Temitope Obi

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Head of Data at Vellum Grid | ex-Naspers

Vellum Grid
Lagos, Nigeria · WAT (UTC+1)
16+ years experience
GIBS
English, Yoruba
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Overview

Head of Data at Vellum Grid, focused on recommendation systems. Taught SQL to 171 non-analysts. Former debater; now I argue with spreadsheets.

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Skills
SparkPyTorchPythonrecommender systemsranking
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Building out recommendations at Vellum Grid: data scientists wanted in Lagos

Role
Data scientist
Level
Mid
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
$127k-$166k + equity
Team
Recommendations, 18 people
Start
As soon as possible
Must have
Strong SQL and statistics Turns analysis into decisions Comfort with ambiguity
Process
Decision within 10 days

Comp $189k-$265k. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Lagos, Nigeriapythonrecommender systemsspark
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Experience

  1. Head of Data
    Oct 2023 - Present
    Vellum Grid · 3 yr · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
    • Replaced 49 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
    • Built the recommendations models now used in 3 product decisions a quarter.
    • Moved the homepage from rules to a learned ranker.
  2. Data Scientist
    Aug 2020 - Oct 2023
    Naspers · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
    • Replaced 78 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
    • Shipped a ranking change that increased conversion 9.3%.
  3. Analytics Manager
    Dec 2016 - Aug 2020
    Standard Bank · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
    • Taught SQL to 115 non-analysts.
    • Built the recommendations models now used in 11 product decisions a quarter.
  4. Staff Data Scientist
    Feb 2014 - Dec 2016
    Moniepoint · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
    • Moved the homepage from rules to a learned ranker.
  5. Data Analyst
    Jun 2010 - Feb 2014
    Meta · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Lagos, Nigeria
    • Shipped a ranking change that increased conversion 4.4%.

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Education

  1. GIBS
    MBA, Business Administration
    2009 - 2011
  2. University of Lagos
    BSc, Statistics
    2002 - 2006

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