Senior Data Scientist

Roku, Inc.
London
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Teamwork makes the stream work. Roku is changing howthe world watches TV Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in theU.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on poweringevery television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV.Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects theentire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love,enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences,and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued -contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is abystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TVstreamers around the world while gaining meaningful experienceacross a variety of disciplines. About the Team The Core AnalyticsTeam is a centralized function dedicated to providing data-driveninsights to drive business and product success. We work closelywith our Product and Engineering teams to deliver exceptionalexperiences to our customers while maximizing the value propositionfor the business. This role can be based in either Cambridge orManchester, with an on-site requirement of three days per week atthe designated office. This is an essential aspect of the position.About the Role Roku is seeking aSenior Data Scientistto join theCore Analytics team supporting CoreOS engineering team. In thisrole, you will harness data analytics to enhance the userexperience, improve voice initiatives, and deliver actionableinsights that drive team efficiency and safeguard our users.Working closely with CoreOS engineering team, you’ll help identifyopportunities to increase scalability and automation to theexisting processes, drive adoption of various productivity tools,optimize areas and systems that require manual touches. This roleoffers a dynamic opportunity to investigate, design, and implementsolutions to track, monitor, and optimize our ecosystem. The idealcandidate is detail-oriented, highly analytical, and passionateabout solving complex challenges. What You’ll Be Doing: - Designingand maintaining dashboards, reports, and data visualizations tomonitor key metrics for operational and system performance. -Analyzing both structured and unstructured data to uncoverinsights, identify trends, and support stakeholders in solvingbusiness challenges and making informed decisions. - Building andmaintaining data pipelines to enable automation, validation, andreporting processes. - Collaborating with stakeholders to aligndata science initiatives with organizational objectives, includingdesigning and executing A/B tests. - Developing analytical toolssuch as real-time alerts and models to identify success drivers. -Conducting exploratory data analysis to understand emerging trendsand performing advanced analyses across the Roku platform. -Partnering with Program Management and Engineering teams toincorporate feedback and refine solutions. - Providing leadershipwith actionable insights on the performance of various initiativesand identifying untapped opportunities. We're excited if you have:- Extensive experience in data science and analytics, with a strongfoundation in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Data Science,Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science). - Aproven track record in consumer products, digital media, orentertainment industries. - Proficiency in SQL, R, Python, or otherprogramming languages for querying and analyzing data. - Hands-onexpertise with visualization tools such as Tableau or Looker. - Aproactive approach to problem-solving, with a bias toward action inhigh-energy, fast-paced environments. - Experience in A/B testing,statistical modeling, and forecasting, with a demonstrated abilityto translate complex findings into practical solutions. If you’repassionate about leveraging data to create meaningful impact,thrive in collaborative environments, and want to be part of a teamshaping the future of voice products, we’d love to hear from you.Benefits Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefitsas part of our compensation package to support our employees andtheir families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access tomental health and financial wellness support and resources. Localbenefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may includehealthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident,disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Ouremployees can take time off work for vacation and other personalreasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It'simportant to note that not every benefit is available in alllocations or for every role. For details specific to your location,please consult with your recruiter. The Roku Culture Roku is agreat place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environmentwhere everyone is focused on the company's success rather thantheir own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are greatat their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egosin check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer numberof very talented folks can do more for less cost than a largernumber of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with bigideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary thingsthrough collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be partof a company that's changing how the world watches TV. We have aunique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselvesprimarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. Wecome up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it isbuilt and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action givesus a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us wellsince 2002. To learn more about Roku, our global footprint, and howwe've grown, visithttps://www.weareroku.com/factsheet. Byproviding your information, you acknowledge that you have read ourApplicant Privacy Notice and authorize Roku to process your datasubject to those terms. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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