Principal Data Scientist

TL;DR

Principal Data Scientist (Advertising): Defining, inventing, and delivering metrics to measure user and business value across Microsoft Advertising products and marketplace components with an accent on experimental design, data validation, and continuous improvement. Focus on translating strategy into clear, measurable plans and driving data-science driven workflows that influence product and service improvements.

Location: Redmond, United States. This is a hybrid role, requiring work from the office at least four days per week if living within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S.

Salary: USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year (typical U.S. range); USD $188,000 – $304,200 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area).

Company

hirify.global is a leading technology corporation that manages the Microsoft Advertising platform globally, providing monetization solutions for publishers and advertisers.

What you will do

• Define, invent, and deliver metrics to accurately measure user and business value across products and marketplace components.
• Think critically about sampling and experimental design across User and Demand dimensions.
• Interpret analysis results, validate approaches, and continuously iterate to improve products.
• Partner effectively with program management, engineers, and other business areas within the Consumer online business.
• Engage with stakeholders to produce clear, compelling, and actionable insights and data-science driven workflows.
• Make independent decisions for the team and handle difficult tradeoffs, translating strategy into clear, measurable plans.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Data Science or related field with 5+ years, Master’s with 7+ years, or Bachelor’s with 10+ years of data science experience.
• 5+ years of experience in programming languages such as Python, R, MATLAB, C#, Java, or C++.
• Experience applying statistics, designing experimentation, and defining metrics, particularly in Advertising platforms.
• Ability to commute to a Microsoft office in the U.S. at least four days per week if living within a 50-mile range.

Nice to have

• Strong organizational, analytical, data science skills, and intuition.
• Ability to solve complex, unprecedented problems.
• Experience with cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.
• Experience with real-world system building and data collection, including design, coding, and evaluation.
• Excellent communication skills to convey insights to senior leaders.
• Experience with driving large collaborations across multiple teams.

Culture & Benefits

• The company's mission is to empower every person and organization to achieve more, fostering a growth mindset.
• Employees are encouraged to innovate and collaborate to realize shared goals.
• A culture of inclusion is built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.