Growth Data Science Leader — AI-Driven Growth & Strategy

Monograph; United States; Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Gusto is seeking an experienced, hands-on people manager to lead a data science and analytics team supporting Growth product initiatives. You’ll manage a team and work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to deliver insights and AI-enabled strategies that drive growth.

This Senior Manager/Director-level role blends strategic leadership with hands-on analysis, shaping product roadmaps and measuring impact through rigorous experimentation and AI initiatives

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data science or related field with leadership experience
• Proven track record shaping product analytics and data-driven strategy
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and communicating insights to executives

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a data science and analytics team
• Shape product and business strategy through data and AI-powered insights
• Develop measurement frameworks and rigorous experimentation plans
• Partner with ML Engineering and Product to deploy AI features
• Balance strategic influence with hands-on analysis and coaching of staff

Skills

Data science leadership

Product analytics

ML & AI product

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD/MS in quantitative field

Tools

Python

SQL

Experimentation

Job description

Gusto is seeking an experienced, hands-on people manager to lead a data science and analytics team supporting Growth product initiatives. You’ll manage a team and work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to deliver insights and AI-enabled strategies that drive growth.

This Senior Manager/Director-level role blends strategic leadership with hands-on analysis, shaping product roadmaps and measuring impact through rigorous experimentation and AI initiatives