Senior Applied Data Science Manager

Appfolio; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 167,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio is seeking a senior Data Scientist to own signal modeling and the Next Best Action layer across product lines. You will co-create ranked recommendations per sales/customer persona and lead shared DS services, forecasting automations, and data access.

You’ll set coding standards for the Cerberus model fleet, review PRs, and ensure quality and governance. You will coordinate with Sales, Marketing, CS, and Finance to align roadmap, priorities, and delivery while guiding applied AI/ML

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 8+ years building and deploying predictive models in production.
• 2+ years leading data scientists or serving as technical lead.
• Strong programming with Python and SQL; end-to-end model deployment experience.
• Experience with LLM-based products and production-grade data platforms.
• Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Airflow and CRM data like Salesforce.
• Ability to prioritize with senior leadership and translate questions into repeatable models.

Responsibilities

• Own signal modeling and scoring logic for all products and Next Best Action layer.
• Co-create ranking and recommendations per persona for GTM teams.
• Lead shared data science services, forecasting automations, and data access.
• Set coding standards for the Cerberus model fleet and govern deployments.
• Review PRs and ensure quality, risk management for models and analyses.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with Sales, Marketing, CS, and Finance.
• Define direction for applied AI/ML in Data Science & Analytics and mentor team.

Skills

Python

SQL

Leadership

Experiment design

Production ML

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Airflow

Salesforce

Job description

AppFolio is seeking a senior Data Scientist to own signal modeling and the Next Best Action layer across product lines. You will co-create ranked recommendations per sales/customer persona and lead shared DS services, forecasting automations, and data access.

You’ll set coding standards for the Cerberus model fleet, review PRs, and ensure quality and governance. You will coordinate with Sales, Marketing, CS, and Finance to align roadmap, priorities, and delivery while guiding applied AI/ML