Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads Careers at Discord - San Francisco, California | Apply Now!
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Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads Careers at Discord - San Francisco, California | Apply Now!
Job Description
Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads at Discord
Role Overview
Discord is revolutionizing how over 200 million monthly active users connect, play games, and build communities. With 90% of users gaming and spending 1.5 billion hours monthly across thousands of titles, Discord sits at the heart of the gaming universe. We're now expanding our advertising business with a focus on privacy-respecting, high-performance ad tech that creates win-win outcomes for users, brands, and Discord.
As a Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads on our Go-To-Market team in the San Francisco Bay Area, you'll lead data science efforts for our ads platform. Reporting to the Director of Data Science, Analytics for Ads, you'll work in a nimble cross-functional squad with Product Managers, Sales leaders, and Engineers to build the analytical foundation for next-generation advertising products. If you thrive on using massive first-party datasets to drive product innovation while championing user privacy, this senior-level role is your opportunity to shape Discord's advertising future.
Your work will directly impact how brands reach engaged gaming communities without compromising the platform's magic. From designing A/B experiments that prove product-market fit to building executive dashboards that guide million-dollar decisions, you'll apply 80/20 thinking to deliver outsized business results.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Data Scientist role demands strategic leadership and hands-on execution. Here's what you'll tackle daily:
- Lead data science strategy for the GTM ads squad, partnering directly with PM, Sales, and Engineering leadership to align analytics with business goals.
- Build scalable analytical frameworks using Discord's rich first-party data from 200M+ MAU, enhanced by strategic third-party partnerships.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to create learning agendas, experimentation roadmaps, and data-driven solutions accelerating advertiser adoption and performance.
- Spearhead complex data projects uncovering insights about user behaviors, community dynamics, and ad campaign effectiveness.
- Design, launch, and analyze large-scale A/B tests evaluating ad product features, vertical performance, and optimization opportunities.
- Develop intuitive Looker dashboards delivering real-time visibility into key metrics for executives and operational teams.
- Apply rigorous statistical methods including causal inference to isolate true experiment impacts amid complex user interactions.
- Prioritize high-leverage initiatives using 80/20 Pareto analysis while maintaining strict user privacy and data governance standards.
- Integrate real-time bidding systems data with internal metrics to optimize auction dynamics and advertiser ROI.
- Present compelling data stories translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
- Build and maintain production data pipelines processing billions of ad events daily across distributed systems.
- Champion experimentation culture across GTM organization through training, best practices sharing, and success story showcases.
- Monitor post-launch product performance identifying iterative improvements through continuous metric tracking and anomaly detection.
This role requires balancing strategic vision with tactical execution in a fast-paced startup environment within a massive-scale platform.
Qualifications
We're seeking proven senior talent with deep ads tech expertise. You should bring:
- 5+ years data science experience in advertising technology, ideally gaming, social, or community platforms.
- Expert-level understanding of ads ecosystem: auction theory, RTB protocols, DSP/SSP integrations, audience graph construction.
- 4+ years building production dashboards in Looker/Tableau with pixel-perfect design for executive consumption.
- 4+ years advanced SQL across big data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks) handling petabyte-scale datasets.
- 3+ years experimentation leadership designing multi-cell A/B/n tests for 100M+ user platforms with statistical rigor.
- Strong Python/R proficiency for statistical modeling, ML feature engineering, and causal analysis.
- Demonstrated impact scaling ad products from 0 to $100M+ revenue through data-driven iteration.
- Experience navigating privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) while delivering personalized ad experiences.
- Proven cross-functional influence working with Sales, Product, and Engineering at director/VP levels.
- Advanced degree in Statistics, CS, Economics, or equivalent professional experience preferred.
Salary & Benefits
Salary Range: $220,000 - $280,000 USD base salary, plus equity, bonus, and comprehensive benefits. Total compensation calibrated to San Francisco market rates and candidate experience.
Exceptional Benefits Package:
- Unlimited PTO with recharge encouragement
- Top-tier medical, dental, vision coverage
- 401(k) with 4%+ company match
- Annual $1,500+ wellness stipend
- $2,000+ home office/gaming setup allowance
- Generous parental leave (16+ weeks)
- Stock options in unicorn-scale growth company
- Weekly catered meals, snacks (SF office)
- Professional development budget ($3,000/year)
- Mental health support programs
- Quarterly offsites and gaming events
- Employee referral bonuses up to $10K
Discord offers hybrid flexibility for Bay Area roles with remote options available for exceptional candidates.
