Principal Product Data Scientist: AI-Driven Strategy

Slack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 173,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is hiring for Staff & Principal Product Data Scientists to help build Slack’s agentic data delivery platform and shape product strategy across PDE and GTM teams. You’ll design scalable data models, develop self-serve analytics, and measure impact of key initiatives.

You will translate complex analyses into strategic guidance for executives and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive data-informed decisions and business value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product data science in related tech industries.
• A consistent record of using data to drive product teams to achieve ambitious goals and influence company-level outcomes.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language for data science, such as Python, R, or Scala. Knowledge of workflow orchestration tools like Apache Airflow is highly desirable.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, ML, and analytical problem-solving.
• Experience working with large-scale data technologies such as Spark, Presto, Hive, Hadoop, or similar distributed data platforms.
• Proven ability to communicate complex analytical findings clearly to executive and cross-functional audiences.
• A related degree required. A BS degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Economics, Physics); an advanced degree (MS, PhD) is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish strong partnerships with product stakeholders to identify opportunities, prioritize roadmaps, and implement execution excellence.
• Evangelize evidence-based decision-making by partnering with key leaders and driving the general accessibility of data and insights.
• Perform evidence-based evaluations of the most important drivers for increased adoption of Slack product capabilities.
• Build key success metric frameworks and self-serve reporting to monitor Slack product health.
• Prototype foundational data models and partner with Data Engineering functions to elevate these into canonical sources of truth.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of Slack's agentic data delivery platform.
• Quantitatively identify potential product opportunities to improve user experiences and unlock business value.
• Partner closely with Product Researchers to align roadmaps and collaborate on projects to answer complex questions.

Skills

Product data science

Data-driven decision making

Executive communication

Education

BS in quantitative field

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Scala

Apache Airflow

Spark

Presto

Hive

Hadoop

Job description

Salesforce is hiring for Staff & Principal Product Data Scientists to help build Slack’s agentic data delivery platform and shape product strategy across PDE and GTM teams. You’ll design scalable data models, develop self-serve analytics, and measure impact of key initiatives.

You will translate complex analyses into strategic guidance for executives and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive data-informed decisions and business value.