Data Science Manager - Delivery Team

Deliveroo
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Coaching","Communication","Prioritisation","Structured problem solving"]

Lead a Delivery Data Science team that improves rider supply, incentives, pricing, and network economics to match local consumer demand. You’ll own the analytical direction of your scope, guide ~4–6 data scientists with coaching and technical direction, and apply experimentation, causal inference, and systems thinking to drive operational, product, and commercial decisions. This is hands-on management partnering with Operations, Product, Machine Learning, and Engineering in London.

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Deliveroo
Deliveroo
1 month ago

Data Science Manager - Delivery Team

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Job Summary

Lead a Delivery Data Science team that improves rider supply, incentives, pricing, and network economics to match local consumer demand. You’ll own the analytical direction of your scope, guide ~4–6 data scientists with coaching and technical direction, and apply experimentation, causal inference, and systems thinking to drive operational, product, and commercial decisions. This is hands-on management partnering with Operations, Product, Machine Learning, and Engineering in London.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the analytical direction and impact of a defined area within Delivery
  • •Lead and develop a team of approximately 4 to 6 data scientists with structure, coaching, and technical direction
  • •Identify highest-value problems and guide the team toward the right analytical approaches to drive decisions
  • •Apply systems thinking to understand knock-on effects across rider supply, pay, incentives, and dispatch outcomes
  • •Partner with stakeholders across Operations, Product, Machine Learning, and Engineering and contribute hands-on analytical work

Key Requirements

  • •Experience line managing data scientists and developing high-performing teams
  • •Strong background as a senior data science individual contributor
  • •Strong expertise in experimentation and causal inference
  • •Ability to reason through complex systems and how changes impact wider network outcomes
  • •Experience translating analysis into operational, product, or commercial decisions
Skills:Stakeholder managementCoachingCommunicationPrioritisationStructured problem solving

Company Brief

Deliveroo
Deliveroo is a multinational online food and grocery delivery marketplace connecting consumers, restaurants, retailers and riders via its app and platform, operating across multiple countries with fast local delivery and logistics services.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2013
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