Senior Manager, Decision Science

Job overview

The Senior Manager, Decision Science role is described as hybrid, with most US-based positions also eligible to be performed remotely; the listing is associated with Santa Monica, CA. The stated US base salary range is $207,500–$265,000 per year. The role leads ZipRecruiter’s Marketplace Decision Science team, supporting its mission to connect people to their next great opportunity. This player-coach leads and develops decision scientists while personally guiding high-impact analyses. The role sets standards for marketplace measurement and experimentation, evaluates business tradeoffs and long-term impact, and translates complex findings into strategy for Product, Engineering, Finance, and business leadership.

What you'll do

• Manage, coach, and develop a decision science team
• lead high-stakes analyses
• set methodological standards
• own the decision science agenda and analytical priorities for the Marketplace area
• develop marketplace metrics and diagnostic frameworks
• guide rigorous A/B testing of ranking changes
• quantify ROI and forecast longer-term impact
• partner cross-functionally
• communicate findings to executives
• and prioritize team capacity and data and AI tooling.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior manager

decision science

ziprecruiter

hybrid

remote eligible

santa monica ca

marketplace analytics

people management

a/b testing

product analytics

ranking experiments

$207,500–$265,000/year

401(k) match

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Exceptional benefits package, flexible vacation and paid time off, and employer-matched 401(k)
• the posting also notes that medical, financial, and other benefits may be part of total compensation.

Why this role

Player-coach leadership combining people management with hands-on analysis; experience with two-sided marketplaces and ranking, search, or recommendation systems is preferred.

About the employer

ZipRecruiter is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.