Discord is focused on building advertising technology that respects user privacy while delivering value to brands. The company aims to establish advanced advertising capabilities that align with user privacy standards and enhance the Discord platform experience for its 200M+ monthly active users.
Requirements
- 5+ years of data science experience in ads tech, with preference for gaming, social media, or community platforms
- Deep understanding of the ads tech ecosystem, including auction-based delivery systems, real-time bidding, audience data integrations, and data partners
- 4+ years of experience building performant dashboards using Looker, or similar software with proficiency in designing intuitive visualizations
- 4+ years experience writing excellent SQL with proficiency in big data platforms
- Experimentation expertise: 3+ years designing, running, and analyzing A/B tests for large-scale consumer products
- Visualization and Dashboards: Proven experience building executive-level dashboards and reports using Looker, Tableau, or similar tools
- Attribution and measurement: Experience with incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution, and campaign effectiveness measurement in privacy-first environments
Responsibilities
- Lead data science strategy and execution on GTM squad, partnering directly with PM, Sales, and Engineering leadership
- Build the analytical foundation for Discord's next-generation ad products using our rich first-party data from 200M+ monthly active users, combined with strategic third-party partnerships
- Collaborate with product and sales teams to develop learning agendas, experimentation plans, and solutions that drive product-market-fit and advertiser performance
- Lead cross-functional data projects to deepen our understanding of users, communities, and advertiser performance that directly inform better ad products
- Build plans to evaluate product or vertical performance, run experimentation, identify improvement opportunities, and share these learnings with cross-functional peers and executives
- Apply 80/20 thinking to prioritize the highest-impact initiatives while championing user privacy and data governance standards across the company
Other
- 5+ years of data science experience
- 4+ years of experience building performant dashboards
- 4+ years experience writing excellent SQL
- 3+ years designing, running, and analyzing A/B tests
- Strong Communication skills: Ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable insights for both technical and business stakeholders
