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We are headquartered in San Francisco, California with operations in Canada and the UK, and a tech-hub in Poland. We are a Deep Learning first company. Our mission is to automate and optimize brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision. Focal Systems has been deployed at scale with some of the top retailers in the world.\nWe seek smart, creative and passionate people who want to help build a great and enduring company and deploy Deep Learning to the world!\nWhat We're Looking For\nWe're looking for a Data/Reporting Team Lead to own the numbers that decide how the world's largest grocers run their stores - which shelves get filled, which tasks get worked, where millions in lost sales are won back. We're rebuilding the data foundation behind that intelligence from the ground up, and it\nhas to be flawless. You'll own it end to end and build the team around you.\nYou are a self-starter who thrives on ownership. 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We pride ourselves on recruiting exceptional individuals to help us redefine the state-of-the-art.\nOutstanding Partners - We work with 10+ of the largest retailers in the world and have a world-class roster of investors, advisors and partners to support & advise us in our endeavors.\nA Foundational Role - This is not dashboard maintenance. You're building a system accurate enough that head offices trust it over their own numbers, with the autonomy to make the calls and see your work shape how the world's biggest retailers operate.\nWhat We Offer\nWe care deeply about the health, happiness, and wellbeing of all of our employees. We offer:\nCompetitive Salary & Attractive Stock\nPaid Time Off\nTeam Retreats\nEducation grants\nNote: Our pay bands are driven by market benchmarks in the target geography for hiring. Our posted ranges typically include multiple job levels. A candidate's level is determined by their performance throughout our talent acquisition process including technical screens, behavior interviews, presentations, work samples, and references. We will communicate transparently with the candidate at final stages regarding how we have leveled them, and what salary range that places them into. Placement within range is equally determined by education, general experience in your profession, specific experience in our domain, and your performance in the talent acquisition process. 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