Senior Data Science Manager, AI Products

Dropbox Dropbox · Enterprise · Canada +1 · CTO-Data Science, AI Platform & Eng (Sub Team)

Senior Data Science Manager for AI Products at Dropbox, focusing on the Dash Experience. This role involves managing and scaling a team of data scientists, influencing product roadmaps, and driving AI/ML impact. The manager will partner with cross-functional teams to build data foundations and tools for AI/ML capabilities, with a focus on 0->1 product development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage and scale a high performing team of data scientists
  2. Coach and mentor data scientists of varying experiences to ensure their continued growth
  3. Plan, execute, and deliver a profolio of mission-critical data science projects for Dash Experience, and provide technical leadership in a fast-paced environment
  4. Leverage data-driven insights to proactively identify most impactful opportunities, and directly influence product roadmaps and strategies
  5. Partner with Product Engineers and Data Engineers to build the reliable, efficient, and scalable data foundations, tools, and processes to drive our AI/ML capabilities’ long-term growth

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors’ or above in quantitative discipline: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • 10+ years experience of leveraging data-driven analysis to influence product roadmap and business decision, preferably in a tech company
  • 3+ years of experience directly managing data scientists or product analysts
  • Proven track record of managing a portfolio of Data Science projects that improve user experience and drive measurable business impact
  • Deep understanding of statistical analysis, experimentation design, and common analytical techniques
  • Experience using data to inform product and business decisions that led to measurable outcomes
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

  • Experience in startups or building 0→1 products
  • Expertise in using data to inform AI/ML product development
  • Background in SaaS product

What the JD emphasized

  • AI/ML impact and execution
  • AI/ML capabilities’ long-term growth
  • AI/ML product development

Other signals

  • AI/ML impact and execution
  • AI/ML capabilities’ long-term growth
  • AI/ML product development