Senior Data Scientist — GTM Analytics & AI

Slack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to support Slack's GTM organization. You will partner with Sales, Product, Finance, and Data teams to uncover opportunities, accelerate growth, and shape GTM strategy through data-driven insights.

You will apply advanced analytics, experimentation, and predictive modeling to understand customer behavior, evaluate initiatives, and optimize GTM performance at scale.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of industry experience applying data science, statistics, or quantitative analysis to solve complex business problems.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language for data science (Python, R, or Scala); knowledge of workflow orchestration like Apache Airflow is desirable.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, predictive modeling, and analytical problem solving.
• Experience with large-scale data technologies such as Spark, Presto, Hive, Hadoop or similar distributed data platforms.
• Proven ability to communicate complex analytical findings to executive and cross-functional audiences.
• Experience partnering with Product, Sales, Finance, or other GTM orgs to influence strategic decisions.
• A related technical degree is required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GTM leadership to identify strategic opportunities and influence key business decisions.
• Apply advanced analytics, experimentation, and statistical methods to understand customer behavior and sales performance.
• Develop predictive models, segmentation, and forecasting for GTM planning and execution.
• Design measurement strategies and success metrics for products, programs, and initiatives.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses to identify revenue growth, adoption, efficiency, and productivity opportunities.
• Build scalable analytical frameworks to uncover trends and quantify business impact.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering to build trusted datasets and scalable foundations for modeling and experimentation.
• Work with Product and Sales Strategy to connect account health, product usage, and seller actions into actionable insights.
• Translate analyses into narratives, dashboards, and executive-level recommendations.
• Champion evidence-based decision making by improving access to trusted metrics and methodologies across GTM.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Scala

Statistics

Experimentation

Communication

GTM collaboration

Education

Related technical degree

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Spark

Presto

Hive

Hadoop

Apache Airflow

Job description

Salesforce is seeking an experienced Senior Data Scientist to support Slack's GTM organization. You will partner with Sales, Product, Finance, and Data teams to uncover opportunities, accelerate growth, and shape GTM strategy through data-driven insights.

You will apply advanced analytics, experimentation, and predictive modeling to understand customer behavior, evaluate initiatives, and optimize GTM performance at scale.