At Preply, we are unlocking human potential through learning.

We believe learning with a great tutor is life-changing. That’s why we match online tutors from across the globe with learners and empower them to create live language classes with AI-powered tools and learning materials. This is how we deliver progress, create engagement and keep our global community of learners motivated. So far, over 32,000 tutors have given more than 15 million lessons to learners from over 175 countries.

Meet the team!

We have a growing and talented data science organization, with a mission to enable the highest quality decision-making. We work throughout the company - in the product, business, and platform teams - using analysis, experimentation, causal inference, and machine learning techniques. We are uniquely placed to use data to help make better decisions and improve data literacy across Preply.

Visit our Tech Radar to learn about the technologies we use at Preply!

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop analysis, frameworks and tools that will enable Preply to efficiently scale our marketing mix from SEM to Paid Social Media;
• Shape our bidding strategy, continuously analyze campaign performance and provide actionable insights to refine targeting, maximize ROI and meet our growth targets;
• Review and redefine critical metrics to track the performance of paid marketing programs. Advise on how to feed them into marketing attribution;
• Enable quick and flawless experiment design and evaluation;
• Advocate for data driven decision making: generate regular reports and dashboards to communicate insights to the marketing team and senior management; conduct in-depth data analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement;
• Develop predictive and prescriptive data models to optimize paid marketing strategies;
• Navigate ambiguity to help your team decipher complex problems, select an ideal solution from a wide array of analytic techniques and concepts, translate into actionable requirements and, when needed, be “hands-on” in helping your team to review code and insights;
• Develop and Grow your team: you'll need to coach individuals, lead technical discussions, recruit top talent and establish processes.

What you need to succeed:

• Ideally 3-4 years’ experience managing a Data Science and Analytics team focusing on Performance Marketing Optimization;
• Experience working closely with GAds, Meta, Bing, TikTok bidding ecosystem;
• Experience with experimentation platforms, tracking definition as well as AB test design and evaluation;
• Strong coding skills in SQL and Python;
• Creative mindset and proactive attitude towards the creation and evaluation of new solutions;
• Strong curiosity, problem solving and problem finding skills;
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice to have:

• Previous experience in Marketplaces and/or digital businesses;
• Previous experience with Databricks;
• Knowledge of Amplitude, Mixpanel or other product analytics tools;
• Knowledge of coordination tools (Airflow, Luigi, Jenkins, etc.).

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;
• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;
• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;
• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub
• Access to free mental health support platforms;
• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;
• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles:

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.
• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company.

Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.

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