Senior Manager, Data Science (m/f/d)

About your tasks:

• Lead, develop, and enable a growing Data Science team of internal and external colleagues, creating clarity on priorities, supporting their professional development, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing environment.
• Act as a hands-on technical sparring partner for your team and stakeholders on data science, machine learning, and model evaluation—balancing business needs with analytical rigor and scalable implementation.
• Strengthen experimentation and measurement practices across Data & AI, advising product teams on A/B testing, success metrics, statistical methodology, power analyses, and the interpretation of experimental results.
• Collaborate closely with fellow Data & AI leaders to shape team priorities, share expertise, build complementary capabilities, and raise the overall technical standard of the organisation.
• Contribute to the growth of the team through hiring and onboarding, with the opportunity to build out the Data Science function further.

Qualifications

About you:

• You bring several years of experience in applied Data Science and Machine Learning, including delivering data science or ML products in production environments.
• You have proven experience in people management and enjoy enabling colleagues with different levels of seniority to do their best work.
• Experience with experimentation, A/B testing, causal measurement, or power analysis.
• You combine a strategic perspective with a willingness to stay hands-on, acting as a credible technical partner on modelling, evaluation, data quality, and machine learning practices.
• You have strong expertise in Python, SQL, statistical modelling, and large-scale data processing.
• You are comfortable working in a cross-functional product environment and partnering closely with Product Managers, Tech Leads, Engineers, and other Data & AI leaders.
• You communicate clearly and confidently in English. German language skills are a plus, but not required.
• Experience with demand forecasting, replenishment, retail, sponsored ads, e-commerce, or similarly complex operational data science products is a plus.

Additional Information

About your benefits:

In order to provide you with the best possible support for your individual needs - whether it‘s living a healthy life, having enough time for your family, or developing your skills - we offer a wide range of different, site-specific benefits:

• Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
• Personal development: Grow! We support and encourage your individual development through various in- and external trainings.
• Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.
• Corporate pension plan: We offer a company pension scheme and have a dedicated external consultant to offer you the best guidance and advice.
• Mental Health: Get quick and professional help from psychologists of nilo if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge.