Manager, TRM Data Science

What You'll Do

Triangle Retail Media is looking for an experienced Manager, Data Science to lead our talented group of data scientists focused on Triangle Retail Media. This new role involves overseeing the development and implementation of advanced data science and data engineering solutions to drive business insights from digital advertising campaigns. You will play a crucial role in shaping the strategic direction of our analytics efforts while ensuring high-quality delivery of data products.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data scientists and data engineers to achieve business objectives efficiently

• Drive the implementation of machine learning models that measure the incremental impact of digital advertising campaigns, media spend and channel performance

• Supervise the creation of predictive models to identify audiences for digital brand marketing campaigns

• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of ETL processes for accurate digital advertising campaign reporting

• Ensure the scalability and robustness of statistical and machine learnings models to support growing analytics needs, contributing to ongoing enhancement of MLOps and DevOps pipelines

• Collaborate with cross-functional data science and business teams including marketing, engineering, product management, and other stakeholders to integrate data science understanding into business processes

• Communicate complex data findings clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders at various levels within the organization

• Promote best practices in coding standards, testing, documentation, workflow automation, version control (CI/CD), etc., within the team

• Stay updated on new technologies/tools in the field of data science and assess their potential application within our tech stack

What You Bring

• Proven experience managing a team of data scientists and data engineering professionals in a fast-paced environment

• Experience in data science, analytics and/or measurement within retail media, digital media, marketing or advertising

• Strong educational background in computer science, data science, statistics, or related fields. Advanced degrees (Master’s or PhD) are preferred but not mandatory if compensated by relevant experience

• Extensive hands-on experience with Python (including libraries like NumPy and Pandas), SQL; familiarity with TensorFlow/PyTorch is advantageous

• In-depth knowledge of Google Cloud data tools such as BigQuery, Vertex AI; hands-on experience with cloud solutions (GCP and Azure) & visualization tools (Looker)

• Ability to build teams that are curious, engaged and resourceful, with a can-do attitude

• Excellent leadership qualities including strong interpersonal skills for effectively mentoring your team & collaborating across departments/teams towards shared goals

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights/recommendations tailored for varied audiences from peers through senior executives

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of retail media advertising technology

• Collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to innovation and excellence

• Competitive salary package with comprehensive benefits

• Career growth opportunities within a rapidly expanding organization

If you are passionate about transforming retail media advertising through innovative applications data science to Canada’s largest 1st party dataset and have the expertise to drive success in this field, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Triangle Retail Media.

Located at the vibrant Yonge & Eglinton campus in mid-town Toronto, this role requires a 4-day in-office commitment.

About Triangle Retail Media

Are you looking for a career-defining opportunity to work for one of the fastest-growing Retail Media Networks in Canada? You’ve arrived at just the right place! At Triangle Retail Media (TRM) we put the customer first in everything we do. We use data-driven insights about customer preferences, behaviour, purchase trends, and media consumption to deliver highly-effective, customized marketing solutions for brand marketers and media agencies alike. 

At the core of our Retail Media offering is the Triangle Loyalty program, which boasts over 11 million active members, allowing us to deeply understand our customers, personalize our strategies, and measure the impact of paid advertising on brand metrics and sales across all of Canadian Tire Corporation’s retail banners. We are looking for high-achievers with a builder's mindset – individuals who can support the business in multiple areas, be mentally flexible and take pride in creating new process and solutions in an agile, entrepreneurial, exciting environment. #LI-AG2

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, 1,700 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations  

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.