Insights & Innovation Principal, Samba TV
$120-180k
Salary dependent on location
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
Be an early applicant
Data & measurement for smarts TVs
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-180k
Salary dependent on location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create data at the heart of TV, powering a more scientific approach to advertising and a better viewing experience for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (analytics, statistics, data science, computer science, or mathematics) or equivalent practical experience; an advanced degree is a plus
- Work Experience: 4 to 6 years in data science, analytics, computer science or applied research, ideally including experience building and shipping data-driven applications and presenting results to stakeholders or customers
- Industry Knowledge: Media, advertising, or measurement experience (e.g. cross-channel but with a focus on CTV, addressable audiences, contextual targeting, attribution, and causal inference)
- Behaviors and values: Curiosity paired with a strong bias to build; ownership and independence within a self-directed function; customer obsession; a forward-looking mindset that prioritizes where the industry is going over where it is today; cross-functional collaboration; and comfort operating amid ambiguity and rapid iteration
- Personality and communication (soft skills): An exceptional storyteller and presenter who distills complex statistical work into simple, compelling narratives for non-technical audiences; consultative and skilled at customer discovery; credible and poised with customers and sellers; and able to influence without authority while evangelizing new ideas internally
- Hard skills (required): Python; SQL; descriptive, inferential, and predictive statistics with sound model selection, tuning, and best practices; BI and data-visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or similar); and building interactive applications with JavaScript and React
- Hard skills (preferred): Developing agents and agentic workflows; data embeddings and vector databases; applications built on multimodal models
What the job involves
- The Principal, Insights & Innovation pairs deep data and statistical expertise with strong business acumen and industry knowledge to develop new, cutting-edge solutions and thought leadership in media intelligence, spanning behavioral and contextual targeting, media planning and insights, measurement, activation and optimization
- Built on Samba's data and informed by customer discovery, industry trends, and competitive analysis, these solutions take the form of personalized, interactive applications that move counter to monolithic, one-size-fits-all interfaces, while incorporating AI and agentic workflows
- Operating within the Insights & Innovation team, the role serves both internal teams (Sales, Product, Engineering, and Marketing) and external customers, always building toward where the market is headed rather than where it stands today
- Design and build new media intelligence solutions using internal Samba data assets and external data sourced through licensing and partnerships. Solutions include behavioral and contextual targeting, media planning and insights, measurement, and optimization
- Partner with Samba’s sales team to conduct customer discovery, ideation, and solutions development, translating business needs into well-scoped analytic and product concepts that are designed through select accounts, but built for all customers
- Monitor industry trends and the competitive landscape to identify where the market is heading and where Samba can lead
- Select and apply the appropriate statistical methods for each problem, including descriptive, inferential, and predictive techniques, with rigor in model selection, tuning, and performance
- Develop personalized, interactive client deliverables (for example, browser-based dashboards using JavaScript and React) that move beyond monolithic, one-size-fits-all platforms
- Incorporate AI and agentic workflows into internal and external solutions, including approaches such as data embeddings, vector databases, and multimodal models
- Supporting thought leadership and conducting partnership-based research that strengthens Samba's industry position
- Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Marketing, pitching solutions for adoption into the product roadmap when demand warrants
- Prototype quickly, validate with customers, and prepare proven solutions to be templated and scaled by the broader team
- Applying Samba methodology to billions of raw data signals, helping customers make data driven media decisions
Our take
Samba TV is improving the TV viewing experience by employing analytics to better personalize adverts and recommendations. With a scientific and algorithmic approach to how smart TVs work, the company enables TV businesses to better capture and serve consumers - an offering which has attracted the likes of Disney.
In recent years, Samba TV has focused on making artificial intelligence and machine learning central to its offerings, in part through the acquisition of Disruptel. This has enabled heightened content recognition and non-intrusive ad unit development, both of which enable it to deliver more value.
Moving forwards, Samba continues to partner and integrate with a wide range of companies to expand its product offering and market reach. And is 2022 expansion into Australia has put the company on the path to becoming a global force to be reckoned with.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2018
$7.5m
EARLY VC
Jun 2017
$30m
SERIES B
Total funding: $45.7m
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: We have several choices of medical, dental, and vision plans with a range of coverage levels and costs, including a 100% employer-covered plan.
- Wellness & Lifestyle Perks: Our wellness programs are designed to help you maintain or move toward a healthy lifestyle through mindful meditations, gym access, and other assistance when you need it!
- Company Equity Plan: We believe in shared success. We want our employees to not just work for us, but to truly be part of our growth story.
- Volunteer Days: We're committed to making a positive impact, both in and outside the workplace!
- Flexible Time Off: We encourage a healthy work-life balance which empowers our teams to recharge when needed and thrive both personally and professionally.
- Team & Company Events: We love to hang out together! We provide many opportunities to get to know each other whether virtually or in person.
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashwin Navin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded i/o ventures and BitTorrent, serving there as President. Experience as an Analyst for Epoch Partners, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.
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