Director, Decision Science
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$138K - $200.1K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 9 + years of experience in decision science, applied data science, optimization, or equivalent fields.
- 3+ years of experience leading managers or senior practitioners in a people management capacity.
- Proven leadership in the design, delivery, and governance of enterprise-scale, real-time decisioning and decision policy systems.
- Deep expertise in optimization and experimentation techniques, including uplift modeling, bandits, experimental design, generalized linear models, allocation models, and related approaches.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Python, with the ability to guide technical standards and review work at scale.
- Experience directing teams that build or integrate real-time, API-driven decisioning platforms.
- Strong business and financial acumen, with demonstrated executive communication skills and ability to influence senior leaders.
- Strategic thinker capable of balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform and capability vision.
- Demonstrated success shipping and operating decision or rules engines in production, including integration with feature stores and model registries.
- Experience overseeing experimental design and measurement practices across teams.
- Strong intuition for end-customer needs and behaviors, and the ability to translate insights into scalable decision strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, matrixed organizations to drive enterprise priorities.
- Working curiosity and applied understanding of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and their impact on decisioning, optimization, and governance.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
- Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
- Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
- Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
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