🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at StyleSeat is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Senior / Lead Applied Data Scientist

100% Remote (U.S. Based Only, Select States - See Below)

About the role

We're looking for aproduct-minded, AI-native Data Scientistwho operates like a mini-founder-someone who doesn't wait for problems to be handed to them, but instead identifies opportunities, builds solutions, and drives measurable business impact end-to-end.

You'll own critical areas likesearch, recommendations, and personalization, directly influencing core marketplace metrics likeBooking Conversion Rate and booking volume. You'll partner with Product and Engineering, but you won't depend on them to define your roadmap-you'llcreate it, validate it, and ship it.

You'll spend most of your time:
* Identifying high-impact opportunities
* Rapidly prototyping and experimenting (often using AI tools)
* Deploying ideas into production
* Measuring and iterating based on real business outcomes
If you're someone who thinks like a PM, executes like a Data Scientist, and uses AI to move 10x faster than traditional teams-this role is for you.

What you'll do

End-to-end ownership of Search, Recommendations, and Personalization
* Improve ranking, relevance, and discovery across the marketplace
* Drive measurable lift in Booking CVR, rebooking, and engagement
Your own roadmap
* Identify opportunities independently (no waiting for PM direction)
* Prioritize based on business impact, not technical novelty
* Push ideas into live experimentation quickly
Rapid experimentation & iteration
* Design and analyze A/B tests and otPlease mention the word **VERSATILE** and tag RMTcyLjE5MC44NS4xOA== when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTcyLjE5MC44NS4xOA==). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About StyleSeat

StyleSeat is a company in the technical industry that hires remote workers from South Africa.