Growth Data Science Leader: AI-Driven Product Growth

United States Digital Space LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced, hands-on people manager to lead a data science and analytics team supporting Growth product initiatives. You’ll manage data scientists and analysts and work with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to deliver insights and frameworks that inform strategy, optimize user experiences, and accelerate growth.

We expect a leader who balances strategic influence with hands-on craft, guiding senior leaders through data and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data science or related fields, with at least 4 years managing and scaling high-performing data science teams.
• Deep expertise in product analytics – experience with user acquisition, activation, retention, engagement, or expansion in SaaS or product-led environments.
• Technical fluency – advanced coding skills, strong statistical reasoning, and familiarity with experimentation frameworks; ability to mentor data scientists on best practices.
• AI product intuition – experience working at the intersection of data science and AI product development; comfort reasoning about model behavior and evaluation design.
• Strategic and business acumen – connecting insights to product goals and influencing roadmaps through data.
• Executive communication skills – presenting insights to senior stakeholders clearly.
• Cross-functional collaboration – working with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to drive decisions.
• Hands-on ML in product contexts (personalization, churn, segmentation, or LLM features) preferred.
• Familiarity with multi-product SaaS ecosystems and lifecycle analytics desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of data scientists – hire, empower, and coach team members; set a high bar for analytical quality and career growth.
• Shape product and business strategy through data – partner with Product and cross-functional leaders to identify opportunities, prioritize investments, and influence long-term product roadmaps.
• Develop and scale measurement frameworks – define key metrics, design monitoring systems, and ensure product initiatives are rigorously tracked and evaluated.
• Support experimentation and decision-making – support inferential analyses and experimentation (e.g., A/B tests, segmentation, funnel analysis).
• Partner on AI-powered product development – collaborate with ML Engineering and Product to bring intelligent features to life and measure impact.
• Balance strategic and hands-on impact – dive into data, review analyses, and ensure insights are technically sound and business-relevant.
• Influence senior leadership – communicate insights and recommendations clearly, framing trade-offs.

Skills

Data science leadership

Product analytics

AI product intuition

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring data scientists

Python

SQL

ML frameworks

Tools

Python

SQL

ML frameworks

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking an experienced, hands-on people manager to lead a data science and analytics team supporting Growth product initiatives. You’ll manage data scientists and analysts and work with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to deliver insights and frameworks that inform strategy, optimize user experiences, and accelerate growth.

We expect a leader who balances strategic influence with hands-on craft, guiding senior leaders through data and