Chief Data Science & Analytics Leader

JetBrains; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work location

Remote work up to 30 days abroad

Medical insurance allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Relocation support

Language classes

Lunch allowance

Mental health support

Gym stipend

Internal events

Job summary

JetBrains Air is an AI-native software development platform. You will lead the data science, analytics, and data engineering capabilities for the product and go-to-market domains, guiding the data strategy and partnering with product, engineering, and leadership.

By building a high-performing team, you’ll drive experimentation, establish scalable analytics foundations, and translate data signals into actionable recommendations that shape product direction and growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and scaling a data function within a product-led, B2B SaaS, AI, or developer tools environment.
• A deep understanding of modern data science and analytics practices, including cohort analysis, A/B testing, segmentation, and machine learning applications to product and marketing problems.
• A solid grasp of data engineering fundamentals, such as data modeling, and orchestration.
• A track record of hiring, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary data teams.
• Willingness to learn fast and find practical solutions to hard problems.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a cohesive team of data scientists, analysts, and data engineers.
• Help teams adopt a rigorous experimentation culture, improving how we test and measure product changes.
• Uncover insights across the customer journey to improve acquisition, retention, and monetization.
• Establish scalable analytics foundations, including clear metric frameworks, data models, and self-service reporting.
• Partner with engineering teams to design robust, compliant data infrastructure and pipelines.
• Guide the development of machine learning capabilities that enhance marketing acquisition, product personalization, and operational efficiency.
• Translate complex data signals into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Define the business unit's data strategy to support product and engineering priorities.

Skills

Data leadership

Experimentation culture

Stakeholder communication

Data engineering basics

ML for product

Team building

Job description

JetBrains Air is an AI-native software development platform. You will lead the data science, analytics, and data engineering capabilities for the product and go-to-market domains, guiding the data strategy and partnering with product, engineering, and leadership.

By building a high-performing team, you’ll drive experimentation, establish scalable analytics foundations, and translate data signals into actionable recommendations that shape product direction and growth.