Data Scientist II

Kohl's•Tallahassee, FL

About The Position

In this role you will work with a data science team and cross-functional partners to solve business challenges and promote data-driven decision making with advanced data analysis and machine learning. The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. Our purpose at Kohl's is to take care of families' realest moments. Kohl’s has been caring for families for more than 60 years, both the unique and diverse families that shop us every day and the Kohl’s family we all belong to. Caring is something that is core to who we are as a brand, and we believe that truly caring means being there for the good stuff, the bad stuff and the real stuff. Kohl’s is committed to creating a healthy and safe workplace for our associates. We seek out talent that shares our values and strive to support their journey toward fulfillment at work, at home and within our communities.

Requirements

Experience with recommendation systems, search, or ranking problems at scale of millions of customers and products
Experience in developing sequential, transformer models and utilizing LLM models in production
Understanding of collaborative filtering and learning-to-rank methods
Experience optimizing models for GPU / distributed training
Familiarity with large-scale datasets and production ML systems
Exposure to real-time or low-latency serving environments
Experience with vector search / ANN methods (e.g., FAISS, ScaNN) preferred
Experience with delivering end to end customized ML models in production environment
Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or equivalent quantitative field
3+ years of progressively complex data science experience
Extensive experience developing and deploying state-of-the-art algorithms using machine learning, statistical and optimization methods
Expert in using modern analytics tools, programming languages, and cloud platforms (Python, R, Spark, SQL, GCP, etc.)
Strong problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development
Experience proposing rapid experiments to test the effectiveness of new strategies or initiatives and iterating quickly
Effective communication and collaboration skills at all levels

Nice To Haves

Experience with vector search / ANN methods (e.g., FAISS, ScaNN)
Master’s degree and/or Ph.D.
Retail and Logistics experience
Supply chain management
Marketing models

Responsibilities

Lead exploratory data analysis to cull actionable insights
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Develop and implement statistical and machine learning models
Fine-tune, optimize and ensure the scalability of models and algorithms
Aid in designing experiments to answer targeted questions
Identify and drive continuous improvement of key business metrics in an assigned business functional area
Drive adoption and usage of data science products and models
Translate data science outputs into business outcomes and value delivered
Mentor and guide junior data scientists, providing technical expertise and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development
Stay up to date on the latest trends and developments in data science and technology and identify implementation opportunities to support innovation at Kohl’s
Design and support deployment of machine learning models to power personalized experiences across digital channels (e.g., homepage, PDP, cart, campaigns)
Build and optimize recommendation and ranking systems balancing relevance, discovery, and business objectives (e.g., conversion, revenue)
Develop multi-stage ranking approaches, including candidate generation and re-ranking
Address cold-start and long-tail challenges in large product catalogs
Partner with engineering to support real-time personalization and scalable deployment
Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section
Ability to comply with dress code requirements
Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation
Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company
Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
Ability to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel
Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others
Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes
Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs
Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.
Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units
Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner