Senior Growth Data Science Lead

Duolingo; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 204.000 - 306.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Duolingo seeks a Senior Data Science Manager to lead the data science function within User Growth, owning forecasting, experimentation, and BI for a fast-growing product platform.

You will manage 6 to 10 data scientists, coach talent, hire over time, and partner with Engineering, Product, Design, and Finance to drive measurable growth and data-driven decisions across user acquisition, activation, retention, and reengagement.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading 5+ person data science teams.
• Graduate degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• Proven ability to hire and grow high-performing data scientists.
• Strong SQL, Python or R, and analytics tooling.
• Experience with causal inference, experimentation, and ML models.

Aufgaben

• Set the analytical vision and roadmap for User Growth data science.
• Lead a team of 6–10 data scientists; coach and grow talent.
• Embed data scientists within product development teams.
• Design, execute, and interpret experiments to inform growth decisions.
• Develop and maintain growth forecasting systems and dashboards.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Finance.
• Translate findings into clear narratives for senior leadership.

Kenntnisse

Data science leadership

Team management

SQL

Python

R

Experimentation

Causal inference

Machine learning

Ausbildung

Graduate degree in Data Science / Statistics / Economics

Tools

SQL tooling

Jobbeschreibung

Duolingo seeks a Senior Data Science Manager to lead the data science function within User Growth, owning forecasting, experimentation, and BI for a fast-growing product platform.

You will manage 6 to 10 data scientists, coach talent, hire over time, and partner with Engineering, Product, Design, and Finance to drive measurable growth and data-driven decisions across user acquisition, activation, retention, and reengagement.