Remote Director of Data Science & Personalization

Shoptalk; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

People Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead customer intelligence and personalization across entertainment brands.

You will shape products and experiences by turning data into actionable insights, collaborating with Product, Marketing, and Editorial to scale models, measurements, and insights. Responsibilities include leading a team to build CLV models, optimize engagement across apps and newsletters, and drive data-driven product decisions with advanced analytics and

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree in Data Science, Economics, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar quantitative field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of data science and machine learning experience focusing on customer behavior, product analytics, and marketing problems.
• 5+ years leading a team of data scientists.
• Strong ability to lead product and funnel analytics on web and mobile with actionable insights.
• Solid foundation in causal inference, survival analysis, and time series for marketing/customer behavior.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data analysis and model development.
• Familiarity with Claude Code/Codex and their use in data science workflows.
• Strong strategic and operational capabilities and excellent leadership/communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex analyses clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of new data science methods and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a data science team to develop predictive models for customer lifetime value.
• Analyze customer interactions across app, web, social, and email touchpoints.
• Own product funnel and engagement analyses, including onboarding, adoption, stickiness, and session behavior.
• Build customer segmentation models to identify high-value users and inform content/product recommendations.
• Translate user insights into differentiated experiences across apps, newsletters, and other touchpoints.
• Design online A/B testing experiments to measure impact of product changes and marketing interventions.
• Ensure collaboration between data science and other departments.
• Advocate for data tools and capabilities to advance the function.
• Align data initiatives with company objectives.

Skills

Python

SQL

Leadership

Communication

A/B testing

Causal inference

Time series

NLP

Education

PhD or advanced degree

Tools

BigQuery

Claude Code

Job description

People Inc. is seeking a Director of Data Science to lead customer intelligence and personalization across entertainment brands.

You will shape products and experiences by turning data into actionable insights, collaborating with Product, Marketing, and Editorial to scale models, measurements, and insights. Responsibilities include leading a team to build CLV models, optimize engagement across apps and newsletters, and drive data-driven product decisions with advanced analytics and