Principal Engineer - Causal Inference And Experimentation Lead - Hawthorn East

Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd

Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
On-site
Enterprise measurement, experimentation, and causal inference solutions
Bayesian inference, causal modelling, advanced a/b test design
Uplift modelling, multi-touch attribution frameworks
Lead the design and build of enterprise measurement, experimentation, and causal inference solutions across Coles’ business domains

Job Summary

  • Lead the design and build of enterprise measurement, experimentation, and causal inference solutions across Coles’ business domains.
  • Partner with domain teams to improve how Coles designs experiments, quantifies incremental impact, and makes investment decisions.
  • Provide enterprise thought leadership on design, methodology, and decision quality, championing modern measurement methodologies.

Matching Summary

Lead the design and build of enterprise measurement, experimentation, and causal inference solutions across Coles’ business domains.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • enterprise measurement, experimentation, and causal inference solutions
  • Bayesian inference, causal modelling, advanced A/B test design
  • uplift modelling, multi-touch attribution frameworks
  • Python and/or R for statistical computing
  • CI/CD (through DevOps/MLOps/DataOps), experimentation platforms

Nice-to-have

  • influence architecture decisions for experimentation platforms
  • raise quantitative capability and analytical maturity
  • make complex measurement accessible and actionable
  • balance statistical perfectionism with commercial pragmatism

Key Requirements

  • Postgraduate qualification in a quantitative field
  • Post-doctoral or equivalent industry experience in applied measurement/causal inference highly regarded
  • Expert-level knowledge of experimental design and causal inference
  • Strong architectural thinking for measurement systems

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