Growth Data Science & Analytics Lead (Maternity Cover)

Growth Data Science & Analytics Lead
(Maternity Cover)

London Hybrid

Prolific

Prolific is not just another player in the AI space we are the architects of the human data infrastructure thats reshaping the landscape of AI a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized its the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.

The role

Our Growth Data Science & Analytics function sits at the heart of Prolific and owns Prolifics growth framework - answering questions like: where are our biggest opportunities whats constraining our growth and where should we invest next Were looking for an experienced data leader to cover maternity leave for our Growth Data Science & Analytics Lead. This is an ex-co facing leadership role: youll manage a team of three embedded data scientists & analysts own the analytics roadmap across our business verticals and be the senior data voice in cross-functional and ExCo-level is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact interim leadership role in a fast-growing data-rich marketplace business.

What youll be doing in the role

Team leadership & project oversight

• Lead and manage a team of three embedded data scientists & analysts
• Own weekly planning prioritisation and delivery oversight across the teams workstreams
• Act as line manager and primary point of escalation supporting individual contributor development and day-to-day work
• Manage intake processes and stakeholder expectations across business verticals
  

Stakeholder & ExCo reporting

• Serve as the senior analytics partner to the Executive Committee presenting data-led insights on marketplace health revenue performance and growth
• Own and maintain key reporting surface across our BI infrastructure
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear measured narratives for senior audiences
• Build trusted relationships with cross-functional partners across all functions
  

What youll bring to the role

• Leadership Experience: Proven experience leading a data and analytics team ideally in a marketplace or platform business & experience managing and developing analysts and data scientists at different seniority levels
• Commercial Instinct: Strong commercial instincts you understand how data connects to business outcomes and can communicate that to non-technical leaders
• Stakeholder Management: Excellent stakeholder management skills including experience presenting to or advising executive teams
• Analytical Rigor: Hands-on SQL proficiency comfortable getting into the detail when needed
• Comfortable picking up mid-flight work and operating without a long handover runway
• Prior experience in a scale-up or growth-stage company is a plus

Why Prolific is a great place to work

Weve built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants enabling the collection of high-quality ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate nuanced and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities wont come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary benefits and remote working within our impactful mission-driven culture.

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