Data Science Lead / Senior Data Scientist (Product)

About Abatable

Abatable’s mission is to enable corporate climate action by building the infrastructure for businesses and investors to navigate, access and support credible climate solutions delivering long-lasting positive environmental and social impact. The team is achieving this by backing innovative, high-quality carbon projects alongside leveraging a product-led approach to scaleable solutions.

Abatable was founded in July 2021, and we are backed by experienced investors such as Global Founders Capital, Blue Bear Capital, Y Combinator (S21) and Azora. We’ve recently raised a fresh round of $13.5M in funding and completed the acquisition of Ecosphere+, a leading provider of high-integrity nature-based solutions.

We are a diverse team working in a hybrid setup and across two cities - London and the Netherlands. We put our values and our mission front and centre with everything we do, if you want to know more, read about our team and values on our About us page.

About the role

You’ll be joining us as a founding member of our Data Science team, interim reporting to our Head of Engineering, Dan, while our Director of Product, Susana, is on parental leave. You’ll be working cross-functionally with technical experts in the Knowledge & Data team to develop products that directly drive climate impact.

We're looking for someone with a strong technical background who is excited to build out novel analysis, research and statistical models to help drive a competitive advantage in our product offering, ultimately helping our clients to engage with the Voluntary Carbon Market effectively.

What you’ll be doing

• Build sophisticated credit supply and demand models, pricing forecasts and more
• Drive novel research efforts by working closely with the Knowledge & Data and Growth teams to influence how data can be used to drive competitive advantage in our market intelligence product vision and features
• Help foster a data-driven culture across the organisation. Lead by example in understanding the carbon markets and the technical aspects of carbon methodologies.
• Set up and advocate for best practices with regard to data organisation, access and management to ensure high-quality data is provided to our clients.
• Identify opportunities to continue to build out proprietary data sets and be comfortable facilitating discussions with external data partners and vendors
• Coach and mentor junior data team members and help upskill others around you with knowledge-sharing sessions and hands-on guidance
• [For Data Science Lead] Build and manage a team of data scientists and engineers as we scale our data efforts

What we’re looking for

• 6+ years of related and credible experience as a data scientist or related field
• Strong skills with Python, SQL and data modelling, in a production environment
• Solid statistical toolkit including linear, multivariate and logistic regression
• Past experience working in a product-led company with a commercial mindset. You focus on the end-user and the problems that need solving for them.
• Experience working independently with data pipelines and transformations, and working knowledge of data engineering best practices
• A self-starter who takes initiative, and will thrive in an early stage and fast-growing start-up.

Desirable

• Experience within climate finance and/or the energy transition
• Experience with visualisation tools and an appreciation for optimal data representation formats
• Degree in a quantitative field, ideally a PhD
• [For Data Science Lead] Experience managing small teams

What we offer

• The choice to structure your compensation package, with a competitive salary and a generous share options package
• Health and Dental insurance, including mental health cover to holistically support your wellbeing.
• Hybrid working model
• 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays) + one extra day off for your birthday
• Family leave policy: 26 weeks at 100% pay for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks at 100% pay for the secondary caregiver, plus unpaid leave and flexible return to work arrangements
• Tax efficient Pension enrolment for all employees
• Learning and Development budget of £500 per year
• Cycle to work scheme
• We use Apple laptops. Displays, mouse/trackpad and keyboards are standard issue. Need software licenses? We’ve got you covered
• Employee referral bonus scheme

We are actively creating a fair environment for every employee to be their best

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we are making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Abatable. We embrace diversity in all of its forms and create an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives (so far) with us. This is integral to our mission of building trust and integrity in the carbon markets.

We’re an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.