Senior Data Science Manager, Reddit

Ads Marketplace

$232.5-325.5k

+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units

SQL
Python
R
Senior and Expert level
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Remote from US
Reddit

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

Open for applications

Reddit

Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Open for applications

$232.5-325.5k

+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units

SQL
Python
R
Senior and Expert level
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentSocial MediaCommunity

Company mission

Reddit's mission is to bring community and belonging to everyone.

Role

Who you are

  • 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/interest in building data foundations, and/or enabling self-serve analytics through DS methods
  • Deep understanding 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

What the job involves

  • We are looking for a results-oriented and strategically minded Data Science leader to work with our Ads Marketplace Engineering & Product teams to provide a richer ads experience to users while optimizing for performance and marketplace health
  • You will lead a team of exceptional data scientists focused on enabling Product & Engineering to develop and execute on an ambitious data-driven roadmap
  • The senior manager will also build the data foundations and partner in improving our data stack through internal and external tools. A successful leader will drive the development of self-serving tools for advanced analytics founded on robust data science methodologies. Through these investments, they will enable higher quality decision making and improved business performance
  • Inspire, lead, and grow a team of data scientists to achieve our longer term vision
  • Drive analytics/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 drive advertiser adoption, ads user experience and help cross-functional teams (e.g., product, engineering, marketing) to define and execute data-driven strategies
  • Actively influence the design of the strategy and shaping of the roadmap
  • Generate and utilize 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 product 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

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Insights

Top investors

57% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Paid volunteer time off
  • 4+ months paid parental leave
  • Personal and professional development stipend
  • Work from home opportunities
  • Health insurance

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Aug 2021

$410m

SERIES F

Feb 2021

$250m

SERIES E

Total funding: $1.2bn

Our take

Reddit is a website that facilitates thousands of message board communities, known as subreddits, with an aim to promote authentic human connection. There are more than 100,000 communities on Reddit, covering everything, from food, entertainment, sports, and books, to more niche topics that cater for very specific audiences.

The simple platform is used by more than 52 million people a day and attracts over 50 billion monthly views. While these are impressive numbers, they do pale in comparison with social media giants Facebook and Twitter, however, Reddit distinguishes itself by providing easy-to-find communities for a truly endless range of topics.

Reddit makes money through advertising as well as offering a premium ad-free membership plan. The company has enjoyed continuous user & revenue growth, acquisitions by Conde Nast in 2006 and Advance in 2011, and plans to launch an IPO bid in 2024.

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