CareerPlan

Data Science Tech Lead Manager, Model Experience

San Francisco, CAFull-time$380k–$460k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Senior data science leader for Model Experience, acting as a strategic thought partner to product, engineering, and research leaders to shape model roadmap, launch decisions, and user experience metrics.

Role type

Senior IC data science tech lead manager (strategy & mentorship)

Builds

Safe, frontier AI models and products

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Large Language Models

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Strategic thinking, team leadership, experimental design, causal inference, statistical modeling, Python, SQL, product sense, business judgment, data storytelling, metrics definition

Preferred skills

AI/ML product experience, LLM experience, tech lead manager experience, scaling data science teams, working with unstructured data

Technologies

Python, SQL

Responsibilities

Shape model roadmap priorities and launch decisions; set the data science agenda for Model Experience; hire, manage, and develop a team of data scientists; frame ambiguous questions about model quality and user experience; define success metrics and measurement frameworks; lead high-stakes analyses and set standards for experimentation and causal inference; translate complex analyses into clear recommendations for senior leadership; establish foundational data practices and analytics infrastructure.