Senior Manager, Data Science
Lead Upstart's Marketing Science team — analysts and data scientists embedded across growth-marketing channels — running experiments, causal inference, and attribution to measure how marketing drives funded loans. Requires 10+ years in data science/analytics, 5+ managing teams, and hands-on SQL/Python. Remote in US/Canada; base $195,300–$270,400.
- Compensation
- $195.3K–$270.4K / yr
- Location
- United States | Remote
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Data science
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 10+ years in data science and analytics
- 5+ years managing teams of analysts and data scientists
- Technical depth in marketing analytics: reporting, experiments, causal inference, and attribution
- Enough SQL and Python to check your team's work yourself
- A record of hiring well and growing people into more senior roles
- Good judgment in ambiguous, greenfield areas
- Clear written and verbal communication with marketing, finance, product, and technical audiences
Nice to have
- PhD or master's degree in statistics, economics, computer science, or another quantitative field
- Experience bringing AI tools into a team's analysis and reporting work
Full description
About Upstart
At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence.
As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that’s both radically intelligent and deeply human. Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 3,000 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers. But the numbers only hint at the impact. Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress.
We’re proudly digital-first, giving most Upstarters the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they thrive, alongside teammates across 80+ cities in the US and Canada. Digital-first doesn’t mean distant. We’re intentional about in-person connection through team onsites, planning sessions, and moments that spark creativity and trust. And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City, you’ll have the support to work in the way that works best for you.
If you’re energized by tackling meaningful problems, excited to innovate with purpose, and motivated by work that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.
The Team:
Marketing Science is part of Upstart’s Growth, Product, and Ops Analytics team. We help answer two important questions: Is our marketing working, and where should we invest next?
Our analysts and data scientists partner closely with growth marketing across every channel that brings borrowers to Upstart, including direct mail, paid search and social, video, mobile, email, brand campaigns, and lending partnerships. Within each channel, the team identifies what’s working and how to improve it. Across channels, we help determine how to allocate spend and understand how channels influence one another.
At Upstart, a marketing dollar creates value when it reaches someone our AI models approve who goes on to take out a loan. That means our work goes well beyond clicks. Because we can see the full journey from first touch to funded loan, we can measure marketing against the outcome that matters, not just a proxy.
As the Senior Manager for our Marketing Data Science team, you’ll lead this team and work directly with Upstart’s marketing leaders. You’ll be a thought partner, helping the business make decisions that are best for Upstart. We’re looking for an experienced data science and analytics leader who can expand the team’s impact on our growth.