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Head of Data Science
Job Location:
Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 320000 - 340000
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
The Role
We are seeking a dynamic hands-on Head of Data Science who will lead our data science and analytics organization from vision through delivery and operations. This person works closely with Product Engineering Design the Leadership Team and other stakeholders and will both set strategy and roll up their sleeves when needed to drive a fast moving dynamic product and growing Data Science organisation in the AI era.
What youll Do
As Head of Data Science you will:
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- Define and drive the company-wide data science strategy spanning analytics experimentation and applied ML/AI end-to-end from how raw data is collected until its used in user-facing features or for internal decision making.
- Ensure teams at Linktree have the capabilities to make sound data-driven decisions and build the platforms and frameworks to hold teams accountable to high standards in decision making.
- Build the data science foundations behind financial forecasting and the frameworks that hold teams accountable for hitting company targets.
- Advance Linktrees transformation into an insights- and AI-powered product with a clear differentiated value proposition for our users.
- Make critical decisions on modeling approaches experimentation infrastructure and ML/AI systems design ensuring they are scalable rigorous and production-ready.
Hands-On Execution
- Contribute to major technical components critical feature-launches etc. and occasionally contribute insights deep dives.
- Being involved in solution design for high-complexity or high-risk data or AI investments to maintain technical quality and help unblock teams.
- Lead or participate in technical deep-dives especially for cross-team initiatives or for when the design has broad implications.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with Engineering Product and Design to deeply integrate the right data capabilities into teams ensuring data and AI are core to how we build.
- Represent Data to the executive team surface key insights communicate technical tradeoffs risks and timelines in terms non-tech stakeholders understand.
- Collaborate on budget resource allocation technology investment decisions.
- Evangelize data science and AI practices both internally and externally through thought leadership like conference speaking.
Team Building Mentorship & Management
- Build grow and mentor senior leaders both as managers and ICs. Ensure strong leadership across your team.
- Recruit and retain top data talent help define hiring strategy interviewing and onboarding.
- Ensure our teams leverage data to its full potential to make sound data-driven decisions and foster a culture of learning decision quality ownership psychological safety and accountability.
- Lead adoption of AI-driven tools to drive productivity and ensure were on the forefront of modern engineering and product building workflows.
Process Governance & Scaling
- Establish best practices across the entire data lifecycle (instrumentation data engineering insights experimentation ML and AI validation) and the frameworks to hold teams accountable to these practices.
- Maintain effectiveness and reliability of AI and user-facing insights solutions by establishing monitoring alerting and remediation processes.
- Continuously partner with Product and Engineering to evaluate and evolve the cross-functional product org structure to match the companys growth ensuring clarity of ownership effective collaboration and decision-making velocity.
What Success Looks Like
- Linktree has a unique value proposition in the market due to data and AI-driven capabilities.
- Decision making throughout the organization is based on sound insights.
- Team attrition is healthy team members are growing in their roles and the management pipeline is strong.
- Stakeholders (Product Customers Execs) trust data and insights.
- The data function is a key partner in business decision making not just a delivery engine.
- Youll work directly with the CEO who is product-led and values data as a thought partner not just a delivery function.
What Youll Bring
- 12 years in data science applied ML or analytics with at least 5 years leading managers or directors in growing fast-paced environments.
- Track record of designing and launching large scale user-facing data or AI driven product capabilities with measurable impact.
- Track record of transforming organisational culture to become data driven including self-service insights and experimentation.
- Deep technical expertise in data science statistical modeling and applied ML/AI with working fluency in the data engineering and platform concepts needed to partner effectively with engineering.
- Proven track record of direct contributions at technical level even as leader.
- Excellent leadership mentoring and people-management skills; ability to recruit and retain strong talent.
- Strong collaboration communication ability to simplify & explain technical issues to executives and cross-functional teams.
Preferred / Nice-to-Haves
- Experience scaling teams across multiple geographies
- Prior experience in Saas / Consumer tech
Linktree is committed to providing a fair and competitive compensation package including cash equity and benefits. The base salary offered for this role is targeted at $320000-$340000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final offers depend on multiple factors including location experience expertise and role scope and may vary from the range listed.
P.S. If you dont tick every box in this listing please dont rule yourself out. We take pride in inclusion and hiring incredible human beings with great potential over ticking boxes so if this role resonates with you hit that apply button!
Our Story
Were on a mission to empower anyone to curate grow and monetize their digital universe. We created the link in bio category and were just getting started. From creators artists and entrepreneurs to global brands were redefining how people connect with their communities showcase their content and promote products all in one link.
Today a community of 70 million use Linktree including icons like Adidas TikTok the UN Environmental Program The NFL Manchester United World Central Kitchen Sabrina Carpenter Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez. With 48000 new accounts created every day Linktree is the fastest-growing leader in our space.
Weve teamed up with some of the worlds biggest platforms including TikTok Snap YouTube GoFundMe Spotify Google Stripe Reddit Laylo and Kajabi to unify Linkers digital spaces and we partner with retail brands Amazon Nike Nordstrom Target Sephora Vuori and more to share products they love.
Were a tight-knit passionate team building best-in-class tools that make online presence simple powerful and yours. If youre excited by the idea of shaping a new category setting the standard and making space for everyone to be seen and succeed wed love to meet you.
Where and How We Work
Were a global diverse team spread across continents with offices in London Los Angeles Melbourne and San Francisco. We work together flexibly and you can choose the setup that works best for you: fully remote or a hybrid mix of office and home.
We offer autonomy in how you structure your days and weeks. While were mindful of time zones and occasionally collaborate outside the typical 95 we lean into async work to keep things flowing. Our culture is family-friendly and Zoom-casual where kids pets and delivery drivers are welcome.
How well help you thrive
Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together (one of our values). Some ways we support you:
- An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships development courses childcare travel charitable donations pet insurance home office set-up - the choice is yours!
- 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical dental vision disability and life insurance for US-based employees.
- Employer contribution towards your retirement.
- Generous time off for vacation holidays parental leave volunteer time and other categories.
- Employee stock option program - we want each and every employee to share in the companys success.
At Linktree we believe in promoting a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds talents and experiences and were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued respected and has equal opportunities to thrive. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex gender identity race ethnicity disability pregnancy age or other lived experience. If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities please dont hesitate to reach us at your needs are important to us.
Required Experience:
Director
