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Senior Data Scientist (Ads & Demand Optimization)

Grab Singapore On-site senior full-time

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Description

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp, offering various services such as food delivery, financial management, and transportation.

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist (G4) to bridge ads ranking and demand personalization. You will develop algorithmic frameworks that shape user journeys, govern ads auctions, and allocate promotional budgets.

Critical Tasks:

  • Design Optimization Frameworks: Develop data science methodologies for ad ranking and automated promo assignment.
  • Lead Causal Inference: Deploy uplift models and causal inference frameworks to maximise promotional incrementality.
  • Optimise Auctions: Improve ads auction mechanics and budget allocation to balance ecosystem health and platform ROI.
  • Experimentation and Metrics: Design frameworks (A/B testing, switchback, bandits) evaluating CTR, CVR, and incremental GMV.
  • Collaborate: Partner with Product and Engineering to translate marketplace challenges into clear data science roadmaps.

Qualifications:

  • Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields
  • Experience: At least 4 years as a Data Scientist in ads ranking, recommendation, uplift modelling, or marketplace optimization.
  • Methodology: Expertise in causal inference, uplift modelling, experimental design, or ads auction theory.
  • Foundations: statistical modelling, machine learning, and mathematical optimization foundations.
  • Tools: Proficiency in Python, SQL, and distributed data frameworks like Spark for large-scale datasets.
  • Communication: Ability to translate complex concepts and bring structural clarity to open-ended product problems.

Additional Information:

  • We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:
  • Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance
  • GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations
  • Parental and Birthday leave, and Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
  • Confidential Grabber Assistance Programme
  • FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • SQL
  • Spark
  • causal inference
  • uplift modelling
  • experimental design
  • ads auction theory
  • statistical modelling
  • machine learning
  • mathematical optimization

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