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TatariTatariNew York, NY

Data Science Manager

Leads a team of data scientists building AI/ML features for customer-facing products, partnering with Product and Engineering. Requires Master's, 6+ years data science experience, 2+ years management, and expertise in ML, Python, SQL, and AWS.

160k – 200k/yr
Hybrid6+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow a team of data scientists focused on AI/ML product development
  • Facilitate the team’s design of algorithms and models to innovate, research, and deliver on product features that drive and expand our business opportunities
  • Empower the team to innovate and explore new methodologies and improve upon existing algorithms
  • Actively develop strong working relationships across Product, Engineering, and Infrastructure teams to foster alignment, drive shared decision-making, and accelerate delivery of AI-powered features
  • Collaborate with partner teams to define scope, translate product requirements into technical approaches, and ensure successful delivery
  • Own Data Science prioritization for AI/ML outcomes, allocate resources and manage workload
  • Drive execution of AI/ML projects by tracking progress, aligning timelines with stakeholders, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery
  • Assess and mitigate risks to delivery, owning accountability for downstream business impacts
  • Promote high-quality experimentation, modeling, and evaluation standards, with an emphasis on reliability and product value
  • Develop lightweight but effective team processes to support fast iteration and scalable AI delivery
  • Conduct performance reviews, coach team members, and support career growth planning for direct reports
  • Contribute to hiring and onboarding efforts for the team

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, etc.)
  • Minimum 2 years of management experience, plus minimum of 6 years of experience in a Data Science role, or a related role in a technology environment
  • Strong strategic thinking and project management skills, including priority and dependency management across several large projects with multiple stakeholders
  • Strong organizational and leadership skills, able to exercise judgment to make tradeoffs through cost-benefit analysis
  • Ability to translate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment across Product, Engineering, and Data Science
  • Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and move from 0→1 with new features or systems
  • Advanced knowledge of statistics and probability, particularly their application in model development
  • Intermediate to advanced experience in Data Manipulation Software (e.g. SQL, Python), cloud computing environments (e.g., AWS), and ML workflows or toolkits

Nice to Have

  • PhD in a technical field
  • Demonstrated experience in leading AI work, ideally including work with LLMs, embeddings, or ranking/recommender systems – with a successful track record of end-to-end implementation
  • TV Media Industry or Ad Tech experience a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive salary ($160,000 - $200,000/annually)
  • Equity compensation
  • Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
  • 401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
  • $150 monthly spending account
  • $1,000 annual continued education benefit
  • $500 WFH reimbursement
  • Unlimited PTO and sick days
  • Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
  • Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
  • Team building events
  • Hybrid RTO of 2 days per week. THIS IS AN IN-OFFICE POSITION

Skills

PythonSQLAWSMachine LearningLLMsStatisticsProbabilityMl WorkflowsEmbeddingsRecommender Systems

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