Senior Simulation Architect | Equity Eligible

Aaru Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental

Job summary

Aaru is seeking a Simulation Architect to lead the methodological dialogue in the sales cycle, designing simulation frameworks and validation plans for senior insights leaders in San Francisco. You will translate ambiguous business questions into precise simulation designs, defend results against traditional methods, and equip champions with clear narratives for internal decision-making.

Based in San Francisco, you will collaborate with account executives and deployment teams to ensure the

Qualifications

• 7+ years in consumer insights or market research with quantitative depth.
• Experience designing and defending research methodology to senior stakeholders.
• Comfort arguing different methods and explaining statistical concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own the methodological conversation in the sales process: audience construction, representativeness, response synthesis, calibration, and confidence in a simulated distribution.
• Translate business questions into well-specified simulation designs and evaluation standards.
• Design and interpret proof of concept evaluations and validate against a prospect's historical research where available.
• Prosecute comparisons to traditional methods credibly: when simulation outperforms trackers, surveys, and panels, and when it does not.
• Create methodological narratives and validation records for champions in client rooms and for internal handoffs.
• Collaborate with Account Executives and Deployment to ensure sale and delivery standards align.

Skills

Quantitative depth

Research design

Sampling & weighting

Audience construction

Statistical fluency

Job description

Aaru is seeking a Simulation Architect to lead the methodological dialogue in the sales cycle, designing simulation frameworks and validation plans for senior insights leaders in San Francisco. You will translate ambiguous business questions into precise simulation designs, defend results against traditional methods, and equip champions with clear narratives for internal decision-making.

Based in San Francisco, you will collaborate with account executives and deployment teams to ensure the