Descript

Lead Data Scientist, Product

Descript$200K — $250K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8 years of experience in a Data Scientist or similar role.
  • 3+ years in a growth function emphasizing product-led growth.
  • Strong business intuition to discern growth opportunities.
  • Proficient in statistical analysis and A/B testing methodologies.
  • Strong SQL skills and proficiency in programming languages like Python or R.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Curiosity and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct thorough analysis to inform product-led growth and B2B strategy.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance product activation, engagement, and monetization.
  • Utilize AI tools to create self-service analytics for stakeholder use.
  • Own success metrics and opportunity sizing to enhance product team execution.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams for experiment design and analysis.
  • Foster a culture of experimentation within the organization.

Benefits

  • Generous healthcare package.
  • 401k matching program.
  • Catered lunches.
  • Flexible vacation policy.
  • Remote and hybrid work options, with occasional in-person collaboration opportunities.
Full Job Description
As a founding product data scientist on the team, you will play a critical role in shaping our growth strategy, up-leveling our experimentation culture, and scaling our business.
What You'll Do
  • Conduct in-depth analysis to shape product PLG motion and B2B strategy.
  • Develop deep understanding of the product ecosystem and identify opportunities to drive activation, engagement, and monetization through actionable insights.
  • Leveraging AI tools to build and maintain self-service analytics enabling stakeholders to access reliable metrics, size opportunities, design experiments, and interpret results independently.
  • Improve execution rigor of product teams by owning success metrics and opportunity sizing.
  • Brain buddy with product and engineering teams for day-to-day experiment design, deployment, and analysis. Provide creative solutions for tricky experimentation scenarios.
  • Evolve experimentation culture and practices within the company.
What You Bring
  • 5-8 years of experience in a Data Scientist or similar role.
  • 3+ years working in a growth function.
  • Strong business and product intuition to identify opportunities in the growth ecosystem.
  • Strong knowledge of statistical analysis and A/B tests.
  • Strong SQL skills and proficient in at least one programming language such as Python or R.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Curiosity, savviness to navigate in a dynamic environment, and a growth mindset.
  • Having worked at a fast-growing start-up is a plus.


The base salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000/year. Final offer amounts will carefully consider multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise, location, level, and may vary from the amount above.

Benefits include a generous healthcare package, 401k matching program, catered lunches, and flexible vacation time. Our headquarters are located in the Mission District of San Francisco, CA. We're hiring for a mix of remote roles and hybrid roles. For those who are remote, we have a handful of opportunities throughout the year for in person collaboration. For our hybrid roles, we're flexible, and you're an adult-we don't expect or mandate that you're in the office every day. We do believe there are valuable and serendipitous moments of discovery and collaboration that come from working together in person.

About Descript

Descript is a collaborative audio and video editing platform that uses machine learning to transcribe and edit audio and video files. The platform allows users to edit audio and video files as easily as editing text, and can be used for podcast editing, video production, and other applications. Descript was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Descript
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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