Job Description
- Job Description:
- Inspire, lead, and grow a team of data scientists to achieve our longer term vision
- Drive data science projects end-to-end in partnership with Product, Engineering, and other partners to inform product strategy and investment decisions
- Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can help understand marketplace dynamics and help cross-functional teams (e.g., product, engineering, marketing) to define and execute data-driven optimization strategies
- Actively influence the design of the strategy and shaping of the roadmap. Generate and use team insights to set and prioritize longer term goals
- Create and implement A/B testing, experimentation, and other cutting-edge statistical/mathematical frameworks to analyze Ads (marketplace) performance
- Continually develop & execute on a Data Science roadmap and vision for your team
- Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies in the field of advertising and data science
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence
- Be an integral part of the Data Science Org, leveraging and contributing to the vibrant knowledge base, shared across a community of world-class data experts
- Requirements:
- PhD or Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields (If M.S. degree, a minimum of 8+ years of industry data science experience required; If PhD degree, a minimum of 6+ years of industry data science experience required)
- 4+ years of management experience. Experience managing managers is a bonus.
- Strong skills in programming (Python or R) and SQL
- Experience in leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, or similar LLMs) to improve personal and team productivity, code quality, and technical problem-solving.
- Deep understanding of Ads Marketplace
- Extensive experience of online experimentation and causal inference
- Ability to communicate & discuss low-level technical topics as well as high-level strategies.
- Comfortable in innovative and fast-paced environments, and an innate ability to bias toward action
- Results-oriented with a strong customer and business focus
- Track-record driving product roadmap and execution with strong cross-org collaborations
- Ability to provide structure and tackle ambiguous and undefined problems
- Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
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