Category Automation Manager

Istanbul, Turkey

Full Time

Category Strategy

Mid Level

Armut / Homerun is a leading local services marketplace with over 700,000 professionals across 4,000 services and has seen over 1000% revenue growth in 5 years. Our purpose is to make it easy to find good quality, trusted providers by using the latest technologies and machine learning algorithms. We serve over 5 million customers with 99% customer satisfaction in 14 different countries with 3 different brands. We’re accelerating our sustainable growth with the new investment round of 15 Million € and increasing the number of operating countries in the EMEA region.

Our strength is rooted in our core values: always putting our customers first, solving problems with data and continuous learning. These values enabled us to change the local services industry and we’ll continue to do this on a global scale. We offer a world-class working environment where entrepreneurial spirits speed up their careers

Join us on our journey to be the EMEA leader in the local services marketplace!

You Will:

Design, build, and maintain automation solutions to enhance category performance using data-driven approaches.
Leverage advanced analytics, machine learning, and automation to optimize workflows and decision-making across product categories.
Attend the Data Team ceremonies on a weekly basis to ensure consistency and state of the art best practices are deployed in the Category Team too
Develop and deploy predictive models, NLP pipelines, and recommendation systems to support category strategy and execution.
Collaborate cross-functionally with category managers, engineers, and data teams to scale automation initiatives.
Experiment with and implement modern AI/ML techniques, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and LLM-based applications in production settings.

You Are:

Holding a Bachelor's / Master's degree from a top school with a study in Engineering, Economics or Business departments.
Experienced in related fields minimum 4 years.
Highly skilled in SQL and Python scripting, with a strong command of data manipulation and transformation techniques.
Comfortable working with diverse data types—structured, semi-structured, and unstructured—and choosing the right approach for each.
Grounded in statistics, with experience in hypothesis testing, regression models, and understanding of key data distributions.
Experienced in natural language processing (NLP) and text analytics, with a strong understanding of their applications in business contexts.
Proficient in developing and applying machine learning models for prediction and automation.
Familiar with modern AI trends, particularly large language models (LLMs) and their integration into real-world applications (e.g., RAG workflows, LLM-based tools).
A strategic thinker with a builder’s mindset—passionate about using technology to solve complex category challenges.

Why Join Us

Competitive salary,
An opportunity to bring impact and change the service market dynamics, in a stimulating and international environment,
Freedom to test, fail and test again in a fast-paced environment,
Never-ending growth opportunities supported by learning & development fund,
Working environment where your success is not judged by a dress code or working hours,
Extra vacation time, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home,
Beach days, theme nights, sports & game events and any other social activity ideas you come up with!

Our Hiring Process

Application: Send us your CV.
Interview: Discuss your experience & expectations.
Case Study: Showcase your skills.
Final Interview: Align on mutual goals and values.
Welcome Aboard: Join the Homerun team!

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