Senior Manager, Data Science

Carmax

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Richmond, VA
Salary
$138,500–$221,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
125 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k
This role $180k
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This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$214,900 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $180k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Carmax

CarMax is the largest used car retailer in the United States, offering a customer-friendly, no-haggle buying experience with a broad selection of quality used vehicles, financing, and vehicle protection plans. Industry: Automotive Retail

Carmax currently has 33 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $104,000–$156,000 across 19 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Data Science

The Senior Manager, Data Science leads the development and enhancement of predictive Customer Progression models. This role involves managing and mentoring a high-performing team of data scientists to deliver tools that improve customer and associate experiences. Key responsibilities include designing, training, evaluating, validating, deploying, and monitoring models while analyzing large-scale datasets including customer, transactional, digital, and third-party data. The position requires building scalable data and modeling infrastructure and conducting controlled A/B testing. Candidates must utilize Python, SQL, and machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining techniques within data lakes and cloud platforms. The work focuses on identifying new use cases for data-driven products, providing strategic recommendations, and potentially developing NLP solutions involving sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and deep learning techniques to solve complex business problems.

What does a Data Science Manager earn?

Median $211200 from 43 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the development and enhancement of predictive Customer Progression models.
  • Apply advanced data science techniques across the full model lifecycle from design to monitoring.
  • Analyze large-scale customer, transactional, and digital datasets to generate actionable insights.
  • Design and support controlled experiments and A/B testing to evaluate new solutions.
  • Build scalable data and modeling infrastructure to support data-driven products.
  • Communicate model outcomes and data-driven recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data scientists.
  • Manage and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, or Engineering.
  • 4+ years of experience in Python or similar languages for large-scale data analysis.
  • 4+ years of experience in machine learning, statistical modeling, and data mining techniques.
  • Experience working with data lakes, cloud platforms, and relational databases (SQL).
  • Demonstrated experience mentoring or developing team members.
  • Proven ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Hands-on experience developing and deploying NLP solutions, including information retrieval, sentiment analysis, and deep learning (preferred).
  • Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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