Senior Data Scientist — AI-Driven Product Analytics (Remote)

Vanta; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Parental leave

Health stipend

Remote work

Commuter benefits

401k matching

Flexible PTO

Holidays

Team events

Job summary

Vanta is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to build the foundation of a best-in-class analytics function. You’ll partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and Customer Success to shape data assets and measurement frameworks that influence product strategy.

You’ll leverage dbt, Snowflake, SQL, Python, and AI-powered analytics tools to scale insights, run experiments, and translate analyses into actionable recommendations for executives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience working with data as a Data Scientist, Product Analyst, or Analytics Engineer in an applied business setting.
• Strong foundation in SQL, Python (or R), statistics, and machine learning.
• Experience designing and evaluating experiments, predictive models, and other statistical analyses to inform product decisions.
• Experience building scalable data assets, metrics, and analytical frameworks on modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, dbt).
• Deep experience with data visualization.
• Experience using modern AI-assisted analytics tools or LLM-powered workflows to accelerate analysis and improve decision making.
• Deep understanding of product analytics, customer behavior, and B2B SaaS growth metrics.
• Experience partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Customer Success throughout the product lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous business problems into meaningful analytical frameworks and actionable recommendations.
• Passion for building reusable analytical systems that increase organizational leverage rather than one-off analyses.
• Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted product data assets using dbt, Snowflake, and modern analytics infrastructure
• Leverage AI-powered analytics tools and data agents (e.g., Snowflake Cortex) to accelerate insight generation, automate repeatable analysis, and scale decision-making
• Define and evolve measurement frameworks for product health, customer lifecycle, and AI-powered product experiences
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Customer Success to influence product strategy through data
• Help define Vanta’s analytics strategy and AI measurement practices as our product and data platform evolve
• Lead executive analytics reviews, translating complex analyses into clear recommendations that drive company decisions

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Statistics

Machine learning

Experiment design

Data visualization

Product analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

dbt

Snowflake

Snowflake Cortex

Job description

Vanta is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to build the foundation of a best-in-class analytics function. You’ll partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and Customer Success to shape data assets and measurement frameworks that influence product strategy.

You’ll leverage dbt, Snowflake, SQL, Python, and AI-powered analytics tools to scale insights, run experiments, and translate analyses into actionable recommendations for executives.