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Data Scientist

Sequel
City of London
1 day ago
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Location

London


Employment Type

Full time


Location Type

Hybrid


Department

Data


Compensation

  • £70K – £85K • Offers Equity

About Tilt 🛸

We’re building the next century of shopping, making it feel human, communal, and alive again. E-commerce has spent decades optimising for clicks, stripping away the trust, joy, and connection that once made shopping meaningful.


We’ve recently raised an $18M Series A from the world’s best investors to build the next era of commerce. Now, we’re hiring elite builders to make it happen


Your Mission 🫵

We are building the intelligence layer that powers every major decision at Tilt: how we grow categories, optimise marketing, and design product experiences. As our Data Scientist, you will architect, own, and scale this system end-to-end.


Your work will not be limited to analysis. You will enable Tilt to operate with instant insights, scientific decision‑making, and a data foundation that accelerates every team. For example, in one recent project, we cut the time to insight from days to minutes by building a new internal data tool. This is the type of impact you can drive here.


What You’ll Do 👷
0–3 months

  • Develop a deep understanding of Tilt’s business model, data flows, and current analytics stack
  • Build foundational dashboards, pipelines, metrics, and reporting for Marketing, Creator, and Category teams
  • Improve data quality, governance, and consistency across the business
  • Deliver insights that inform early decisions in growth, category expansion, and product performance
  • Begin executing the analytics roadmap for high‑impact commercial areas

3+months

  • Own and evolve Tilt’s analytics and data science strategy across all teams
  • Lead measurement frameworks for marketing efficiency, attribution, and budget allocation
  • Build predictive and statistical models to support category expansion, retention, and creator performance
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to embed data into key product experiences
  • Develop experimentation frameworks, including A/B testing and causal inference
  • Identify new opportunities for impact and drive them from idea to execution

Who You Are 📋

  • Exceptional analytical and technical ability, demonstrated through high‑impact work in Data Science or Analytics
  • Comfortable owning ambiguous problems and driving them to clarity and action
  • Skilled in experimentation, statistical modelling, and data storytelling
  • High bias for action, speed, and impact
  • A first‑principles thinker with strong problem‑solving intuition
  • Comfortable in a fast‑moving startup with high autonomy and responsibility

Nice to Have



  • Experience supporting marketing, growth, or commercial teams is a strong bonus

Why Tilt 💫

  • You’ll be joining a mission‑driven team backed by world‑class investors (TechCrunch)
  • You’ll own meaningful systems from day one, with real scope and autonomy
  • You’ll work alongside curious, kind, and wickedly smart teammates
  • You’ll help redefine how millions of people shop online

Curious what it’s like to work at Tilt? Start here.


Or just download the app on the UK App Store or UK Google Play and see for yourself.


Compensation:


Location: Hybrid (London, King’s Cross office)


Perks & Benefits ➕

  • 29 days off, plus UK bank holidays
  • Your birthday off, no questions asked
  • Share options to become a true stakeholder in our success.
  • 3% pension contribution from Month 2 (auto‑enrolment)
  • MacBook and tech budget to get you set up your way
  • Gym membership
  • Free Deliveroo if you’re working late

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse workplace.


If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job description, please don’t be put off from applying. We value potential and a willingness to learn over ticking every box — your unique perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for.


Let us know if you need any adjustments during the application process — we’re happy to help.


Compensation Range: £70K - £85K


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