Our Jobs of the Week column this week features opportunities for a data scientist in Fredericton and sales executive in Halifax.
SimpTek Technologies, a Fredericton startup that helps utilities and homeowners better understand and predict their energy usage, has an opening for a data scientist. SimpTek has developed two dashboards: one for the residential consumer that shows in real time how much energy each appliance in their home is using; and one for the utility companies that allows them to assess their customers’ energy usage and communicate with customers.
Dash Hudson, whose product helps clients analyze their Instagram and SnapChat data, is looking for an account executive. Dash Hudson collects data on how major brands are connecting with customers on Instagram. The photo-sharing app is one of the most popular social media tools available but before Dash Hudson they were unable to analyze what effect Instagram posts were having with customers. It is now moving into providing the same service for SnapChat users.
Dash Hudson also has an opening for a full-stack developer.
The Jobs of the Week column features openings posted on the Entrevestor Job Board, which focuses on jobs in technology, innovation and startups in Atlantic Canada. The Entrevestor Job Board helps match job openings and candidates in the tech and start-up communities and is operated by Entrevestor and Alongside (formerly Qimple).
Fredericton
SimpTek Technologies
SimpTek is looking for a team member to help make the SimpTek analytics platform a world-class product. This person will work with the data to discover potential insights that can be used to improve the SimpTek platform. He or she will then work with the SimpTek team to implement analytics into its cloud architecture and devise features that that can incorporate the data and its insights. SimpTek is looking for a person with a bachelor’s degree and one to three years of experience in a similar role. The successful candidate must be able to work in a dynamic environment, with lots of deadlines. Working for a startup is very different than working in a regular, large corporation job. Six months of working at a startup is the equivalent of about 4 years of experience working anywhere else.
Halifax
Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson is looking for an account executive to work with its sales team to build business with some of the best marketers and companies in the world. It wants someone who wants the challenge of selling a leading product in a rapidly growing market. The company is looking for a diligent, creative individual with some analytical capabilities and a bit of swagger. The account executive will work with the sales team in the business development process. This includes lead generation, sales outreach, progress-tracking and closing with leading global brands. He or she must maintain active engagement with new and existing leads through creative outreach and follow-up communications designed to move leads through the sales funnel. The company is looking for someone with one to four years of experience in a similar role.
