Director, Data Science

Job summary

Responsibilities

As Director, Data Science, you'll lead GitLab's Product, Sales, and Finance Data Science teams and report to the VP of Data & Insights. You have two mandates:

• Make Data Science a driver of growth. Connect the team's work to GitLab's biggest priorities: supporting product innovation, making sure what we launch is improved and scaled…
• Set the bar for great data science. Define what makes a great Data Scientist at GitLab, from business partnership to technical rigor, and develop managers who build teams where…
• Build trusted relationships with executives across Product, Finance, and GTM, and act as their thought partner, shaping the questions the business should be asking, not just…
• Own investment and prioritization across teams: decide where Data Science spends its time, and make trade-offs visible to senior leaders
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional programs, such as driving new product adoption and growing our consumption business, from strategy through measurable business impact

What they're looking for

• 12+ years in data science, product analytics, or a related field, including 6+ years leading teams and 3+ years managing managers in B2B SaaS or tech
• Track record of building and scaling a data science or analytics organization that executives treat as a strategic partner
• Strong business acumen across product and go-to-market, with experience connecting data work to revenue and growth outcomes
• Executive presence: communicates complex findings and trade-offs clearly to the C-suite, and coaches managers to do the same
• Deep expertise in statistics, experimentation, and causal inference, with enough technical depth in SQL, Python, and ML to guide and pressure-test the team's work

Tech stack

• SQL
• Python