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Pandora

Manager of Research, User Engagement

At Pandora, we're a unique collection of engineers, musicians, designers, marketers, and world-class sellers with a common goal: to enrich lives by delivering effortless personalized music enjoyment and discovery. People—the listeners, the artists, and our employees—are at the center of our mission and everything we do. Actually, employees at Pandora are a lot like the service itself: bright, eclectic, and innovative. Collaboration is the foundation of our workforce, and we’re looking for smart individuals who are self-motivated and passionate to join us. Be a part of the engine that creates the soundtrack to life. Discover your future at Pandora.

Want to manage Pandora's world class machine learning and data science team? We have a fantastic opportunity for a science manager. In this capacity you will manage a team of scientists that are focused on supporting Pandora's efforts around music personalization and user engagement. We are looking for someone who has a track record of leading scientists to deliver projects on time and on budget while keeping things fun, agile, and dynamic.

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Responsibilities:

  • Lead research and development activities across data science team
  • Grow the existing team to support the ever changing needs of the business
  • A strong point of view about measurement, metrics, and data driven development
  • Work closely with engineering, product and marketing departments to balance the company's needs with technical realities
  • Assume primary group administrative responsibilities including budget, resource, and staff planning

Requirements:

  • PhD in a scientific field or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum two years managing scientists
  • Expert level understanding in machine learning and data mining


Desired Experience & Skills:

  • Extensive experience leading a technology team that delivers on key goals while also being involved in the determination of those goals and strategic direction
  • Strong track record of developing successful scientists at all points of their career
  • Proven track record of delivering high quality science results on schedule
  • Experience managing a complex mix of projects and working closely with other parts of the business to communicate and deliver against various goals
  • A progressive management style emphasizing openness, collaboration, and shared goals
  • Outstanding collaboration skills with a proven ability to work cross functionally in order to establish and meet shared organizational goals
  • Strong analytical abilities, technical knowledge, and experience
  • Exemplary communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Pandora is committed to diversity in its workforce. Pandora is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, veteran or disability status. Women and people of color are encouraged to apply. Pandora is also a VEVRAA federal contractor. Pandora requests priority referrals of protected veterans from each ESDS, as required by regulation. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to disability@pandora.com.

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Employment Type: Other

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