Senior Data Scientist Affinity

Canva
Nottingham
1 day ago
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Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.


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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and youre probably keen to find out whats on offer so well get straight to the point.


Where and how you can work

The buzzing Canva London campus features several buildings around beautiful leafy Hoxton Square in Shoreditch. While our global headquarters is in Sydney Australia London is our HQ for Europe with all kinds of teams based here plus event spaces to gather our team and communities. Youll experience a warm welcome from our Vibe team at front of house amazing home cooked food from our Head Chef and a variety of workspaces to hang out with your team mates or get solo work done. That said we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals and so you have choice in where and how you work.


What youd be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.


At the moment this role is focused on:



  • Find insights that help us understand both Affinity and our customers - we want you to be creative and insightful rather than just throwing the usual metrics at the wall to see what sticks.
  • Suggest and run interesting experiments that will actually move our metrics - when we push tests to 100% we want to actually see the bump in the relevant graph.
  • Build and maintain dashboards for our product teams and make them look really good - you dont need to be a designer or have any design talent you just need to want to build cool things!
  • Own projects data models dashboards and other artefacts and keep them up-to-date and high quality in a hypergrowth environment.
  • Use our giant databases to answer the sort of questions that sound really simple but turn out to be challenging (and fun!).
  • Help us extend data literacy and curiosity throughout the whole company.

Youre probably a match if

  • You have strong competency with SQL. Experience with data warehouses such as Snowflake Redshift or BigQuery is a plus!
  • You are experienced with data wrangling and analyzing data using Python or R.
  • You can demonstrate skills across optimising product funnels running experiments and building dashboards that effectively communicate results and outcomes.
  • You may have a grounding in mathematics/statistics and a bachelors degree in a STEM area (not mandatory).
  • You may have played with very large data sets (not mandatory).
  • You are a strong communicator verbally and written with the ability to break down complex topics into simple solutions and ideas.

About the team

Were on a mission to empower creatives everywhere with world-class fast and intuitive creative software applications. The Affinity team brings together passionate engineers designers and product experts to redefine how professionals and enthusiasts approach photo editing vector design and layout. Our work enables creators across industries to bring their ideas to life and every innovation we ship helps them do it faster smarter and more beautifully. Were a close-knit team that values performance precision rich UI and pushing creative boundaries.


Were looking for a data scientist who is eager to help Affinity forge ahead into a new product space by helping to shape product decisions through actionable insights experimentation and reporting.


Youll work closely with our product engineering community and marketing teams to uncover the right questions to ask and bring strategic thinking to every decision. Youll be part of a dedicated cross-functional squad that supports you in doing your best work. Your coach will guide your personal and professional growth so you can focus on what you love and keep getting better at it.


Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.


Heres a taste of whats on offer:



  • Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and supports you personally

Check out for more info.


Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.


We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you!


Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.


Remote Work :


Yes


Employment Type :


Full-time


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