Facebook App Looking For Data Science Strategy Lead, North America at New York, NY Full Time

We are looking for a Data Science Strategy lead to support our North American partnerships. In this role, your primary responsibility will be to lead the team implementing cutting-edge business and connectivity insights for the largest players in the North American mobile industry by leveraging one of the world’s largest and richest data sets.You will engage with key partners on all levels including C-suite of major telcos and device manufacturers, delivering strategic business value from our insights products as part of Facebook’s strategic partnerships. In addition to leading a team of Data Science Strategists working directly with partners, you will own cross-functional relationships within Meta, including product, engineering, and client sales teams, providing meaningful recommendations and actionable strategies to key stakeholders and developing best practices. The ideal candidate will be passionate about Meta’s mission and opportunity to help connect the world.The ideal candidate will have a strong technical & analytics skillset, as well as client-facing experience. Your background should be in a related quantitative or technical field, with experience working with large data sets and data-driven decision making at a strategic level as well as strong communication skills.You should also be a self-starter, focused on results and have demonstrated success in using analytics to drive the growth and success of a business, both as an individual contributor and as a leader. Additionally, you will have a proven track record of thought leadership and impact in developing similar analytics and metrics-based programs.

Data Science Strategy Lead, North America Responsibilities:
Lead and grow our team of Data Science Strategists by hiring and mentoring highly talented and motivated individuals

Develop strategies and best practices to improve the team’s work with partners in understanding their business needs and challenges, and delivering value to them through insights

Apply your expertise in quantitative business analysis & data mining to see beyond the numbers and scale actionable insights and recommended business strategies across NA partners and to other regional partnership teams

Actively improve the business model development of our Connectivity programs by representing global partner performance and feedback in our HQ, and to inform, influence and support product development

Build strategic relationships with global & cross-functional partners to drive improvements to strategy, market team activities and support, and build consensus on priorities

Help shape program strategy & vision, establish shared goals & work with cross-functional partners & leaders across the organization on strategies for executing, measuring progress and sharing results

Track, analyze, and communicate key quantitative metrics and develop and execute against partner account plans

Proactively manage expectations of all interested parties: define clear roadmaps and goals, provide frequent updates, identify and communicate risks & adjustments to overall progress & ensure commitments are supported

Minimum Qualifications:
BS, MS or MBA in a quantitative field

10+ years experience in data science & analytics, team leadership and working with clients

Experience managing an analytics team

Experience developing and effectively managing relationships with external and internal partners

Experience working with large datasets, data mining, and statistical analysis

Experience working with SQL and Python or R, and visualization tools like Tableau

Experience working with a mobile operator, network planning organization or third party vendor/consultancy on business strategy, analytics or network performance

Track record of operating independently and delivering results in a highly organized manner

Demonstrated experience building relationships with peers and senior stakeholders and collaborating with cross-functional teams across multiple geographies and time zones

Communication and presentation skills, and the experience to clarify and summarize complex issues

Experience working across time zones, remote teams

Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of telecom business products, subscription based business models, and/or infrastructure network principles, such as coverage and capacity requirements

Knowledge of operator KPIs such as retention, network metrics, measurements and performance data

Experience working on network performance and analytics for an operator or equipment vendor deploying or operating telecom networks

Demonstrated experience in thinking strategically about complex issues, leading to thoughtful recommendations and action plans

Experience distilling/prioritizing needs of diverse stakeholders to inform an action plan

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