Senior Manager, Data Science, Ads

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Data Science & Insights team seeks to leverage our massive data sets into actionable insights that deliver business value. As truth seekers and truth tellers, we relay what the data says without bias, even when inconvenient or difficult. We aim to improve decision-making quality and speed across the organization to enable a deeper understanding of our customers and products. We focus on efficient and effective analytic execution, positioning ourselves as the go-to experts with deep knowledge and expertise, constantly striving for better, faster insights from data.

We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Data Science, Ads to join Snap Inc.!

What you’ll do

• Lead a team of data scientists and managers focused on driving the growth of our SMC business, directly contributing to the success of our ads platform

• Partner closely with Product and Sales leadership to inform the direction of the product roadmap, identify opportunities for advertiser growth, and make recommendations for driving incremental revenue

• Help build and manage a team of high performing data scientists and managers to help them execute along the most important priorities and deliver world-class products 

• Deliver insightful analysis and recommendations that can be acted upon by the organization at all levels, interfacing directly with senior leadership to drive meaningful change

• Clearly articulate the approach and the findings of interpretable analytical models and drive the continuous refinement of what should be tracking and reporting

• Build out in-depth knowledge of the business success drivers (including determining the KPIs that will help meet our goals) and deliver value added solutions that have a measurable impact on the business

• Drive pragmatic approaches to solving key complex business problems through data creation, analysis, predictive modeling 

• Work cross-functionally across multiple teams on different projects, ensuring timeliness and successful completion

• Deliver clear data and dashboards on what is happening in the product, metric regressions and understanding of ML performance

• Mentor and develop individual contributors and managers

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Direct experience leading large data science teams (10+ people) focused on advertising products and advertiser growth

• Experience leading data science teams in the digital advertising domain, ideally with a mix of product and growth experience.

• Understanding of statistical analysis, experience with packages, such as Python, R, MATLAB, Stata, etc.

• Working knowledge of predictive modeling, machine learning, and experimentation/ causal inference methods

• Expertise in the data workflow and pipeline and lead a team responsible for data capture, measurement, and optimization capability management.

• Expertise in SQL and familiarity with Python

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail

• Ability to initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance

• Ability to balance practical business needs and scientific rigor

Minimum Requirements

• BS/BA degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, engineering or related field or equivalent years of experience

• 10+ years of experience in measurement and insights; ideally in a direct to consumer business

• 5+ years experience in building, managing, and leading a high-perfo