Life360 - Staff Decision Scientist (Strategic Insights)
Requirements
• Core Expectations • Problem-solving mindset: You structure ambiguous problems precisely before reaching for a tool, AI or otherwise. • Problem-solving mindset: • Ownership mentality: You take responsibility from framing the question through delivering the recommendation and tracking its impact. You're accountable for decisions changed, not analyses delivered. • Ownership mentality: • AI-native working style: You use AI tooling (Claude Code or equivalent) as a genuine development partner: delegating discrete tasks, reviewing outputs critically, and running parallel workstreams. • AI-native working style: • Curiosity and initiative: You don't wait for the roadmap to tell you what to analyze. You dig into data because you're genuinely curious about how things work. • Curiosity and initiative: • Influence at scale: You've shaped strategy at the business unit level by framing the right question and making the evidence impossible to ignore. • Influence at scale: • 8+ years in an analytics, data science, or decision science role at a consumer tech company • Advanced degree in a quantitative field (economics, statistics, quantitative social science, operations research) or equivalent practical experience • Demonstrated experience with causal inference methods in applied settings (e.g., difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, synthetic controls, propensity score matching) • Track record of influencing product or business strategy through data, with specific examples of cross-functional impact • Experience with experimentation platforms (Statsig, Optimizely, or similar) • Proficiency in SQL and Python/R for statistical analysis • Experience with subscription or freemium business models • Familiarity with international / multi-market analytics • Experience building dbt models or contributing to analytics engineering workflows • Background in growth, retention, or lifecycle analytics • Experience with LTV modeling, incrementality testing, or marketing mix modeling
Responsibilities
• Own the analytical narrative for your Operating Group (OG). Be the strategic thought partner across cross-functional teams (PMs, engineers, marketing, finance). You understand the roadmaps and users, and you set the agenda for the highest-leverage questions the OG should be asking. • Tell stories that move teams to act. You'll present to leadership and working teams with clear narratives and a point of view. A great insight that nobody acts on is a failed insight. • Establish causality with the right tools for the situation, including A/B testing, analytics, and causal inference. You work with engineering to implement event instrumentation and with Product to translate insights into action. • Define metrics strategies that measure what matters. Work backward from how users experience the product to develop and implement the measurement frameworks for your OG, in a complex ecosystem with multi-user engagement and many ways to interact with the product. • Build explanations on top of measurement, always grounding analysis in the reality that users are people with motivations and context the data alone won't tell you. • Shape the AI-native analytics stack. Lead evaluation and adoption of new tools, agent workflows, and practices that enable self-serve across the OG and move the team from reactive to proactive to autonomous. • Mentor senior ICs on causal thinking, experimental rigor, and AI-leveraged workflows. Raise the ceiling of the craft.
Benefits
• Competitive pay and benefits. • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for US employees). We offer supplemental plans for medical and dental for Canadian employees. • 401(k) plan with company matching program in the US and RRSP with DPSP plan for Canadian employees. • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental wellness. • Flexible PTO and 12 company wide days off throughout the year. • Winter and Summer Weeklong Synchronized Company Shutdowns • Learning & Development programs. • Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment. • Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle. • Free Tile Products • Life360 Values • Our company’s mission-driven culture is guided by our shared values to create a trusted work environment where you can bring your authentic self to work and make a positive difference • Be a Good Person - We have a team of high integrity people you can trust. • Be Direct With Respect - We communicate directly, even when it’s hard. • Members Before Metrics - We focus on building an exceptional experience for families. • High Intensity, High Impact - We do whatever it takes to get the job done. • Our Commitment to Diversity • We believe that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better results. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic best selves to work.
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