Senior Data Scientist, Forecasting & Strategic Analytics

McAfee, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Program

401k Retirement

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Parental Leave

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Sick Time & Vacation

Job summary

McAfee, a leader in digital security, seeks a Senior Data Scientist in a hybrid role with San Jose, CA, to own forecasting and planning initiatives. You will transform complex data into actionable insights that drive acquisition, retention, customer experience, and overall business value.

You’ll apply time-series forecasting, ML methods, and data storytelling to influence strategic decisions across Marketing, Finance, Product, and Analytics. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ yrs experience applying data science, forecasting or advanced analytics in a business environment.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL; experience with ML libraries.
• Experience with time-series forecasting, seasonality, trend analysis and backtesting.
• Experience with marketing analytics, customer analytics, acquisition/retention analysis.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into analytical plans and actionable recommendations.
• Strong communication and data storytelling to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own forecasting models for marketing and business outcomes including revenue, demand, conversion, retention, and customer value.
• Translate historical trends and campaign activity into forecasts and scenarios to support planning.
• Develop planning tools and readouts to help stakeholders understand performance and tradeoffs.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and adjust models based on changing conditions.
• Develop models for customer behavior analysis, segmentation, churn/retention, and lifetime value.
• Communicate insights via dashboards and executive-ready readouts.

Skills

Python

SQL

Time series forecasting

Marketing analytics

Data storytelling

Stakeholder influence

Education

Master’s degree or PhD

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

BigQuery

Job description

McAfee, a leader in digital security, seeks a Senior Data Scientist in a hybrid role with San Jose, CA, to own forecasting and planning initiatives. You will transform complex data into actionable insights that drive acquisition, retention, customer experience, and overall business value.

You’ll apply time-series forecasting, ML methods, and data storytelling to influence strategic decisions across Marketing, Finance, Product, and Analytics. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.