Senior Manager, Data Science & Analytics

Company: Roblox
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community.Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what's known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. The breadth of opportunities, and the evolving demands of this first-of-its-kind platform, ensure that your avenues for growth are always expanding and flexible.Join us and you'll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won't find anywhere else.Why data science & analytics?The Data Science & Analytics organization's mission is to increase our speed, frequency and acumen of making decisions at scale by instilling a data-influenced approach to building products. We cover a wide area of the data spectrum including analytical data engineering, product analytics, experimentation, causal inference, statistical modeling and machine learning. Aligned and partnering with product verticals, we use this extensive toolbelt to discover new opportunities and unmet use cases, influence and shape the product roadmap and prioritization, build data products and measure impact on our community of players and developers.Why social and roblox app?This role will lead Data Science and Analytics for two product groups: Social and App.As a Senior Manager on Social, you will be responsible for extracting insights from Roblox's Social Graph to drive the future of immersive 3d social experiences. You'll partner with product managers, engineers and leaders across the company to better understand how our players form and maintain relationships on our platform.As a Senior Manager on App, you will work closely with a team of designers and engineers to build a beautiful and optimized platform for immersive 3d social experiences.You Are:A natural leader. You initiate and drive multiple projects simultaneously. You recruit, build and grow a strong team of data scientists.Passionate about scaling decision-making. You have the curiosity and self-drive to continuously learn new techniques and tools to extract value from data. You have a degree in Math, Statistics, Computer Science or other relevant field.A strong communicator. You understand that performing decisions at scale raises a plethora of questions. You have the ability to dig into the details and navigate to the 10,000 foot level with ease while explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences and discuss appropriate tradeoffs.Not afraid to occasionally get your hands dirty.Always looking to expand your toolbelt. You stay knowledgeable about the latest progress in the fields of computer vision, NLP, speech/audio and personalization. You partner with the leaders in the industry to make progress in the fields.You understand when to apply the appropriate methodology, tool, framework or more to maximize impact in a pragmatic fashion.You Will:Own a set of core metrics and accompanying product playbook to drive impact.Partner with a suite of VP/Director-level partners in product management and engineering to influence product vision and roadmap, prioritizing the most impactful data science projects.Oversee the measurement of Social and AppProvide direction to build/improve/maintain data products for Social and AppGrow/coach 10-15 people across multiple teams with skills ranging from product analytics, experimentation, and modeling.Grow/coach Tech Leads and ManagersBalance autonomy with guidance by giving your teams the tools, context, confidence, and motivation to make decisions effectively and independently.You'll Love:Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverageA rewarding 401k programFlexible vacation policyFree catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacksOnsite fitness center and fitness program creditAnnual CalTrain Go PassA Roblox Admin badge for your avatarLocationSan Mateo, CADate PostedFeb. 7, 2022FunctionData ScienceSectorEntertainment

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