Business Data Scientist, YouTube Marketing Shopping

YouTube
Chicago, US
Hybrid

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
The fast-paced environment at YouTube is evident, with the expectation to work on projects that drive GTM and brand strategy, moving at the speed of culture to show people the world.
Collaboration
High
Collaboration is a cornerstone of the role, as you'll partner with Growth Marketing and Product teams to analyze and optimize the end-to-end shopper journey, requiring strong teamwork and communication skills.
Autonomy
Medium
This role offers significant autonomy, as you'll develop and own LTV models for YouTube shoppers and design incentive programs experiments, showcasing the trust placed in your decision-making abilities.
Decision Impact
Team
Decisions made in this role have a direct impact on YouTube's marketing efforts and product strategies, as evidenced by the responsibility to ensure marketing campaigns are efficiently and effectively deployed.
Role Level
Team Lead
The complexity of the role is high, encompassing a wide range of responsibilities from developing user segmentation models to designing experiments for incentive programs, requiring a deep understanding of data science and analytics.

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What success looks like

  • Drive tangible improvements in creator engagement, viewer awareness, and overall platform efficacy
Typical background
Master's degree in a quantitative disciplineExperience in data science and analytics

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from Data Analyst at a retail company
    data analysis · user segmentation
    Experience in retail analytics, such as user segmentation and predictive modeling, directly translates to optimizing marketing campaigns and enhancing user engagement at YouTube.
  • Coming from Marketing Manager at a tech startup
    marketing strategy · campaign optimization
    A background in developing and executing marketing strategies in the tech industry equips candidates with the skills to analyze and optimize the end-to-end shopper journey at YouTube.
  • Coming from Product Manager at a media company
    product strategy · data-driven decision making
    Experience in shaping product strategies and making data-driven decisions in the media industry is highly relevant for influencing and informing YouTube’s marketing and product teams.

Skills & requirements

Required

Master's Degree In A Quantitative Discipline3 Years Of Experience Using Analytics To Solve Product Or Business ProblemsCoding (python, R, SQL)Querying Databases Or Statistical Analysis

Preferred

5 Years Of Experience In The Consumer Tech, Media, Or Entertainment IndustryExperience In Causal Inference TechniquesExperience With Advanced Modeling TechniquesExcellent Communication And Presentation Skills

Stack & domain

PythonRSQLMarketing Mix ModelingUser LTV ForecastingChurn PredictionE-commerceRetail AnalyticsTwo-sided MarketplacesCausal Inference TechniquesCommunicationPresentationDistilling TopicsProblem SolvingYoutubeMarketingData ScienceInfraAnalytics

About the role

As a Business Data Scientist at YouTube, you'll dive into complex data sets to optimize marketing campaigns and enhance user engagement, making this role ideal for someone with a knack for turning data into actionable insights and a passion for the tech industry.

Original posting from YouTube via Indeed

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis, or a relevant PhD degree.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience in the consumer tech, media, or entertainment industry.
  • 4 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL), querying databases or statistical analysis, or a relevant PhD degree.
  • Experience in causal inference techniques with a proven track record of applying them to solve business problems.
  • Experience with advanced modeling techniques, including Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM), user LTV forecasting, and churn prediction and in e-commerce, retail analytics or two-sided marketplaces.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a knack for distilling topics into simple, powerful messages.

About the job

In this role, you will join the YouTube Marketing Data Science, Infra and Analytics (DSIA), a analyst team that influences and informs YouTube’s marketing and products teams. You will work on projects that drive GTM and brand strategy for YouTube using data to ensure our marketing efforts are efficiently and effectively deployed.

As a Business Data Scientist on YouTube Shopping, you will be instrumental in optimizing marketing campaigns across the entire YouTube Shopping creator and viewer life-cycle. You will leverage your expertise in experimental design, data analysis, and machine learning to drive tangible improvements in creator engagement, viewer awareness, and overall platform efficacy.At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $138,000-$198,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Growth Marketing and Product teams to analyze and optimize the end-to-end shopper journey, from acquiring new shoppers to driving repeat purchases.
  • Develop user segmentation and propensity models to power personalized marketing campaigns, targeting shoppers with the right product at the right time.
  • Collaborate with engineering and marketing to determine the signals we need to ensure we are connecting creators and viewers with the right offers at the right time.
  • Develop and own the LTV models for YouTube shoppers, providing a critical input for long-term planning and investment.
  • Design incentive programs experiments and optimize life-cycle communications with incentives.

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Source: YouTube careers (Indeed)

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