Lead Product Insight Analyst

About Cookpad

Cookpad's mission is to "Make everyday cooking fun." We believe solving everyday cooking challenges worldwide will encourage more people to enjoy cooking, ultimately addressing larger societal issues. Cookpad operates three key services: the globally recognised recipe-sharing platform "Cookpad," the e-commerce service "Cookpad Mart" for easy access to fresh ingredients, and the coaching service "Moment" which helps users cook like professionals.

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced data scientist to join the CEO and Founder’s Office team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working in a fast-growing digital product organisation, a high level of agency, and the courage to express ideas and opinions backed with data/evidence. You will work in close partnership with the CEO – who is also the founder of the company– to ensure data is at the heart of decision in product development. You will be comfortable embracing the fast-paced and sometimes scrappy world of startups, be focused on creating user value, and have demonstrated success in building and developing a data-driven organisation. You will demonstrate a high level of initiative and your ability to work independently with minimal guidance. The role is based in Tokyo and we are happy to hear from applicants seeking either full-time contract or permanent employment.

Responsibilities

• Leverage data to perform intensive analysis across all areas of our business to drive product development
• Collaborate with CEO, Products, and Engineering teams to solve problems and identify trends and opportunities
• Build partnerships with senior stakeholders across the business and actively contribute to the product's strategic direction
• Apply your expertise in quantitative analysis, data mining, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand how our users interact with our core products
• Generate ideas for exploratory analysis and drive a culture of testing to shape future projects and provide recommendations for actions
• Evangelise data best practices across the organisation

Qualifications

• BS/MS qualifications in Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science or similar fields
• Hands-on experience with at least one scripting language e.g. Python, R, MATLAB and relevant statistical packages.
• Hands-on experience with complex SQL
• Expert knowledge of Tableau or other BI tools
• Extensive experience in senior data roles where data plays a key comparative advantage or is essential to the bottom line of the business
• Experience building testing platforms at scale (A/B, multivariate, randomised and stratified controlled testing, predictive analytics etc)
• Experience in delivering long-term outcomes in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong desire to take initiative; thrive on change and comfortable with ambiguity
• Excellent communication skills
• Flexibility re travel - due to the international nature of Cookpad, travel may be required.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English within the team

Why you are a great fit

• You are passionate about data being at the heart of decision-making
• You thrive in uncertain environments, continuously planning from the desired state and finding excitement in completing tasks on schedule.
• You excel in collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• You balance technical constraints and user needs and find optimal solutions.