Senior Manager, Data Science – Marketplace & ML Strategy

Uber; Washington; On-site; USD 252,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Manager for the Delivery Data Science team to guide a talented group of scientists. You will define the technical vision, roadmap, and prioritize high-impact ML initiatives across marketplace design and pricing algorithms.

You will mentor senior ICs and people managers, and collaborate with Engineering, Product, Ops, and Design to move strategic initiatives forward. You will establish robust data foundations, instrumentation, and observability for evolving product areas

Qualifications

• Ph.D., MS, or Bachelor's degree in Math, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or other quantitative fields.
• Minimum 10 years of industry experience as a Scientist or equivalent (8+ years with a Ph.D.).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in people management, with a proven track record of managing managers and senior individual contributors.
• Proven leadership in influencing long-term strategy and technical direction, identifying high-leverage initiatives that span multiple organizations.
• Advanced expertise in experimental design, causal inference, and machine learning model development within production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing organization of scientists, including mentoring senior ICs and coaching other people managers to do their best work.
• Define the technical vision and roadmap for critical product areas, balancing customer empathy with business needs and practical engineering constraints.
• Drive strategic thinking in marketplace design, pricing algorithms, and machine learning applications to ensure efficiency, reliability, and long-term system health.
• Refine ambiguous, high-impact business questions into structured analytical frameworks and deliver actionable insights in executive leadership forums.
• Guide the establishment of data foundations, instrumentation, and observability infrastructure for rapidly evolving product areas.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Ops, and Design to iterate on strategy and execute high-visibility initiatives that move the needle for the company.

Skills

Leadership

Experiment design

Causal inference

Machine learning

People management

Strategic thinking

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Uber is seeking a Senior Manager for the Delivery Data Science team to guide a talented group of scientists. You will define the technical vision, roadmap, and prioritize high-impact ML initiatives across marketplace design and pricing algorithms.

You will mentor senior ICs and people managers, and collaborate with Engineering, Product, Ops, and Design to move strategic initiatives forward. You will establish robust data foundations, instrumentation, and observability for evolving product areas