Social & Culture Strategist

Ekimetrics

Ekimetrics is a leader in data science and AI solutions provider. Since 2006, we have been using data science to optimize marketing and business performance and the transition to more sustainable performance.   If you are driven by the desire to "crack" the most complex business questions using data and AI, and you want to be an actor in your professional future, your place is surely at Ekimetrics!   At Ekimetrics, we aim to help our clients rethink their business model by reconciling economic, environmental and social performance, thanks to data science. In our New York office, we focus primarily on Marketing Analytics and the deployment of our ‘MMO’ offer (Marketing Mix Optimization), leveraging both our analytics-as-a-service expertise and our own data and AI platforms. Our 400 experts with varied profiles (business, data, technology) and the use of our technological assets guarantee fluidity between strategy and execution. The result is faster delivery times and a tangible business impact.   📊Key figures about Ekimetrics ·       400+ data science experts globally ·       1000+ diverse projects & 350+ clients ·       5offices: Paris, Hong Kong, Shanghai, London and NY ·       UK data company of the year 2023 ·       Voted Great Place to Work 2023 ·       Microsoft’s sustainability partner ·       Voted as a leader in “Marketing Measurement & Optimization” by Forrester wave 2023   About the Role:   To sustain our quick growth, we are seeking a Manager to join our team in New York.   The successful candidate will show both analytic skills and strong interest for marketing & business strategy.   The Manager plays a key role in Ekimetrics organization. They will be contributing to the growth and health of the company, including providing thorough leadership by closely working with the Ekimetrics Management team. The ideal candidate will focus on delivering analytics projects that will lead to significant, value-led transformation for our clients. This requires building strong client relationships by understanding their needs and offering the right solutions.   Responsibilities:   1. Client Facing Ownership on the client relationship of the managed accounts. Promote a confidence and proximity relationship with blue chip clients at EXEC Level Ensure the day-to-day operational management of key accounts and coordinate several projects simultaneously. Cultivating your external network with a client centric approach   2. Data Science and Modeling Responsible for the production of statistics and econometrics modeling Ensure the respect of Ekimetrics standards of Excellence on the strategic recommendations delivered Ability to manage data scientists   3. Business Acumen Lead strategic consulting missions for key clients around the company portfolio. The ideal candidate will bring real value into our projects by helping top management to define marketing & business strategic direction and implement changes needed to achieve sustainable performance improvement. Broad client relationships at VP level in order to achieve new business opportunities.   4. Team management/People developer Recruit and align resources to hire, develop staff, manage performance, and create/enhance data scientists at all levels. Actively work with the team to improve team’s engagement, retain top performers and support the development of future leaders at Ekimetrics   5. Company development Managers at Ekimetrics are strongly involved in the company’s development initiatives. The successful candidate will be involved in strategic decisions and be a strong representative of Ekimetrics' Culture. Bring leadership insight specific to Industry or functional analytics and continue to build Ekimetrics’ reputation and brand.   Qualifications   The successful candidate will possess both, a strong track record in analytics & modeling and capacity to conduct business & strategy assignments in order to create value and innovative customer engagements. Ideally, you'll have: - Strong knowledge and experience in Marketing Mix Modeling/Optimization (MMM/MMO) or marketing and/or media measurement and effectiveness. - Understanding of media variables/econometrics and prior modelling experience across large data sets. - Knowledge and/or understanding of coding languages such as Python (preferable) or R. - Experience working with clients and account management. - Strong ability to develop new and long lasting client relationships at senior levels (including business leaders) within the sector and a focus on complex analytic issues. - Team oriented and collaborative working style, both with clients and those within the organization. - Capacity to develop high impact thought leadership that articulates a forward thinking view of the market. - Excellent communication and presentation skills - especially translating complex technical findings into insights and stories for stakeholders. - Demonstrated ability to develop younger talent and build a high performing team.   What we offer:   At Ekimetrics, final base salary is determined by a multitude of factors and vary from candidate to candidate. Determining factors for base compensation include, but are not limited to, professional background, years of experience, and skillset. A reasonable estimate of the base salary for our NYC office is $140,000. In addition to this base salary range, we have a comprehensive benefits package, generous bonus package, and a dynamic promotions and salary raise structure.   - Medical insurance, dental and vision - An emphasis on work-life-balance and generous PTO - Dynamic environment with a strong culture and great offices - Close-knit team with friendly environment, bi-monthly team events and more - Creative and entrepreneurial start-up environment with vertical mobility - Best-in-class methodologies and cutting edge technologies - Unique training package with 70+ sessions - Growth to develop a double profile in data science and strategic consulting - Client exposure up to the executive level - Opportunities for international mobility   Ekimetrics is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or other legally protected categories, subject to applicable law.   Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship or transfer for this position.

