Data Science Team Lead

In November of 2024, Printful and Printify came together as two equals and merged to form a global on-demand powerhouse. This role will involve working across our two platforms and brands, a unique and special challenge. To learn more about the merger, check out our blog post.

About the Role

We are looking for a Data Science Team Lead to manage and mentor a team of 7 data scientists. In this role, you’ll drive technical excellence, and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. You’ll also help refine team rituals to ensure high-quality, impactful project delivery across the organization.

Your Daily Tasks will Entail:

• Functionally lead a team of 7 data scientists.

• Organize regular 1:1s with data scientists.

• Mentor and coach data scientists to enhance their technical and business acumen.

• Conduct performance reviews, set development goals, and provide career guidance.

• Establish and evaluate optimal team rituals for project delivery.

• Enhance the organizational impact of the machine learning team by refining collaboration and innovation practices.

• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in machine learning and AI fields and drive their application within the business.

• Collaborate with MLOps team to ensure that the infrastructure and ML-platform supports the data science needs.

• Define, and drive the implementation of KPIs for machine learning projects. Regularly track KPIs and proactively raise issues within the team.

• Collaborate with Machine Learning product managers to define the vision of machine learning in the company and discuss potential ML solution applications for business problems.
   

Your Qualifications:

• At least 5 year experience in data science/machine learning/AI field.

• At least 2 year of proven experience in leading a team of data scientists and managing projects from ideation to deployment.

• Experience in a marketplace/product company.

• Experience with model development, optimization, and deployment in production.

• Familiarity with MLOps best practices.

• Proficiency in Python-based ML frameworks.

• Experience with SQL.

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS as preferred) for ML deployments.

• Experience in solving real-world ML problems at scale.

• Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business teams.

• Ability to balance hands-on technical work with strategic planning.

• Experience in hiring, team scaling, and fostering a high-performance ML culture.

What we Offer:

• All the resources and tools to perform your tasks (choose between Mac or Windows).

• An opportunity to work remotely or in a modern and welcoming office in Rīga.

• Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 a.m.).

• Health insurance, including a mental wellness program.

• Employee discounts for 300+ premium products.

• Room for professional growth (conferences, workshops, mentoring, guest lectures).

• Exciting team-building events and parties you’ll never forget!

We are an equal opportunity workplace. We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and make our hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and work experience.

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