Instructure
Director, Decision Science
US-REMOTE · Director · Full-time
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About the role
- Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.
- You'll hire, coach, and grow a team of decision scientists, and you'll set the bar for analytical rigor across the company.
- But your main job is making your team's work count, and making sure leaders act on it.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead the decision science team.
- Hire, onboard, coach, and develop a group of scientists and analysts, and own their career growth.
- Partner with product, engineering, marketing, finance, and executive leadership to turn fuzzy business questions into clear analytical problems, then deliver answers people can act on.
- Grow data literacy across Instructure so teams ask sharper questions and read results correctly on their own.
- Follow applicable regulations and our own standards, and make sure your team does too.
- A record of hiring well, developing people, and building a team culture others want to join.
- Experience building an analytics or decision science function from an early stage.
- A culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection
Requirements
- 10 or more years of experience in data science, analytics, or decision science, including at least three years managing and developing a team.
- Experience with modern data platforms and large-scale data tools, such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Spark.
Compensation
- Competitive compensation, plus all full-time employees participate in our ownership program - because everyone should have a stake in our success.
Benefits
- Deep expertise in experimental design, causal inference, statistical modeling, and machine learning, and the judgment to know which one a problem calls for.
- Experience in education technology or another B2B SaaS business.
- Flexible work culture.
- Generous time off, including local holidays and our annual "Dim the Lights" period in late December, when teams are encouraged to step back and recharge based on departmental needs.
- Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support
- Learning and development resources, including professional development tools and tuition reimbursement, to support your growth
Company info
- At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives.
- The more diverse we are, the better our ideas and outcomes.
- All employees must pass a background check as part of the hiring process.
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