Adaptive

At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants. We value differentiation through technology. Our experienced teams design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintechs and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in Barcelona, London, Manila, Montreal and New York, we have a proven track record delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions. We are now looking for a PM to join our NYC team to help build and shape a new, Adaptive owned, product suite that will be instrumental to the future of the company's product strategy! Our Project Managers at Adaptive are leaders who set an example for Adaptive’s culture and values. Most importantly, our Project Managers give the teams the autonomy they require in their role to be motivated and grow professionally. If you feel like this is you, you might be a perfect fit for this role!  YOU ARE:  * A strategic thinker with great communication skills  * A great relationship builder with your team and clients * A problem-solver and team player AS A PM YOU WILL ENSURE THAT: * The project that you are overseeing is executed as planned, on time and on budget * Stakeholders are engaged and informed, and ultimately satisfied * The team has a clear understanding of the project goals and their place within the team, and are empowered to deliver on our commitments YOU WILL:  * Manage the project: - Understand the strengths and potential pitfalls that come with an Agile delivery philosophy based on personal experience - Tailor and manage processes in accordance with the team structure and circumstances (different engagement models such as T&M or fixed price, variable team size, geographical spread and engagement length…) - Work collaboratively with our clients and internal stakeholders to identify and document scope as well as building and maintaining delivery plans - Provide accurate and timely updates on milestones and progress against a plan i.e burndown - Actively manage and mitigate project risk * Manage a product: - Maintain a product roadmap, balancing requirements from multiple stakeholders - Coordinate with Adaptive teams using the product - Oversee production & maintenance of technical documentation and marketing materials - Share knowledge with the Adaptive Support team * Manage a team: - Promote a Servant Leader mindset, empower highly-skilled team members to deliver their best and involve them in decision making - Identify and drive the resolution of problems affecting team harmony and performance - Understand various software concepts to discuss problems and orchestrate strategy with various talents in the team:   ~ Developers: real-time programming, high availability   ~ QA: TDD, BDD, acceptance criteria   ~ UX: visual design   ~ BA: backlog management, domain knowledge (exchanges, real-time trading, investment banking)   ~ DevOps   ~ Support - Work with distributed teams (Barcelona/London/Manila/Montreal/New York) * Manage people: - Regularly lend an ear to your team members and listen to what they have to say about their job satisfaction, their aspirations... in the spirit of Adaptive’s staff management style: informal and collegiate - Liaise with directors/HR to report relevant information (ex: career plan development, a personal event requiring support from the team/company…) - Take part in the probation process for new members of staff if appropriate *  Manage resourcing: - Own, or support the resourcing plan for the project or programme - Review proposed resourcing model with Delivery leadership, and maintain resource forecast in Kantata (time management system) - Identify gaps in the team, and engage with the delivery leadership team to recruit new hires accordingly - Participate in hiring of PM peers * Manage client & stakeholders: - Provide regular project status reporting to relevant stakeholders as necessary - Use effective and transparent communication - Actively manage the stakeholder expectations, make assumptions explicit and create an audit trail of important decisions throughout the engagement - Liaise with the Account Manager to define & implement the communication plan * Report to Adaptive: - Report project status on a weekly basis - Escalate issues to the respective Engagement and/or Account Manager *  Commercial & Legal: - Understand the legal framework for the engagement - Ensure that both Adaptive and the client meet their contractual obligations - Escalate issues where breaches of obligations occur or are at a risk of occurring * Finance: - Own, or support, delivery of the target revenue and margin for Adaptive - Where necessary, control budget and actuals; forecast revenue & costs - Manage costs (resources, expenses, licenses, vendors) - Manage expenses in line with agreement * Capturing and sharing knowledge: - Identify IP to be captured for Adaptive (code, process, functional knowledge) - Liaise with CTO and head of Project Execution to agree on the plan to capture IP (how and when to capture it, how to share it) WHY US:  * To be immersed in high-standard engineering culture. Our fantastic team takes pride in crafting complex technical solutions but also loves sharing their knowledge and helping you grow professionally (we have extraordinary minds at Adaptive) You can learn from anyone here, which is  the beauty of it * To take part in the growth and development of a great company * Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns. * Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in * Great consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid working model, well-being benefits…). Balance between professional and personal life is massively important to us. * We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes. WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF US You can check our Glassdoor page   BENEFITS  (What we offer in return // what you’ll get ) * Flexible hybrid working model * Medical from the 1st of month following your start date (i.e. if you join on the 24th of July, it starts on the 1st of August). We have 6 Aetna plans to choose from as provided by our PEO, Justworks. We make a flat monthly contribution to your healthcare costs. * Dental and vision from the 1st of the month following your start date - we have 3 dental and 2 vision plans to choose from.  We make fixed contributions to each. * 23 days of vacation per calendar year plus 11 public holidays * Group disability insurance: short-term and long-term (60% and taxable) * 401K safe harbor plan where we match contributions up to 5% of base pay on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis (you can opt-in after 90 days of service) * Gym subsidy of up to $50 per month (and we pay the taxes on that so it's a real $50) post probation. * Life insurance at 2 x salary * Commuter benefits * Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account Actual starting base pay will be determined on skills, experience, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. The Salary range for this position is $160,000 - $200,000 THE PROCESS Long interview processes are stressful and boring and that is not us  We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly. So here you will have three stage interviews: 1- A chat with one of our great recruiters. 2- A zoom chat with one of our PM where they will ask you detailed questions about your experience 3- A Face to Face interview (either in our office or via Zoom).  But don’t worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter.  A little tip for you during those stages:  Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc   DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:  Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it’s more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity. All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles. E-Verify Adaptive Financial Consulting Inc. makes use of E-Verify to validate someone's right to work in the US. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Please note that we do not use this information to pre-screen job applicants. Background check: the employment/engagement is subject to an acceptable background check that will be run by Adaptive. Base pay will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package. Pay is based on candidate skills and experience. New York pay range $160,000—$200,000 USD

