Staff Data Scientist

Stripe

Hybrid Actively hiring
South San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA Posted 83 days ago $225,900–$338,900 / year
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TL;DR

Join Stripe’s data science team focused on Growth and Go-to-Market efforts as a senior leader responsible for driving strategic initiatives that accelerate business growth through advanced analytics and data-driven solutions. You will lead cross-functional teams in developing sophisticated tools like experimentation, forecasting, and personalization to enhance user engagement and optimize marketing spend. Your role involves providing technical direction on complex projects, identifying company-wide opportunities through data science, and contributing to the team’s strategic vision while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in quantitative fields, expertise in causal inference, and a track record of leading impactful initiatives across multiple teams. Strong preference is given to those with experience in Growth, Marketing Measurement, or Sales Automation, as well as hands-on development and deployment of machine learning frameworks.

Skills

Python R SQL Kubernetes Terraform AWS CI/CD Docker Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL BigQuery Snowflake GitLab Jupyter Airflow

What you'll do

  • Provide strategic direction on business growth using data science and causal inference.
  • Lead technical initiatives in areas like experimentation, attribution, and forecasting.
  • Identify company-wide problems and opportunities through data analysis and modeling.
  • Develop comprehensive measurement plans to evaluate the impact of marketing spend.
  • Mentor and inspire data science talent within the organization to foster innovation.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of data science experience or equivalent in a quantitative field.
  • Strong background in causal inference and modern statistical techniques.
  • Proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Expertise in collaborating with stakeholders to drive business outcomes effectively.
  • Experience creating alignment in ambiguous situations and balancing execution with research.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop data science talent within the organization.

Market check

Salary context

This $225,900–$338,900 range sits above 100% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$99,000–$215,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$126,800–$184,912

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for internet businesses, providing payment processing, billing, fraud prevention, and banking-as-a-service APIs to businesses of all sizes globally. Industry: Payments Infrastructure & Financial Technology

Stripe currently has 52 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $178,600–$261,000 across 52 roles with salary data.

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