• Lead the design and development of scalable ML systems for use cases such as menu recommendation, demand forecasting, offer targeting, and guest personalization. • Own the full machine learning lifecycle—from problem framing and data exploration to modeling, deployment, and monitoring—for mission-critical initiatives. • Design and implement advanced ML and statistical models that improve product performance, operational efficiency, or customer insights. • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders to define project scope, success metrics, and integration strategy. • Guide architectural decisions, set modeling standards, and champion best practices for experimentation, validation, and productionization. • Mentor other data scientists and raise the technical bar through design reviews, feedback, and sharing domain expertise. • Proactively identify areas where data science can create business value and lead cross-functional efforts to drive those opportunities forward.