Senior Data Science Manager, Reddit
Ads Marketplace
$232.5-325.5k
+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
Job no longer available
Online platform for thoughts, experiences & discussions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$232.5-325.5k
+ Equity in the form of restricted stock units
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- PhD or Master's qualification in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields (For a Master's degree, a minimum of 8+ years of industry data science experience is required; for a PhD, a minimum of 6+ years is required)
- 4+ years of true people management experience (managing managers preferred)
- Robust proficiency in programming (Python or R) and SQL
- Experience or interest in establishing data foundations, and/or facilitating self-serve analytics via data science methodologies, particularly for marketplace insights
- Profound comprehension of online experimentation and causal inference, especially within advertising marketplaces
- Aptitude for conveying and discussing intricate technical subjects as well as broad strategies
- Comfortable in inventive, rapid-paced environments, possessing an inherent drive for immediate action
- Results-driven with a strong client and commercial orientation, demonstrating clear understanding of advertiser outcomes
- Proven success in advancing product roadmaps and execution through robust cross-organizational cooperation, particularly within an ads marketplace context
- Capability to provide structure and address ambiguous and ill-defined challenges, especially those related to complex marketplace dynamics
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Manager to lead a team of talented data scientists on Ads Marketplace
- In this critical leadership role, you'll shape our data science strategy, uncover key insights through advanced statistical analysis, build foundational models, and spearhead experiments to optimize marketplace efficiency, elevate advertiser performance, and enrich the user experience
- You'll conduct deep dives into intricate marketplace dynamics, pinpointing opportunities for algorithmic & product enhancements, transforming them into impactful product innovations
- Collaborating closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders, you'll translate sophisticated data insights into concrete marketplace improvements
- Your leadership will be instrumental in defining our data science roadmap, cultivating a robust data-driven culture, and pushing the limits of innovation within a fast-paced ad tech landscape
- Inspire, mentor, and expand a data science team, striving to realize our long-range vision, with emphasis on Ads Marketplace Performance metrics and initiatives
- Orchestrate analytics and data science initiatives from inception to completion, partnering with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to shape product strategy and investment choices relevant to the Ads Marketplace
- Examine extensive data repositories to pinpoint trends, patterns, and insights that can boost advertiser adoption through insights that improve Ads marketplace efficiencies, and aid cross-functional units (e.g., product, engineering, marketing) in defining and executing data-driven approaches
- Actively influence strategic design and roadmap formulation. Leverage team insights to establish and prioritize long-term objectives, including support for Key Launch Reviews and PSR
- Devise and apply A/B testing, experimentation, causal inference and other advanced statistical frameworks to assess product efficacy, specifically focusing on Ads Foundations, Quality and Measurements Insights
- Continuously refine and implement a Data Science roadmap and strategic direction for your group, encompassing Data Foundations, Funnel Visibility & Metrics, and Long-Term Evaluations
- Remain current with industry best practices and emerging technologies in advertising and data science, especially those pertinent to marketplace optimization and ads delivery
- Cultivate a culture of innovation, cooperation, and technical distinction
- Serve as an integral part of the Data Science Organization, utilizing and contributing to the rich knowledge base shared across a community of world-class data specialists
Our take
Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 130,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment and sports, to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.
The platform attracts over 120 million daily users and billions of monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddit stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.
Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation, connection and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
- Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal & professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time off
- Workspace & home office benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Steve Huffman
(CEO & Founder)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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