GoFundMe
Senior Manager, Data Science
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- You'll set the direction for data science and analytics across the company, strengthen data maturity and analytical rigor, and help teams turn complex questions into clear, actionable insights.
- Candidates considered for this role will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- There will be an in-office requirement of 3x a week.
Responsibilities
- We're proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change.
Requirements
- 8+ years in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field, including significant experience leading teams or cross-functional initiatives.
- Experience setting direction and delivering impact across multiple business or product domains.
- By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
Nice to have
- Data science experience in consumer products, marketplaces, nonprofits, payments, or fundraising.
- Marketing and growth measurement experience, including MMM, attribution, audience segmentation, or campaign optimization.
- Familiarity with product experimentation and web or mobile analytics tools such as Optimizely, GrowthBook, Google Analytics, or Amplitude.
- Experience applying generative AI or LLMs to products or workflows.
- Why you'll love it here
- Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
- Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
- We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose.
Skills
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- able to assess analytical approaches and guide technically complex work.
- Deep experience with experimentation, causal inference, and measurement, and translating findings into business or product decisions.
- Experience with BI and analytics tools such as Looker, Hex, or equivalent is a plus.
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Strong communication and executive influence
- able to explain analytical findings clearly and practically.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL; able to assess analytical approaches and guide technically complex work.
- Strong communication and executive influence; able to explain analytical findings clearly and practically.
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Compensation
- You can learn more about GoFundMe.org's activities and impact in their FY '25 annual report.
- Our annual "Year in Help" report reflects our community's impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.
Benefits
- Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
- Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
- The total annual salary for this full-time position is $243,000-$364,000 + equity + benefits.
- Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
- Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Company info
- Improve how teams frame questions, measure outcomes, use experiments, and apply evidence to decisions.
- Lead a broad portfolio of work: Guide data science and analytics across all the functions that make GoFundMe successful.
- Focus on measurable impact: Prioritize work that improves decisions and outcomes, and establish clear ways to assess its value over time.
- Strengthen analytical foundations: Set standards for trusted metrics, high-quality analysis, reproducible work, documentation, and responsible use of data and AI. Partner with Engineering and Data Platform on the foundations and infrastructure that support these practices.
- Guide end-to-end delivery: Ensure teams take important work from problem definition and analysis through recommendations, implementation, and measurement of results.
- Build strong cross-functional partnerships: Work with leaders across the company to understand their needs, align priorities, and make data science and analytics a trusted partner in decision-making.
- Develop the organization: Lead and develop experienced data scientists and technical leads. Build leadership capacity, strengthen collaboration across teams, and create clear expectations for quality and impact.
- Advance applied AI and modeling: Identify opportunities to use predictive, causal, and generative AI methods to improve products, operations, and business decisions, partnering with the teams responsible for production systems where appropriate.
- Communicate with clarity: Translate complex analysis into concise actionable recommendations, communicate tradeoffs, and help senior leaders make informed decisions.
- Experience & Education
- Track record of developing data science and analytics talent, including senior individual contributors and emerging leaders.
- Master's or Ph.D. in statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, physics, operations research, or a related field or equivalent applied experience. Applied experience carries more weight than education.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
This listing is sourced directly from GoFundMe's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.