Data Scientist

  • 497702
  • Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • Full time

About Us

At Sportsbet, we’re all about bringing excitement to life for our 2.4 million customers. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a tight-knit team of 1,300 in Melbourne, Sydney, and Darwin, passionate about challenging the status quo. We’re proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies and one of the Top 10 Workplaces for Women. We’re an inclusive employer who celebrates diversity and is committed to helping you thrive. Whether you’re looking for flexibility, career growth, or a supportive environment, we’re here to help you succeed.

Committed To Responsible Gambling

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.

The Team

In Data Science we work collaboratively with teams across the organisation to create and evolve end to end solutions that have Data Science at their core. From sports modelling to product personalisation, our team thrives on unleashing the power of data to improve the quality, speed and complexity of the decisions and actions they drive. Our models not only power many of the products our customers get to enjoy, but they also take many of our internal processes to the next level.

We care for things we have built and look at ways to continuously improve them; but we also love to innovate. We are known pioneers and have introduced a number of world first ML-driven customer-facing products. They come from insights, experience but often, just from someone thinking outside of the box – we play a key role in exploring these ideas and making them a reality. Not only we innovate with product, but also in the way we build, develop, deploy and maintain our solutions and how we leverage evolving platforms partnerships.

The Role

Joining the Customer Growth team, the duties and responsibilities include:

  • Work with key stakeholders from across the business to ensure that business requirements are explored, understood and considered when designing and building models.
  • Communicate complex technical information in an easy-to-understand way to keep stakeholders engaged and aligned to progress.
  • Design and deploy models in accordance with MLOps best principles to deliver high quality and supportable products.
  • Contribute in designing ways to test, track and communicate the ongoing impact of the solutions we deliver.

You - some of the talents we’re looking to find:

  • Experience with conceiving, designing, building, deploying and monitoring machine learning models, with an excellent eye for detail.
  • Commercially minded – track record of unlocking data to drive commercial value.
  • Broad knowledge of statistical and computational methods for identifying patterns, extracting insights, and making predictions from complex datasets.
  • Strong programming skills (e.g. proficient in Python, R etc with experience in Spark and Databricks a plus).
  • Degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science).
  • Good communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to a wide variety of audiences, both verbally and written.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

  • Along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus, here’s some of our other benefits:
  • 25 days annual leave (plus flexible working options)
  • $1050 work-from-home allowance
  • Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities
  • Onsite concierge services, free meals, social events and access to the Sportsbet Salon
  • Generous parental leave and return-to-work benefits
  • Hack Days: Participate in our hack days, where creativity and collaboration lead to exciting new ideas and projects.

What’s the Green Tick Feeling?

Well, it’s different for everyone, yet unites us all. It’s the feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It could be developing your career, it could be working on an industry leading project, or it could be making it to school pick up in time. It's all the little and big things that make you feel like you’re thriving when working at Sportsbet.

We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best.

We review applications quickly, so apply soon! Check out our Life@Sportsbet Instagram, LinkedIn, and careers website for more about our inclusive culture.

Ready for your Green Tick Feeling? Apply now.

 

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