Sr. Data Science Manager - Ads Marketplace

Reddit is a community of communities and is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager for their Ads Marketplace team. The role involves leading a team of data scientists to enhance Reddit's advertising business through data-driven strategies and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Inspire, lead, and grow a team of data scientists to achieve our longer term vision
• Drive data science projects end-to-end in partnership with Product, Engineering, and other partners to inform product strategy and investment decisions
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that can help understand marketplace dynamics and help cross-functional teams (e.g., product, engineering, marketing) to define and execute data-driven optimization strategies
• Actively influence the design of the strategy and shaping of the roadmap. Generate and use team insights to set and prioritize longer term goals
• Create and implement A/B testing, experimentation, and other cutting-edge statistical/mathematical frameworks to analyze Ads (marketplace) performance
• Continually develop & execute on a Data Science roadmap and vision for your team
• Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies in the field of advertising and data science
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence
• Be an integral part of the Data Science Org, leveraging and contributing to the vibrant knowledge base, shared across a community of world-class data experts

Requirements:

• PhD or Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields (If M.S. degree, a minimum of 8+ years of industry data science experience required; If PhD degree, a minimum of 6+ years of industry data science experience required)
• 4+ years of management experience. Experience managing managers is a bonus
• Strong skills in programming (Python or R) and SQL
• Experience in leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, or similar LLMs) to improve personal and team productivity, code quality, and technical problem-solving
• Deep understanding of Ads Marketplace
• Extensive experience of online experimentation and causal inference
• Ability to communicate & discuss low-level technical topics as well as high-level strategies
• Comfortable in innovative and fast-paced environments, and an innate ability to bias toward action
• Results-oriented with a strong customer and business focus
• Track-record driving product roadmap and execution with strong cross-org collaborations
• Ability to provide structure and tackle ambiguous and undefined problems