Manager II, Data Science

About the Role

Scientists at Uber use data to improve and automate all aspects of Uber's core rideshare and delivery products. You will be joining the Delivery team, leading a team of scientists responsible for the Merchant Experience and Ads.

We are looking for experienced candidates with a passion for solving new and difficult problems with data. In this role, you will be able to use your strong quantitative skills in the fields of economics, machine learning, and/or operations research to improve the Uber user experience as well as the overall marketplace performance.

What the Candidate Will Need / Bonus Points

What the Candidate Will Do

• Design and execute product experiments and interpret the results to draw detailed and actionable conclusions.
• Use data to understand product performance and to identify opportunities.
• Present findings to senior management to advise business decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across disciplines such as product, engineering, operations, and marketing to drive system development end-to-end from ideation to productionization.

Basic Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.S., or Bachelors degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.
• Minimum 3 years of management or tech lead experience.
• Knowledge of underlying mathematical foundations of economics, statistics, machine learning, optimization, and analytics.
• Experience in experimental design and analysis.
• Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis and testing, causal analysis and ML model development.
• Ability to use Python to work efficiently at scale with large data sets.
• Proficiency in SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent.
• Well-honed communication and presentation skills.
• Minimum 5 years of management or tech lead experience.

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build a future where everyone and everything can move independently. If you have the curiosity, passion, and collaborative spirit, work with us, and let’s move the world forward, together.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

*Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to accommodations@uber.com.