I have experienced the rapid growth of a crypto igaming startup ο¬rst-hand alongside its ever-increasing complexity from the perspective of working in a centralised data team. Having been in both technical and leadership roles, I have a thorough grasp on the technicalities around ETL processes, analytics, ML and data science, as well as what it takes to lead a data department. My priorities include ensuring the stability of existing systems while automating laborious tasks and constantly trying out cutting-edge innovations. As a leader, I value open communication, critical thinking, honest feedback and recognition of a job well done.
Experience: 10 years
Yearly salary: $250,000
Hourly rate: $300
Nationality: πͺπͺ Estonia
Residency: πͺπͺ Estonia
Experience
Head of Data
Yolo Group 2023 - 2025
Led the group's central data department consisting of engineering, business intelligence & analytics, data solutions and data science teams. Advocated for data culture and best practices among senior decision-makers. Restructured the team and expanded our operations across maturing business verticals. Crafted the teams' strategy and roadmaps to fit the direction and goals of different verticals within the company. Retained a hands-on approach with novel or business critical data projects (e.g. blockchain tokenisation modelling; built the framework for product analytics; fraud and risk detection model upgrades).
Data Scientist
Yolo Group 2022 - 2023
Building CLV, recommendation, optimisation (MILP; MarTech ROI optimisation) and financial forecasting models. Created a framework that monitors and visualises predictive models' performance periodically. Created and optimised custom churn prevention models for high volume real time data stream.
Analytics Team Lead
Yolo Group 2021 - 2022
Led a highly efficient centralised analytics team. Established business KPI reviews for management and senior stakeholders. Standardised analytical methods across the group's verticals. Implemented first iterations of statistical and black box machine learning models.
Business Intelligence Analyst
Yolo Group 2017 - 2021
Administration of BI enterprise reporting tooling. Created visually compelling reports and dashboard templates. Worked closely with business and tech teams as well as senior leadership to provide data driven recommendations for business decisions and infrastructure improvements. Analysed the impact of campaigns, new product/feature launches and market entries.
Marketing Assistant
Yolo Group 2016 - 2017
Analysed B2C marketing campaigns - financials and online reach. Monitored acquisition, retention and traffic statistics and compiled reports for management using web analytics tools.
Technician
Sincotron 2015 - 2016
CAD/CAM design and production of stencils using a high precision laser cutter and a CNC milling machine.
Skills
big-data
blockchain
crypto
data-science
data-viz
dataops
math
stats
