Senior Manager, Data Science
DESCRIPTION
Success in this role will require strong stakeholder management skills, executive presence, relentlessly pursuing innovation and managing a diverse team of scientists. You and your team will inform senior business leaders by providing associate insights that will guide attraction, retention, and more
A Team Player: You understand that we succeed or fail as a team. You are ready to step up beyond your core responsibilities and go the extra mile for the project and your team. You nimbly overcome barriers to deliver the best product more quickly than expected.A Perpetual Student: You seek knowledge and insight. You challenge yourself to turn moments into master’s classes. Whether closing a gap, developing a new skill, or staying ahead of your industry, you revel in the joy of learning and growing.
A Skilled Communicator: You excel when interacting with business and technical partners and can turn data into a narrative for a diverse customer base.A Trusted Advisor: You work closely with stakeholders to define key business needs and deliver on commitments. You enable effective decision making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling it into a digestible and actionable format.An Inventor at Heart: You innovate on behalf of your customer by proactively implementing improvements, enhancements, and customizations. Your customers marvel at your creative solutions to challenges they had not yet identified.
A Fearless Explorer: You are drawn to take on the hardest problems, navigate ambiguity, and battle skepticism. You never settle, even in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Masters in quantitative field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, or equivalent)· 8+ years of experience working in data science ideally in the tech or consumer industry· 5+ years of experience managing Machine Learning Scientists, Data Scientists, Research Scientists, Applied Scientists, and/or Economists· Evidence of doing or directing science work with high positive impact on business outcomes
· Experience hiring and leading experienced scientists as well as a successful record of developing junior members to a successful career track· Management experience for working on cross-functional projects.· Proven achievements of developing and managing a long-term research vision and portfolio of research initiatives, with algorithms and models that have been successfully integrated in production systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· A PhD in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, or equivalent)· 10+ years of experience working in data science in a consumer product company· 7+ years of experience managing Machine Learning Scientists, Data Scientists, Research Scientists, Applied Scientists, and/or Economists· 4+ years of experience managing data scientists, including intermediate managers· Skilled with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with one scripting language such as R, MATLAB, Python or others· Professional experience in software development (software design and development life cycle)· Superior verbal and written communication skills, ability to convey rigorous mathematical and statistical concepts and considerations to non-experts.
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