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Data Science Manager, Safety

Data ScientistData ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 2015H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

58 days ago

Salary

$248K - $279K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishAirflowPythonSQLTableau

Job Description

• Directly manage a 6-person Analytics Data Science team across junior to senior levels, providing right-sized coaching, feedback, and development support. • Participate in Safety Leads group, building strong cross-functional relationships and contributing data-driven perspectives to safety strategy. • Ensure quality of deliverables across the team through direct review or delegation to senior team members, maintaining and improving existing processes. • Up-level the team’s ability to have more strategic impact by improving processes, stakeholder management, and driving ruthless prioritization. • Develop your own strategic point of view of how Safety can be improved at Discord and drive change via thought leadership and/or deliverables from your team.

Job Requirements

Direct experience on Safety or Integrity teams at consumer tech companies, with background in content moderation, scaled abuse detection (spam/scams), and/or teen safety initiatives.
2+ years directly managing teams of 3+ individuals with demonstrated ability to build and maintain high-performing DS teams.
5+ years in data science or analytics as an IC with proficiency in SQL and R or Python, plus willingness to contribute technically when needed.
Expertise in product analytics, experimentation, A/B testing, and product strategy.
Excellent communication and proven ability to translate complex technical findings into clear insights for stakeholders across all technical levels.
Experience scaling and automating self-service analytics through tools like Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI.
Experience or strong perspective in safety or risk domains with ability to apply data science to these business areas.
Strong management philosophy aligned with building autonomous, accountable teams while driving business impact.
Collaborative, low‑ego, and user‑obsessed. Bias to action and learning.
Bonus Points
Experience collaborating with compliance, legal, or litigation cross-functional teams.
Experience with mature data platforms and engineering stacks including DBT, Dagster, or Airflow.
Experience applying causal inference or ML to guide product decisions at scale.
Passion for Discord, gaming, and/or online communities.