Category Automation Manager

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!