Duolingo

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful.  Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the role... We are looking for an experienced AI Research Engineering Manager to join our Duolingo Language Learning team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams, including AI research engineers. They will have extensive experience across various machine learning techniques, including large language models, personalization, recommender systems, and experimentation. They will be comfortable working at all levels of the ML stack, including feature engineering, developing training data, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, quality evaluations, deployment, and monitoring. On the Language Learning team, we’re building the AI systems that support the core learning features of Duolingo, improving the learning experience and helping our learners build healthy, productive habits. Given the broad set of AI domains, broad experience in AI/ML is highly desirable.   🧠  You will... * Manage a full-stack team of frontend, backend, and other AI Research engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment. * Contribute to the development and training of a variety of machine learning models, including large-scale neural networks. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their needs, to align the models’ outputs with company objectives. * Participate in and help drive strategic product and business decision-making as a member of the Language Learning leadership group.  * Attract, grow, and retain diverse engineering talent; provide clear expectations, coaching, and career development, and build a healthy, inclusive team culture. * Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and apply this knowledge to drive advancements in our projects. * Mentor team members, providing guidance and support in their professional development. * Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and efficient machine learning solutions.   ✅  You have... * Experience leading, managing, and building a team of software engineers, with demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain talent. * Proven experience as an AI research engineer, for example, in LLMs, bandits, computer vision, or related fields. * Strong background in training and fine-tuning large models in an applied setting. * Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning or artificial intelligence, or equivalent experience. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across engineering, product, design, and data; clear written specs and status updates. * Technical depth sufficient to guide architecture and implementation trade‑offs, evolve quality standards, and mentor engineers on best practices. * Deep understanding of machine learning concepts, frameworks, and best practices. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role! Salary Range: $220,800—$331,200 USD Benefits: Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here. Job Alerts: Sign up for job alerts here. Accommodations: We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com. Equal Employment Opportunity: Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Fraud Warning: Unfortunately, there is a rise in scammers pretending to be real Duolingo employees. Duolingo and our employees will never ask for your Social Security number, bank details, or passport info, and we’ll never ask you to deposit a check, purchase equipment, or exchange money during the interview process. Real Duolingo employees always use an email that ends in @duolingo.com or @recruiting.duolingo.com. Stay alert and double-check these details before sharing any information.