Principal Decision Scientist, Marketing Analytics

Ibotta, Inc.; United States; Hybride; USD 170 000 - 250 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ibotta, Inc. is seeking a Principal Decision Scientist, Strategic Partner Analytics to lead advanced analytics for our Publisher Insights team in Denver. This hybrid role partners with senior publisher executives to drive data-driven revenue growth and strategic initiatives.

You will own end-to-end analytics—from insight generation and methodology to executive storytelling—while evolving how analytics are delivered to publisher partners with proactive, automated approaches.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in analytics, data science, or decision science with increasing responsibility.
• Experience in retail media, performance marketing, or digital advertising preferred.
• Deep partner-facing and consultative experience as a trusted advisor.
• Bachelor's in a quantitative field; Master's/PhD a plus.

Responsabilités

• Own analytics relationships with strategic publisher partners and executives.
• Develop per-publisher and network scorecards and KPI definitions.
• Narrate performance insights for executive reviews and strategy.
• Design tests, build measurement models, and defend methods.
• Forecast performance and identify growth opportunities with Business Development.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to roadmaps.
• Shape the Publisher Insights roadmap with cross-functional partners.

Connaissances

Analytics

Data science

Decision science

Partner analytics

Consultative mindset

Executive storytelling

Formation

Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, data science, or related field

Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field a plus

Outils

SQL

Python

Tableau

Excel

Description du poste

Ibotta is seeking a Principal Decision Scientist, Strategic Partner Analytics to join our Publisher Insights team and contribute to our mission to Make Every Purchase Rewarding. Our third-party publishers are the retailers and platforms, including Walmart, 7‑Eleven, Uber, and DoorDash, that offer Ibotta-powered rewards to their own customers through the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN). In this role, you will be a senior individual contributor who leads and elevates the people around you through the delivery of best‑in‑class analytics solutions and actionable insights for these partners. This is an opportunity to leverage your expertise and consultative instincts to make an outsized impact on our most important partner relationships and drive revenue growth.

The ideal candidate brings a rare combination: a hands‑on analytics skill set, a consultative mindset, and the presence to operate as a trusted advisor to senior partner stakeholders. You will own the full arc of analytical work, from proactive insight generation and measurement methodology to executive and C-suite‑level storytelling, and serve as a thought leader both internally and externally. You will also drive the evolution of how we deliver analytics to our publisher partners, moving from reactive support to a proactive, insight‑driven, and increasingly automated approach to measuring and improving partner and network performance.

This position is located in Denver, Colorado as a hybrid position requiring 3 days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Candidates must live in the United States.

What you will be doing:

• Serve as the trusted analytics advisor to Ibotta's strategic publisher partners. Working closely with the Strategic Partner Management (SPM) team, you will independently own the analytics relationship with partner executives and build sustained partnerships that inform long‑term partner strategy.
• Build and own the analytics foundation for our publisher network: per‑publisher and network‑level scorecards and performance reporting, built on KPI definitions you align with Finance and SPM.
• Own the analytical narrative for our recurring publisher business reviews and deep dives: explain what drove performance, what we learned, and what partners and Ibotta should do next.
• Lead partner‑facing measurement: design tests and case studies, build measurement models as partners share data (including through data clean rooms), and explain and defend our methodology with partner analytics teams.
• Forecast publisher performance, including tracking against contractual commitments such as minimum guarantees, and size opportunities for new partner capabilities and prospective publishers in partnership with Business Development.
• Analyze partner economics, including profitability by publisher, overlap between publishers, and revenue concentration across the network.
• Proactively generate and communicate data‑driven insights, moving beyond answering what happened to diagnosing why, and recommending what partners should do next.
• Develop and deliver compelling, executive‑ready analytical narratives; translate complex data into clear "So What / Now What" stories for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Partner with SPM, Business Development, and Finance leadership to shape the Publisher Insights roadmap for partner analytics, including which reporting, measurement, and forecasting capabilities we productize next.
• Identify recurring partner requests and turn them into scalable, standardized, and increasingly automated solutions, including AI‑assisted analytics workflows.
• Contribute to thought leadership by authoring point‑of‑view content, participating in industry conversations, and helping position Ibotta as a credible measurement authority.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid‑level members of the Publisher Insights team, and set the bar for partner‑facing analytical quality through reviews and teach‑outs.
• Bring an outside‑in view of industry trends and standards in forecasting, attribution, measurement, and retail media analytics.
• Drive internal analytical projects forward: planning, executing, and delivering within agreed timelines.

What we are looking for:

• 10+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or decision science roles of increasing responsibility and impact; analytical domain experience in retail media, performance marketing, or digital advertising; retail or CPG industry experience a strong plus.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, data science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience. A Master's or PhD in a quantitative field is a plus.
• Deep partner‑facing and consultative experience required: demonstrated ability to operate as an advisor (not just an analyst) in external partner engagements; consulting background a significant advant

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