Principal Decision Scientist, Strategic Partner Analytics

Location: Hybrid in Denver, Colorado, with three days in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; candidates must live in the United States.

Base compensation: $159,000–$190,000 per year, plus variable compensation and equity.

Company

hirify.global is a performance marketing platform that delivers digital promotions to consumers through its hirify.global Performance Network of retail and platform partners.

What you will do

• Serve as a trusted analytics advisor to strategic publisher partners and own executive-level analytics relationships.
• Build publisher and network scorecards, performance reporting, KPI definitions, forecasts, and opportunity-sizing models.
• Lead partner-facing measurement, including experiments, holdout tests, case studies, data clean room analyses, and measurement methodology.
• Analyze partner economics such as profitability, revenue share, minimum guarantees, contract performance, overlap, and revenue concentration.
• Develop executive-ready narratives that explain performance drivers, recommendations, and next steps to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Productize recurring requests into standardized, automated, and AI-assisted analytics solutions while mentoring other team members.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or decision science, preferably in retail media, performance marketing, digital advertising, retail, or CPG.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field or equivalent experience; advanced quantitative education is a plus.
• Strong partner-facing consulting and executive communication experience, including presentations to senior and C-suite stakeholders.
• Expertise in experimental and quasi-experimental design, forecasting, attribution, incrementality, marketing mix modeling, and financial modeling.
• Hands-on proficiency with SQL, Python, and BI platforms such as Looker or Tableau; experience with data clean rooms and AI-assisted analytics workflows.
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work full-time in the United States and must be willing to travel up to 20%.

Nice to have

• Experience with Git/GitHub, Databricks, and data pipeline tooling.
• Experience with mass retail, grocery and delivery, dollar stores, rideshare, last-mile delivery, or quick-service restaurant business models.
• Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with a Denver office environment.
• Flexible time off and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program and 401(k) match.
• Equity and variable compensation included in the overall package.
• Denver office perks include paid parking, snacks, and occasional meals.
• Core values include integrity, boldness, ownership, teamwork, transparency, and openness to ideas.