Company Description
Dropbox is a special place where we are all seeking to fulfill our mission to design a more enlightened way of working. We're looking for innovative talent to join us on our journey. The words shared by our founders at the start of Dropbox still ring true today. Wouldn't it be great if our working environment-and the tools we use-were designed with people's actual needs in mind? Imagine if every minute at work were well spent-if we could focus and spend our time on the things that matter. This is possible, and Dropbox is connecting the dots.The nearly 3,000 Dropboxers around the world have helped make Dropbox a living workspace - the place where people come together and their ideas come to life. Our 700+ million global users have been some of our best salespeople, and they have helped us acquire customers with incredible efficiency. As a result, we reached a billion dollar revenue run rate faster than any software-as-a-service company in history.Dropbox is making the dream of a fulfilling and seamless work life a reality. We hope you'll join us on the journey.
Team Description
Our Product team advocates for our users and our business, setting the vision for our growing family of products. We use data, research, strategy, and empathy to guide multidisciplinary teams toward a common goal, balancing diverse perspectives and empowering our teams to do great work. As we scale globally, there's plenty of space for you to grow alongside us and simplify life for millions of people around the world in team that always focuses on we, not I, and creates delightful products that are worthy of trust.
Role Description
The Data Science team is a central function that seeks to leverage data to help make better business decisions. This team leverages various data sources and quantitative techniques to synthesize narratives around how our customers use our products and develop critical insights and actionable recommendations for our business.
We are looking for a talented manager to lead a team of data scientists to answer critical questions about growing our revenue, transforming our business, and understanding the impact of our initiatives. In addition, you will collaborate with cross-functional leaders to develop a deeper understanding of our users to build the right product to meet their needs and achieve business objectives.
You will prioritize and align key analytics projects for your team and communicate quantitative insights and narratives broadly across all levels of the organization. You will also have the unique opportunity to define what data science means at Dropbox, influencing teams across the company to understand better how they can leverage information and insights to achieve their ambitious goals. Moreover, you will get the opportunity to lead a fantastic team of talented, curious, passionate data scientists to shape the future of our business.
Responsibilities
Build and manage a high performing team of data scientistsCoach and mentor data scientists of varying experiences to ensure their continued growth Plan, execute, and complete mission-critical data science projects and provide technical leadership in a fast-paced environmentProvide quantitative insights and perform analytical deep-dives to proactively identify growth opportunities and inform future learning, product experimentations, and product roadmaps Steer the team in creating ML models to optimize our payments processing or fraud detectionIdentify key metrics and create automated dashboards to monitor and report on the health of the businessSimplify complex concepts to a broad audience, leaning on excellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenCollaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Research, to execute against our roadmap quickly and iterativelyUnderstand what matters most and prioritize ruthlessly
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field5+ years of industry experience as a data scientist2+ years of experience directly managing data scientists, quantitative researchers, or product analystsAbility to lead a high-performing team and inspire others Ability to influence prioritization and execution of high visibility projects that affect customer experience as well as monetizationExperience analyzing large datasets and using data to inform product and business decisions that led to measurable outcomesExceptional verbal and written communication skillsComfortable with SQL and large datasets, strong understanding of statistics, experimentation, and modeling
Total Rewards
Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox's total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Current Salary/OTE Ranges (Subject to change):
• US Zone 1: $183,200 - $215,500 - $247,800.
• US Zone 2: $164,900 - $194,000 - $223,100.
• US Zone 3: $146,500 - $172,400 - $198,300.
Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee's remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:
• US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
• US Zone 2: Austin (TX) metro, Chicago metro, California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro) and Washington DC metro
• US Zone 3: All other US locations
Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, Latinx, Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, Women at Dropbox, ATX Diversity (based in Austin, Texas) and the Dropbox Empowerment Network (based in Dublin, Ireland).