Why Join Discord?
Discord isn't just another social platform—it's the essential hub for 200M+ gamers worldwide. Our ads business represents massive greenfield opportunity combining world's richest gaming audience data with privacy-first principles. Join a tight-knit GTM squad with direct access to C-suite leadership and tangible ownership of $100M+ revenue streams.
Work alongside brilliant PMs, Sales rockstars, and elite Engineers tackling ads tech's hardest problems: balancing user experience with advertiser ROI at internet scale. Enjoy startup agility within profitable unicorn stability, plus unmatched gaming perks in the heart of San Francisco's tech ecosystem.
Your data science leadership will define how brands discover and engage gaming's most passionate communities. With 1.5B gaming hours monthly across Discord, you'll analyze unprecedented datasets driving industry innovation.
How to Apply
Ready to build the future of gaming advertising? Submit your resume, LinkedIn, and a brief note sharing your favorite Discord server or gaming memory. Tell us about your biggest ads tech impact or most clever A/B test. We review applications on a rolling basis—top candidates hear back within 48 hours for technical screening.
Discord is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Locations
- San Francisco, California, United States
- San Francisco, California, United States (Remote)
Salary
231,000 - 308,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Data Scienceintermediate
- SQLintermediate
- Lookerintermediate
- A/B Testingintermediate
- Experimentationintermediate
- Ads Techintermediate
- Real-Time Biddingintermediate
- Audience Targetingintermediate
- Big Data Platformsintermediate
- Dashboard Designintermediate
- Pythonintermediate
- Statistical Modelingintermediate
- Product Analyticsintermediate
- Gaming Analyticsintermediate
- Privacy Complianceintermediate
- Cross-Functional Collaborationintermediate
- Data Visualizationintermediate
- Machine Learningintermediate
- ETL Pipelinesintermediate
- Business Intelligenceintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of data science experience in ads tech, preferably gaming, social media, or community platforms (experience)
- Deep understanding of ads tech ecosystem including auction-based delivery, real-time bidding, audience data integrations, and data partners (experience)
- 4+ years building performant dashboards using Looker or similar with intuitive visualization design (experience)
- 4+ years writing excellent SQL with proficiency in big data platforms like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift (experience)
- 3+ years experimentation expertise designing, running, and analyzing A/B tests for large-scale consumer products (experience)
- Proven experience building executive-level dashboards and reports using Looker, Tableau, or similar tools (experience)
- Strong statistical knowledge and experience with causal inference methods (experience)
- Experience working with first-party user data at massive scale (200M+ MAU) (experience)
- Familiarity with gaming industry metrics and user behaviors (experience)
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional stakeholder collaboration (experience)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field (experience)
- Experience with privacy-focused data practices and governance standards (experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead data science strategy and execution on GTM squad, partnering with PM, Sales, and Engineering leadership
- Build analytical foundation for Discord's next-generation ad products using 200M+ MAU first-party data
- Collaborate with product and sales teams to develop learning agendas and experimentation plans
- Lead cross-functional data projects to understand users, communities, and advertiser performance
- Design and run A/B experiments to evaluate product and vertical performance improvements
- Build executive-level dashboards tracking key ad performance metrics and business KPIs
- Apply 80/20 thinking to prioritize highest-impact data science initiatives
- Champion user privacy and data governance standards across advertising products
- Develop statistical models for audience segmentation and performance prediction
- Create data pipelines for real-time ad delivery optimization and reporting
- Present data insights and experiment results to executives and cross-functional teams
- Identify product-market-fit opportunities through rigorous data analysis
- Integrate third-party data partnerships to enhance ad targeting capabilities
- Monitor and optimize auction-based ad delivery systems for maximum ROI
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary range $220,000 - $280,000 USD annually
- general: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- general: 401(k) retirement plan with generous company matching
- general: Unlimited PTO policy with encouraged recharge time
- general: Annual wellness stipend for gym memberships and health services
- general: Remote-friendly work environment with home office setup allowance
- general: Stock options and equity grants in rapidly growing company
- general: Weekly catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens (SF office)
- general: Parental leave policy with full salary continuation
- general: Professional development budget for conferences and courses
- general: Mental health support through dedicated counseling services
- general: Gaming hardware and peripherals budget for Discord employees
- general: Quarterly team offsites and company-wide summits
- general: Employee referral bonus program up to $10,000
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Job Description
Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads at Discord
Role Overview
Discord is revolutionizing how over 200 million monthly active users connect, play games, and build communities. With 90% of users gaming and spending 1.5 billion hours monthly across thousands of titles, Discord sits at the heart of the gaming universe. We're now expanding our advertising business with a focus on privacy-respecting, high-performance ad tech that creates win-win outcomes for users, brands, and Discord.
