Esteban Gimenez

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Head of Data at Wharf Systems | ex-Despegar

Wharf Systems
Santiago, Chile · CLT (UTC-4)
10+ years experience
IESE
English, Spanish
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Overview

Based in Santiago. I lead experimentation at Wharf Systems. Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week. Before that: Despegar and Grupo Bimbo. Most at home with model governance and causal inference. I read too many books about cities.

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Skills
SQLcausal inferencePythonBayesian statisticsmodel governance
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Building out experimentation at Wharf Systems: data scientists wanted in Santiago

Role
Data scientist
Level
Mid
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
$139k-$188k + equity
Team
Experimentation, 13 people
Start
Within a month
Must have
Strong SQL and statistics Turns analysis into decisions Good judgment about what not to build
Process
Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp R$18k-R$51k a month. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Santiago, Chilesqlpythonbayesian statistics
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Experience

  1. Head of Data
    May 2024 - Present
    Wharf Systems · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Santiago, Chile
    • Ran 210 experiments last year and made the readouts self-serve.
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
    • Taught SQL to 113 non-analysts.
  2. Data Scientist
    Aug 2022 - May 2024
    Despegar · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Santiago, Chile
    • Cut the time to a trustworthy experiment readout from 4 weeks to 3 days.
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
  3. Data Analyst
    Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
    Grupo Bimbo · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Santiago, Chile
    • Cut the time to a trustworthy experiment readout from 2 weeks to 6 days.
    • Taught SQL to 169 non-analysts.
  4. Analytics Manager
    Jul 2018 - Feb 2021
    PwC · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Santiago, Chile
    • Wrote the metric definitions the leadership team reviews every week.
  5. Data Scientist
    Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
    Santander · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Santiago, Chile
    • Ran 267 experiments last year and made the readouts self-serve.

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Education

  1. IESE
    MBA, Business Administration
    2010 - 2012
  2. Universidad de Chile
    Ingeniería, Mathematics
    2005 - 2009

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