# Senior Data Science Manager, User Growth

Hiring organization: [Duolingo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/duolingo)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c2e6287f-5e71-4ade-970b-2f7464368491

Listed on Duolingo's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 204000 – 306000 USD per year

## Summary

Lead data science strategy and a team of 6-10 analysts focused on user growth at a major consumer education platform with 500+ million users. This role combines technical expertise in experimentation and forecasting with people management, suited for someone who has built and scaled analytical teams in high-growth tech.

_Our summary, not Duolingo's wording._

## Skills named

Experimentation, Forecasting, Machine Learning, Python, R, SQL

## Required

- 5+ years managing a data science team
- graduate degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, or related quantitative field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise
- applied experience with causal inference, experimentation, or machine learning in real-world settings
- proven track record hiring, developing, and managing high-performing data scientists
- strong SQL, Python or R, and data/analytics engineering skills
- exceptional written and verbal communication

## Nice to have

- experience at a high-growth, data-intensive consumer technology company
- experience developing and implementing long-range analytical vision that shaped product strategy
- demonstrated success building forecasting systems or attribution models at scale
- experience navigating transition from growth-stage to public company with investor-grade reporting demands
- experience with AI and machine learning applied to user behavior modeling, notification optimization, or personalization

Apply on Duolingo's site: https://careers.duolingo.com/jobs/8654321002?gh_jid=8654321002