Senior Data Science Manager - Growth & Partnerships

Jobtailor; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Root is seeking a senior leader to own the performance, growth, and profitability of its digital partnerships portfolio. You will lead a team of quantitative scientists and drive experimentation, forecasting, and optimization initiatives to improve partner performance.

You will collaborate with Business Development, Product, Engineering, Pricing, Underwriting, and Finance to execute high‑impact opportunities and influence roadmaps. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or another quantitative discipline.
• 7+ years of experience applying quantitative methods to complex business problems.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience, including managing and developing technical talent.
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into analytical frameworks and actionable outcomes.
• Experience leading experimentation, forecasting, optimization, or machine learning initiatives in production environments.
• Strong business judgment and comfort making decisions under uncertainty.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Nice to Have: experience owning or influencing P&L outcomes; familiarity with attribution or partner optimization; PhD in a quantitative discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own the performance, growth, and profitability of Root's digital partnerships portfolio.
• Lead a team of quantitative scientists responsible for experimentation, forecasting, optimization, and partner performance management.
• Develop strategies that improve customer acquisition economics through pricing, underwriting, partner integrations, and commercial levers.
• Build rigorous measurement frameworks that quantify incrementality, partner value, and business impact.
• Partner with Business Development, Product, Engineering, Pricing, Underwriting, and Finance to identify and execute high‑impact opportunities.
• Influence product and technical roadmaps to improve partner performance and operational scalability.
• Deliver executive‑level reporting, forecasts, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Establish scalable operating processes that enable sustainable growth across the channel.

Skills

Quantitative Analysis

People Leadership

Experimentation

Forecasting

Strategic Thinking

Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Ownership Mindset

Stakeholder Influence

Education

Advanced degree in Statistics

Advanced degree in Economics

Advanced degree in Mathematics

Advanced degree in Computer Science

Advanced degree in Engineering

Tools

Statistical Analysis

Optimization Techniques

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Forecasting Methods

Pricing Strategies

Underwriting Principles

Incrementality Measurement

Analytical Framework Development

Performance Management

Job description

Root is seeking a senior leader to own the performance, growth, and profitability of its digital partnerships portfolio. You will lead a team of quantitative scientists and drive experimentation, forecasting, and optimization initiatives to improve partner performance.

You will collaborate with Business Development, Product, Engineering, Pricing, Underwriting, and Finance to execute high‑impact opportunities and influence roadmaps. Strong leadership and communication are essential.