As a Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads on our Go-To-Market team in the San Francisco Bay Area, you'll lead data science efforts for our ads platform. Reporting to the Director of Data Science, Analytics for Ads, you'll work in a nimble cross-functional squad with Product Managers, Sales leaders, and Engineers to build the analytical foundation for next-generation advertising products. If you thrive on using massive first-party datasets to drive product innovation while championing user privacy, this senior-level role is your opportunity to shape Discord's advertising future.
Your work will directly impact how brands reach engaged gaming communities without compromising the platform's magic. From designing A/B experiments that prove product-market fit to building executive dashboards that guide million-dollar decisions, you'll apply 80/20 thinking to deliver outsized business results.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Data Scientist role demands strategic leadership and hands-on execution. Here's what you'll tackle daily:
- Lead data science strategy for the GTM ads squad, partnering directly with PM, Sales, and Engineering leadership to align analytics with business goals.
- Build scalable analytical frameworks using Discord's rich first-party data from 200M+ MAU, enhanced by strategic third-party partnerships.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to create learning agendas, experimentation roadmaps, and data-driven solutions accelerating advertiser adoption and performance.
- Spearhead complex data projects uncovering insights about user behaviors, community dynamics, and ad campaign effectiveness.
- Design, launch, and analyze large-scale A/B tests evaluating ad product features, vertical performance, and optimization opportunities.
- Develop intuitive Looker dashboards delivering real-time visibility into key metrics for executives and operational teams.
- Apply rigorous statistical methods including causal inference to isolate true experiment impacts amid complex user interactions.
- Prioritize high-leverage initiatives using 80/20 Pareto analysis while maintaining strict user privacy and data governance standards.
- Integrate real-time bidding systems data with internal metrics to optimize auction dynamics and advertiser ROI.
- Present compelling data stories translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.
- Build and maintain production data pipelines processing billions of ad events daily across distributed systems.
- Champion experimentation culture across GTM organization through training, best practices sharing, and success story showcases.
- Monitor post-launch product performance identifying iterative improvements through continuous metric tracking and anomaly detection.
This role requires balancing strategic vision with tactical execution in a fast-paced startup environment within a massive-scale platform.
Qualifications
We're seeking proven senior talent with deep ads tech expertise. You should bring:
- 5+ years data science experience in advertising technology, ideally gaming, social, or community platforms.
- Expert-level understanding of ads ecosystem: auction theory, RTB protocols, DSP/SSP integrations, audience graph construction.
- 4+ years building production dashboards in Looker/Tableau with pixel-perfect design for executive consumption.
- 4+ years advanced SQL across big data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks) handling petabyte-scale datasets.
- 3+ years experimentation leadership designing multi-cell A/B/n tests for 100M+ user platforms with statistical rigor.
- Strong Python/R proficiency for statistical modeling, ML feature engineering, and causal analysis.
- Demonstrated impact scaling ad products from 0 to $100M+ revenue through data-driven iteration.
- Experience navigating privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) while delivering personalized ad experiences.
- Proven cross-functional influence working with Sales, Product, and Engineering at director/VP levels.
- Advanced degree in Statistics, CS, Economics, or equivalent professional experience preferred.
Salary & Benefits
Salary Range: $220,000 - $280,000 USD base salary, plus equity, bonus, and comprehensive benefits. Total compensation calibrated to San Francisco market rates and candidate experience.
Exceptional Benefits Package:
- Unlimited PTO with recharge encouragement
- Top-tier medical, dental, vision coverage
- 401(k) with 4%+ company match
- Annual $1,500+ wellness stipend
- $2,000+ home office/gaming setup allowance
- Generous parental leave (16+ weeks)
- Stock options in unicorn-scale growth company
- Weekly catered meals, snacks (SF office)
- Professional development budget ($3,000/year)
- Mental health support programs
- Quarterly offsites and gaming events
- Employee referral bonuses up to $10K
Discord offers hybrid flexibility for Bay Area roles with remote options available for exceptional candidates.
Why Join Discord?
