Senior Data Scientist

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Max is where storytelling takes center stage and where creatives find a home with the support and resources to do their best work, no matter the genre or format. Whatever the viewer wants to watch is front and center and more of what they crave is easily discovered. It is where our exclusive Max Originals and iconic entertainment brands thrive, with HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., DC, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network and more delivering the greatest array of series, movies, and specials for audiences of all ages. HBO Max originally launched in the United States in May 2020 and introduced a lower priced, advertising-supported tier in June 2021. It rolled out globally across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, followed by its first European launches in the Nordics and Spain later that year. In May 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery introduced Max, an enhanced streaming platform, in the U.S. HBO Max is currently available in 46 countries and there are plans for the continued global expansion of Max in 2024.

What we do 

At Max, the Growth Engineering team comprises data scientists, ML engineers, and software engineers. Our goal is to boost watch time and grow the number of subscribers. We work on all customer interactions to enhance customer happiness by quickly creating experiments that are enjoyable and that improve our main acquisition and retention metrics. 

What You Will Do 

• Research, design, and build high-impact end-to-end machine learning systems for customer growth 

• Partner with cross-functional teammates in Product, Design, Content, and Marketing to understand their problems and design solutions 

• Lead data science analyses on ML models for explainability and business fit  

• Promote and role-model best practices of data science, engineering, and communication throughout the organization 

• Evangelize ML adoption and innovation across the product and engineering teams 

• Foster a diverse community of data scientists and ML engineers 

What You Will Need 

• M.S or B.S.in a Computer Science/Statistics/Data Science/Quant or related field 

• 5+ years of building data science products 

• Strong proficiency with Databricks, Pyspark, Pandas, Scikit-Learn, Numpy, statsmodels, xgboost, etc. 

• Familiarity with data science tools for visualization and analysis including but not limited to Matplotlib, Seaborn, Databricks, Looker, Snowflake.  

• Demonstrated ability to explain complex machine learning models to non-technical stakeholders in layman’s terms. Experience with model interpretability. 

• Production experience implementing machine learning pipelines and models at scale in Python, Java, Scala, or similar languages 

• Knowledge in one or more of the areas such as Clustering & Segmentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Recommendations & Search, Causal Machine Learning, Interpretable ML, Multi-Armed Bandits, Reinforcement Learning, and Constrained Optimization 

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical decisions 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions to data scientists, engineers, and product manager audiences 

• Passion for data-driven research, development, and experimentation 

• Self-motivated, growth-oriented, and driven to pursue solutions to challenging problems 

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/  along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your inte