Manager, Data Science

You are a data leader with a curious mindset, a passion for building and an eye for optimization. You thrive at understanding key drivers of performance and identifying strategic opportunities and framing them as data driven product opportunities. You are adept at understanding business challenges and framing them as data-driven opportunities.  You possess strong empathy and interpersonal skills, enabling you to work effectively with your team and cross-functional partners.  You can clearly communicate data science concepts to various audiences and have a growing track record of guiding projects to successful outcomes.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Manager with people management experience and hands-on development skills. In this player-coach role, you will be responsible for managing a team of data scientists, while also working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement data-driven solutions that contribute to business growth. This role requires a strong analytical & statistical programming background and a passion for mentoring and growing teams. 

• Lead  and develop a team of data scientists, fostering their professional growth through goal-setting, feedback, and recognition.
• Guide your team in developing and implementing data-driven models, systems, and insights that power product experiences, revenue growth, and operational efficiency. 
• Manage project priorities and timelines for your team, ensuring the timely delivery of rigorous, impactful solutions.
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics leadership and cross-functional teams (including Product, Engineering, and Operations teams) to understand requirements and translate them into executable data science projects.
• Contribute to the data science roadmap by identifying opportunities and executing projects leveraging machine learning, predictive modeling, and other advanced data science techniques.
• Uphold and contribute to best practices for data science product development processes, tools, and methodologies within your team to deliver iteratively and efficiently.
• Build relationships with cross-functional leads to promote the adoption of new methods, technologies, and  data products that help Justworks scale.

In the Manager, Data Science role, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

Plans & Aligns - Ensures individual actions support company mission; communicates effectively; understands urgency and plans accordingly

Balances Stakeholders - Understands internal and external stakeholder requirements, expectations, and needs and acts fairly despite conflicting demands of stakeholders.

Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking across the organization.

Manages Complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Good Judgment - Pauses before acting; asks questions to fully understand context; applies critical thinking and takes ownership of outcomes

Teamwork & Communication - Honors diverse thoughts and opinions; leverages unique skills to maximize efficiency

Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. 
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

• 7+ years in data science, with hands-on experience developing data-driven models, algorithms, and systems
• 2+ years in people management, with a proven track record of developing and managing high-performing teams
• Proficiency in Python or R and SQL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with complex datasets to extract insights
• Excellent oral & written communication skills and strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams 
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and meet deadlines

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $205,000.00 to $225,500.00 year

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