Discord isn't just another social platform—it's the essential hub for 200M+ gamers worldwide. Our ads business represents massive greenfield opportunity combining world's richest gaming audience data with privacy-first principles. Join a tight-knit GTM squad with direct access to C-suite leadership and tangible ownership of $100M+ revenue streams.
Work alongside brilliant PMs, Sales rockstars, and elite Engineers tackling ads tech's hardest problems: balancing user experience with advertiser ROI at internet scale. Enjoy startup agility within profitable unicorn stability, plus unmatched gaming perks in the heart of San Francisco's tech ecosystem.
Your data science leadership will define how brands discover and engage gaming's most passionate communities. With 1.5B gaming hours monthly across Discord, you'll analyze unprecedented datasets driving industry innovation.
How to Apply
Ready to build the future of gaming advertising? Submit your resume, LinkedIn, and a brief note sharing your favorite Discord server or gaming memory. Tell us about your biggest ads tech impact or most clever A/B test. We review applications on a rolling basis—top candidates hear back within 48 hours for technical screening.
Discord is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Locations
- San Francisco, California, United States
- San Francisco, California, United States (Remote)
Salary
231,000 - 308,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Data Scienceintermediate
- SQLintermediate
- Lookerintermediate
- A/B Testingintermediate
- Experimentationintermediate
- Ads Techintermediate
- Real-Time Biddingintermediate
- Audience Targetingintermediate
- Big Data Platformsintermediate
- Dashboard Designintermediate
- Pythonintermediate
- Statistical Modelingintermediate
- Product Analyticsintermediate
- Gaming Analyticsintermediate
- Privacy Complianceintermediate
- Cross-Functional Collaborationintermediate
- Data Visualizationintermediate
- Machine Learningintermediate
- ETL Pipelinesintermediate
- Business Intelligenceintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of data science experience in ads tech, preferably gaming, social media, or community platforms (experience)
- Deep understanding of ads tech ecosystem including auction-based delivery, real-time bidding, audience data integrations, and data partners (experience)
- 4+ years building performant dashboards using Looker or similar with intuitive visualization design (experience)
- 4+ years writing excellent SQL with proficiency in big data platforms like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Redshift (experience)
- 3+ years experimentation expertise designing, running, and analyzing A/B tests for large-scale consumer products (experience)
- Proven experience building executive-level dashboards and reports using Looker, Tableau, or similar tools (experience)
- Strong statistical knowledge and experience with causal inference methods (experience)
- Experience working with first-party user data at massive scale (200M+ MAU) (experience)
- Familiarity with gaming industry metrics and user behaviors (experience)
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional stakeholder collaboration (experience)
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field (experience)
- Experience with privacy-focused data practices and governance standards (experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead data science strategy and execution on GTM squad, partnering with PM, Sales, and Engineering leadership
- Build analytical foundation for Discord's next-generation ad products using 200M+ MAU first-party data
- Collaborate with product and sales teams to develop learning agendas and experimentation plans
- Lead cross-functional data projects to understand users, communities, and advertiser performance
- Design and run A/B experiments to evaluate product and vertical performance improvements
- Build executive-level dashboards tracking key ad performance metrics and business KPIs
- Apply 80/20 thinking to prioritize highest-impact data science initiatives
- Champion user privacy and data governance standards across advertising products
- Develop statistical models for audience segmentation and performance prediction
- Create data pipelines for real-time ad delivery optimization and reporting
- Present data insights and experiment results to executives and cross-functional teams
- Identify product-market-fit opportunities through rigorous data analysis
- Integrate third-party data partnerships to enhance ad targeting capabilities
- Monitor and optimize auction-based ad delivery systems for maximum ROI
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary range $220,000 - $280,000 USD annually
- general: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- general: 401(k) retirement plan with generous company matching
- general: Unlimited PTO policy with encouraged recharge time
- general: Annual wellness stipend for gym memberships and health services
- general: Remote-friendly work environment with home office setup allowance
- general: Stock options and equity grants in rapidly growing company
- general: Weekly catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens (SF office)
- general: Parental leave policy with full salary continuation
- general: Professional development budget for conferences and courses
- general: Mental health support through dedicated counseling services
- general: Gaming hardware and peripherals budget for Discord employees
- general: Quarterly team offsites and company-wide summits
- general: Employee referral bonus program up to $10,000
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Answer 10 quick questions to check your fit for Senior Data Scientist, Analytics - GTM Ads Careers at Discord - San Francisco, California | Apply Now! @ Discord.
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