Join the Team Reinventing the Brick & Mortar Shopping Experience at IOB

Imagine working at a company where you experience the best of both worlds: the fast-paced execution of a startup paired with the guidance of leaders who have built successful scalable solutions. Led by veteran innovator Hannes van Rensburg, we are not just rethinking the evolution of physical retail—we are redefining it.

At The Internet of Behaviors Company (IOB), we envision a future where physical shopping becomes an enjoyable social and retail experience once again. Customers will receive curated offerings, guaranteed selections, and delightful interactions. Our goal is to connect physical storefronts with customers in a way that rivals the convenience of online shopping. We’re looking for great teammates to help us shape the future of connected retail, and we invite you to join us.

We believe that physical retail is NOT dead; rather, it has yet to evolve alongside today’s modern customers. Many shoppers are migrating to online platforms because physical retail has fallen short in convenience, selection, pricing, and enjoyment. Shopping used to be a pleasurable pastime, and IOB is committed to bringing back that enjoyment. We need your expertise to make it happen. You will be part of a skilled team that is fundamentally reshaping physical retail, which still accounts for 80% of the overall industry. Together, we will invent a new standard for customer experience, personalized service, and ultimately, a delightful way to shop.

You will work alongside some of the brightest minds in technology, develop cutting-edge software and hardware solutions, and be empowered to tackle challenging problems that will stretch your skills and enhance your thinking. If you’re ready to join us in building the future of connected retail, we want to hear from you.

About the Team & Role

At IOB, our mission is supported by a data ecosystem that drives informed decision-making and innovation. The Data Team is a critical part of this mission, enabling advanced analytics, machine learning, and actionable insights to shape business strategy and outcomes. This team – comprising data engineers, data scientists, and data analysts – works collaboratively to transform raw data into impactful solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and actionable insights.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will play an integral role in solving complex analytical challenges and deploying predictive models that support strategic goals. You will take accountability for data science project outcomes, guiding and leading junior team members and stakeholders along the way. This hands-on role involves designing machine learning solutions, conducting statistical analyses, and uncovering actionable insights that directly impact decision-making. With opportunities to work on embedded and cloud systems, you will tackle projects focused on understanding shopping behaviour and leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

If you are passionate about advanced analytics, machine learning, and transforming data into actionable solutions, we want you on our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct data cleaning and exploratory data analysis (EDA) to uncover patterns, trends, and actionable insights from complex datasets.
• Develop, deploy and monitor machine learning models and algorithms to solve business challenges and enhance operational efficiency.
• Design experiments and statistical tests to validate hypotheses and measure the impact of implemented solutions.
• Knowledge of MLOps and deploying models to production environments.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git and collaborative workflows.
• Collaborate with data engineers to understand the data architecture and ensure seamless data access, quality, and transformation pipelines.
• Translate business problems into analytical solutions and communicate effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop and enforce internal data science standards and best practices.
• Stay updated on the latest developments in AI, machine learning, and industry-specific analytics and investigate proof of concept ideas for adoption in the data science team.
• Serve as a technical leader, coach and mentor for junior team members and adjacent data and engineering teams.
• Lead end-to-end data science projects that support strategic goals. This includes requirements gathering, technical deliverable planning, output quality control and stakeholder management.
• Contribute to the development of the IOB data strategy.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field. Advanced degrees are a plus.
• 5+ years (preferred 8+ years) of proven experience as a data scientist, with expertise in machine learning, statistical analysis, and data visualization.
• Strong proficiency in Python (including libraries like Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, and TensorFlow/PyTorch) and SQL.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, feature engineering, and model evaluation techniques.
• Experience with experimental design (e.g. A/B testing).
• Experience with data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) is preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure) and big data tools (e.g. Spark, Databricks).
• Experience leading and mentoring junior data scientists and other team members
• Experience contributing to and shaping internal data science standards and best practices.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver results.
• An innovative, collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills to work across teams.

Bonus Points & Other Considerations

• Experience working in the retail or consumer analytics industry.
• Hands-on experience with computer vision, natural language processing, or mathematical optimisation.
• Contributions to open-source projects; research papers or personal projects in relevant fields.
• Certifications in data science, machine learning, or cloud technologies (e.g. AWS Certified Machine Learning, Databricks).

If you’re ready to join a company that’s on a mission to make today’s physical retail experience more convenient, affordable, and enjoyable—then we want to hear from you! Apply today and let’s build this together.

The Internet of Behaviors Company, Inc. considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.