Senior Director, Data Science
Core
Lead a multi-team organization to set strategy and operating models for consumer data science, focusing on measurement, experimentation, causal inference, and ML to improve relevance across Reddit's feed, search, and recommendation systems.
Role type
Senior Director, Consumer Data Science (Strategy & Leadership)
Builds
Company-scale data science strategy, measurement frameworks, and multi-team roadmaps for relevance optimization.
Domain
Social Media / Community Ecosystems / Recommendation Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | research
Required skills
Strategic leadership, data science strategy, measurement & experimentation design, causal inference, ML system architecture, organizational building, talent development, cross-functional alignment
Preferred skills
Experience in UGC or community ecosystems, responsible AI practices, long-term business outcome optimization
Technologies
ML systems, data platforms, experimentation frameworks
Responsibilities
Define company-level data science bets and priorities; establish measurement and experimentation standards; translate user behavior into product insights; build multi-team roadmaps and operating cadences; recruit and develop senior leaders; align senior product and engineering leaders on tradeoffs.
Seniority
Senior Director, multi-team leadership
