Sr. Director, Data Science & Experimentation
Core
Build and lead the quantitative backbone for Yahoo's Growth & Media organization, powering marketing decisions through experimentation, causal inference, and predictive modeling.
Role type
Sr. Director, Data Science & Experimentation
Builds
Scalable experimentation platforms, measurement frameworks, and ML-driven marketing infrastructure for Yahoo's consumer portfolio.
Domain
Consumer Internet / Performance Marketing / Data Science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Causal inference, A/B testing design, Python, SQL, distributed computing (Spark/BigQuery), team leadership, predictive modeling, marketing attribution
Preferred skills
Marketing mix modeling (MMM), agentic AI systems, advanced degree in quantitative field
Technologies
Python, SQL, Spark, BigQuery, Databricks
Responsibilities
Own experimentation platform and methodology; build and lead data science team; develop causal inference frameworks; architect data pipelines and model-serving infrastructure; design and deploy predictive models; partner on agentic growth tooling; scale experimentation culture; present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
