Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Sr. Data Scientist / Data Scientist

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  •  Pune, IN (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and delivery of ML/analytics solutions (forecasting, propensity, segmentation, churn, ranking, personalization) across retail and e-commerce use cases.
  • Translate business inputs into clear ML problem statements, data requirements, KPIs, and success metrics.
  • Perform deep EDA, identify drivers/opportunities, and communicate insights through strong storytelling tailored to business stakeholders.
  • Build robust feature engineering and scalable modeling pipelines (Spark/PySpark preferred).
  • Select appropriate model evaluation methods (metrics, validation strategy, leakage prevention, error analysis) and ensure reliability.
  • Partner with engineering/platform teams to operationalize models (batch/real-time), including monitoring, drift checks, and retraining strategy.
  • Drive technical documentation, code quality, and best practices; contribute to team standards and reviews.
  • Hands-on exposure to Computer Vision and Generative AI/LLMs (e.g., RAG, embeddings, prompt engineering, agent workflows) for retail use cases such as product search, customer support, and content understanding.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s (or equivalent experience) in Data Science, CS, Statistics, Math, or related field.
  • 4-8 years in data science / applied ML / advanced analytics with demonstrated production impact.
  • Strong Python (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn) and solid SQL.
  • Strong foundations in classical ML, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
  • Experience working with large-scale data; exposure to Spark/PySpark and modern data platforms.
  • Strong communication and ability to influence decisions with data.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Retail/e-commerce experience (demand forecasting, pricing/promo, inventory, conversion, customer lifecycle).
  • Exposure to MLOps (CI/CD basics, monitoring, experiment tracking, drift/retraining).

Cloud experience (Azure preferred).

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. Our family of brands includes Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. These brands are among the best known and most respected in the industry. We offer beautifully-designed, stylish and functional products for every area of the home, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, home office, closet, laundry room, and even outdoor spaces. We've seen some big changes since our first brick-and-mortar store opened more than half of a century ago. What hasn't changed is our passion for high-quality products, functional design, outstanding customer service, and enhancing the lives of our customers and the communities where we operate. Today, we're a multi-brand, multi-channel, global enterprise supported by state-of-the-art technology and some of the most talented teams in retailing - and we're always looking for new energy and ideas.

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Year Founded
Unknown
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