The opportunity
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
What you'll do
Set the analytical vision and roadmap for User Growth data science, ensuring: the team's work is tightly aligned with company-level priorities and pillar-level goals.
Lead a team of 6 to 10 data scientists. Build a culture of professional: growth, intellectual rigor, creative problem-solving, and shipping impact. Grow the team over time by attracting and hiring outstanding talent.
Support and evolve the practice of embedding Data Scientists within product: development teams, simultaneously maintaining strong stakeholder connection and function cohesion.
Own the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments and analyses: that drive decisions on user acquisition, activation, retention, and reengagement. Improve and advocate for the methodological standards that ensure we learn reliably from every test.
Develop and maintain user growth forecasting systems. Partner with Finance: and Product to deliver credible, timely forecasts of key growth metrics and ensure leadership has the quantitative foundation to set targets and allocate resources.
Drive business intelligence strategy within Growth, including the metrics: layer, self-serve dashboards, and the analytical infrastructure that enables others to operate with data fluency.
What they're looking for
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear narratives for senior: leadership and cross-functional partners. Influence strategic decisions through a combination of technical depth and effective communication.
- Collaborate across organizational boundaries with Product Management,: Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Finance to elevate every phase of product development.
- Experience using data science and analytics to solve product and business problems.
- Experience managing 5+ person data science teams.
