Senior Director, Data Science

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead a multi-team Consumer Data Science organization collaborating with Consumer, Product, Engineering, and other business units.

• Develop the strategy and operating model for consumer data science initiatives.

• Define company-wide priorities, bets, and trade-offs in collaboration with senior leadership.

• Formulate the data science strategy for feed, recommendation, search, retrieval, and ranking systems.

• Create frameworks for measurement and experimentation focused on relevance optimization.

• Transform complex user and community behaviors into insights that enhance product strategy and consumer outcomes.

• Set standards for measurement, experimentation, causal inference, reproducibility, privacy, responsible AI, and self-service measurement.

• Develop multi-team roadmaps, operational cadences, and accountability systems.

• Apply technical judgment across architecture, analytical systems, hiring processes, and high-impact programs.

• Construct reliable, scalable, and adoptable analytical systems and practices.

• Recruit, retain, and nurture Directors, managers, and IC5+ leaders.

• Establish talent standards through succession planning, calibration, coaching, performance evaluations, accountability, and growth opportunities.

• Create cross-organizational forums and operational frameworks.

• Align senior leaders on measurement strategies, trade-offs, and multi-year decisions.

• Represent Reddit as a thought leader and culture influencer focused on rigor.

• Collaborate with teams enhancing ML and analytical systems for Reddit’s UGC and community ecosystem.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive expertise in data science including measurement, experimentation, causal inference, ML, data platforms, and analytical systems.

• Experience within user-generated content (UGC) or community ecosystems.

• Strong perspective on enhancing consumer experiences while maintaining analytical quality, privacy, and responsible AI practices.

• Ability to link improvements in models and systems to consumer value, content quality, trust, diversity, healthy participation, and long-term business success.

• Senior leadership experience managing multi-team or multi-pillar organizations.

• Proven capability to deliver measurable business impact through sustainable roadmaps, operating mechanisms, and long-term strategic bets.

• A successful track record in recruiting and retaining outstanding senior leaders.

• Experience in developing Directors and managers, fostering a healthy, high-trust leadership framework.

• Exceptional communication skills and influence with senior product, engineering, and business leaders.

• Experience in conflict resolution and effectively communicating uncertainty, risks, and trade-offs with intellectual honesty.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity provided in the form of restricted stock units.

• Potential for commission, based on the position offered.

• Comprehensive medical insurance.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance benefits.

• 401(k) program with employer matching contributions.

• Generous vacation time off.

• Parental leave policies.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.

• Option to opt out of AI interview recording, transcription, and summarization.