About the Role
We are looking for manager to support a high performing team of scientists focusing on growth for Uber's Rider app. In this role you will help drive strategy for one of Uber's most critical business priorities.
What You'll Do:
- Drive measurement and experimentation strategy to accelerate Rider Growth.
- Deliver proactive insights to optimize the acquisition and onboarding of new riders.
- Develop predictive LTV models to quantify the long-term impact of growth initiatives.
- Optimize new rider incentives via statistical modeling and analysis.
Basic Qualifications
- Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelors degree in Economics, Operations Research, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or other quantitative fields.
- Minimum 7 years of industry experience as a Scientist or equivalent (4+ if holding a PhD)
- Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis and testing (experimentation) and causal analysis
- Minimum 1 year of experience in leading, mentoring or managing a team of Applied / Data Scientists with strong people leadership skills including growing and mentoring your team members
- Proficiency using Python or R at scale with large data sets in a production environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience of leading a teams of data scientists with strong product ownership.
- Sound fundamentals in experimentation, causal inference and marketplace dynamics.
- Experience with growth projects
- Strong ability to work with engineering, product and business stakeholders.
For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$216,000 per year - USD$240,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://jobs.uber.com/en/benefits.
Uber's mission is to reimagine the way the world moves for the better. Here, bold ideas create real-world impact, challenges drive growth, and speed fuels progress. What moves us, moves the world - let's move it forward, together.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
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