Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics

Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Science

In short

XBOX Growth Intelligence seeks a Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics to shape XBOX product experiences by understanding player behavior and identifying growth opportunities. This role requires strong analytical skills, product intuition, and the ability to influence leaders through data-driven insights, using tools like SQL, Python, R, and AI. You will lead analyses, design experiments, and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

Lead ecosystem-level analyses across XBOX experiences.
Inform and influence high-stake C-level investment decisions through data-driven insights.
Apply econometric, statistical, and causal inference methods to evaluate growth and optimization opportunities on audience reach, engagement, and monetization.
Design, build, and evaluate experiments and incrementality measurement frameworks and models.
Leverage agentic AI tools to create reusable analytical assets and self-service capabilities.
Mentor team members and raise the analytical bar across the organization.

Requirements

Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) data-science experience OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years data-science experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience.
Equivalent experience.
Expertise in SQL, Python or R and agentic AI tools.
Extensive experience in experimentation, causal inference, forecasting, and machine-learning modeling in general.
Executive communication skills to translate ambiguous business questions or technical details into structured analyses and actionable recommendations.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders decisions through data-driven recommendations.

Desired Qualifications

Combine strong analytical rigor, product intuition, and the ability to influence leaders through actionable insights.

Benefits

USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (US base pay range)
USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area base pay range)
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Equal opportunity employer.
Consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

Skills

SQLPythonRAI

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