgrounds.

*        A bit of fun. We have weekly social sessions, work together on pro-bono projects, plus we’re well placed in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for an after-work social.

We’re looking for people with a passion for what they do, pride in the brand they work for and the curiosity to uncover new and exciting insights. If you feel your experience and attitude match what we’re looking for then we’d love to hear from you.

Employees in our business may have access to our customers’ personal data therefore for several our roles, offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory criminal record check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from obtaining a position with N Brown.