Wholesalebox - Manager - Data Science - IIT/BITS/NIT

About the organization:

Wholesalebox is a VC funded B2B wholesale ecommerce platform in fashion category that supplies from factories to shops across India.

We are leaders in a few fashion categories and will be a multi-$Billion organisation in 5 years

Team: Professionals from IITs, IIMs with significant experience in Investment Banking, Management Consulting and building Internet businesses

Job description for Manager - Data Science role:

- We expect you to work on complex, cross-functional analytical and research-oriented projects using advanced computational, machine learning and deep learning algorithms

- You will be responsible for developing proprietary algorithms for mapping of taste and preferences of shopkeepers buying from Wholesalebox platform to show most relevant products on each landing page

- You will be expected to use relevant knowledge of computer science fundamentals, distributed computing and machine learning to help build scalable analytical solutions

- You will ensure that the data science team works closely with our technical team and core business teams for design and development of the analytical solutions

- You would need to combine business knowledge with statistical and computational techniques to provide actionable business solutions for our clients.

Pre-requisites and skill sets for this role:

- 2-5 years of experience in applying concepts in Data Science, Machine Learning, Algorithm development, Advanced Computing or Statistical Modeling to solve real-world problems preferably in eCommerce / Fashion space

- Practical experience in at least one of the following programming languages: R or Python

- Strong modelling skills and ability to build practical models using advanced algorithms such as Random Forests, SVM, Neural Networks

- Familiarity with algorithms in recommendation systems, NLP or big data frame-works such as Hadoop/Spark is a bonus

- Strong independent and creative research skills necessary to keep up with the latest trends in advanced analytics

- Undergraduate degree from premier institutions such as IIT, BITS, NIT etc.

- Interested in working in a high-growth environment where your analysis drives important decisions

- Strong communication skills enabling you to clearly communicate your thoughts/work to the client or internal teams

Why join Wholesalebox:

- High growth environment: How fast you grow within the company into leadership positions with greater responsibility is only dependent on your performance and contributions; Annual performance management and promotion cycles enabling fast track to leadership responsibility

- Unparalleled quality of work: Close working relationship with founders / CXOs enabling to hone your capabilities; Solve interesting and hard problems across complex fashion domain that keeps you always excited and motivated; Integrated technology and business teams that offers a strong foundation for building a sustainable data science culture

- Fun culture and peer group

- Strong peer environment that will challenge you and accelerate your learning curve.

- Exciting compensation + ESOPs