Director, Data Science (Fully Remote)

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Equity compensation with ESPP

Parental leave

Growth and development fund

Job summary

GitLab Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Leader in data science or product analytics in the United States to guide strategic questions, shape priorities with executives, and partner across the business.

You will own investment and prioritization across teams, lead high-impact cross-functional programs for product adoption and consumption growth, and bring deep expertise in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, SQL, Python, and ML.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data science or product analytics.
• 6+ years leading teams and 3+ years managing managers.
• Strong business acumen across product and go-to-market with executive presence.
• Flexible PTO and equity compensation with ESPP.
• Parental leave benefits and growth and development fund.
• Team member resource groups and a high-performance culture.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with executives and act as a thought partner, shaping strategic questions and priorities.
• Own investment and prioritization across teams, making trade-offs visible to senior leaders.
• Lead high-impact cross-functional programs focused on product adoption and consumption growth.

Skills

Data science leadership

Executive communication

Statistics and experimental design

Causal inference

SQL

Python

Machine learning

Team management

Tools

SQL

Python

ML frameworks

Job description

• Build trusted relationships with executives and act as a thought partner, shaping strategic questions and priorities.
• Own investment and prioritization across teams, making trade-offs visible to senior leaders.
• Lead high-impact cross-functional programs focused on product adoption and consumption growth.

What you'll bring:

• 12+ years in data science or product analytics, including 6+ years leading teams and 3+ years managing managers.
• Strong business acumen across product and go-to-market, with executive presence to communicate complex findings.
• Deep expertise in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, and technical depth in SQL, Python, and ML.
• Flexible PTO and equity compensation with employee stock purchase plan.
• Parental leave benefits and growth and development fund.
• Team member resource groups and a high-performance culture.

GitLab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to ship better, more secure software faster. With over 50 million registered users and trust from more than 50% of the Fortune 100, we maintain a high-performance, AI-first culture.