Director, Data Science

Superhuman Superhuman · Consumer · Hub - New York · Engineering, Product, Design, and Marketing

Director, Data Science to lead the data science strategy and team for a core product in an AI-native suite, focusing on agentic features and AI-powered productivity. The role involves shaping data's influence on product direction, investment, and user experience, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive growth and impact. Responsibilities include building and mentoring a high-performing team, guiding them on high-impact questions, developing experimentation and measurement practices, and ensuring decisions are grounded in user understanding and business outcomes. This role requires leadership in fast-moving environments, analytical rigor, and developing exceptional teams, with the ability to balance vision and execution.

What you'd actually do

  1. lead the data science strategy and team for a core product in our AI-native suite that works everywhere our customers work—powering agentic features across surfaces and making our products the best place to write, track, and build.
  2. shape how data informs product direction, investment decisions, and user experience, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Design, GTM, and company leadership to unlock growth and deliver measurable impact.
  3. build and mentor a high-performing data science team that combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  4. guide the team in tackling high-impact product, growth, and business questions; develop rigorous experimentation and measurement practices; and help ensure that decisions are grounded in deep user understanding and clear business outcomes.
  5. move fluidly between vision and execution—someone who can set direction, coach senior talent, influence across functions, and turn ambiguity into focus and momentum.

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in data science, analytics, experimentation, or a related quantitative field, including significant experience leading high-performing teams.
  • Proven track record of setting data science strategy for product-led or growth-focused organizations and translating business goals into clear analytical priorities.
  • Deep expertise in experimentation, causal inference, statistical analysis, and measurement frameworks, with strong judgment on how to apply rigor in fast-moving product environments.
  • Strong fluency in SQL, R, Python, and/or modern data tooling, with the ability to guide teams on analytical best practices, data quality, and scalable measurement approaches.
  • Experience partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and GTM leaders to influence roadmap decisions, shape product strategy, and drive measurable business outcomes.
  • Track record of coaching senior talent, elevating team performance, and creating an inclusive environment where individuals can do their best work.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence executives and align cross-functional stakeholders around data-informed decisions.
  • Keen eye and attention to detail for the visual display of quantitative information.
  • Strong product sense and business judgment, with the ability to connect user behavior, company strategy, and commercial outcomes.
  • Ability to operate with high autonomy, manage ambiguity effectively, and move seamlessly between long-term strategy and day-to-day execution.

What the JD emphasized

  • lead the data science strategy
  • build and mentor a high-performing data science team
  • set direction, coach senior talent, influence across functions

Other signals

  • AI-native suite
  • agentic features
  • AI-powered productivity
  • data science strategy for product-led or growth-focused organizations
  • translate business goals into clear analytical priorities
  • rigorous experimentation and measurement practices
  • deep user understanding and clear business outcomes
  • move fluidly between vision and execution
  • set direction, coach senior talent, influence across functions
  • turn ambiguity into focus and momentum