Marketing Science Lead

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

We’re looking for a Marketing Science Lead for Performance Advertisers based in China to join our Measurement Team at Snap Inc! We are a team of scientists, and researchers who work in a highly collaborative environment, using our suite of tools and ad products to improve the performance of Snap's advertising platform and drive increased value for our customers.

What you’ll do:

• As an individual contributor role the person will be responsible to provide strategic measurement advice to internal and external stakeholders while being hands on on measurement study set up and execution. 

• Closely partner with the China Sales team to develop and execute the market growth strategy along with quarterly goals rooted in sound experiments , advertiser performance, and ad tech domain knowledge.

• Be the primary driver of performance improvement across our top advertisers leveraging a mix of learning-agenda strategies, experimental design, causal analytics, and ads efficacy solution testing.

• Lead measurement, research, and learning plans for key clients in support of their media objectives and the long-term growth of the partnership.

• Develop a measurement strategy, prioritization, and roadmap for ads measurement and insights products for the advertisers.

• Work closely with sales and marketing teams to identify, test, and scale new ad products, features and solutions that have a positive impact on advertiser value.

• Lead the scoping and development of custom multi-study meta analysis in partnership with cross functional partners like product, creative strategy, data science to understand the relative impact of different marketing strategies across digital platforms and media.

• Build measurement capability and advocacy across your vertical  and with cross-functional partners.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to structure and conduct analyses to generate insight and recommendations

• Ability to influence senior leadership through presentation of clear and concise insights and recommendations. 

• Understanding of measurement concepts, solutions, and underlying statistical fundamentals leveraged in the ads efficacy and measurement ecosystem

• Subject matter expertise in at least one of the following areas and familiarity with both; experimental design (sig testing, power calculation, sample design) or econometrics modeling

• Expertise with at least one of the advanced analytical tools (e.g. SQL, R, Python)

• Access, analyze, interpret, and communicate ads performance insights using a wide range of standard data science tooling 

• Ability to identify drivers using data science techniques :  Multivariate linear regression, Random Forest regression etc

• Understanding of the market needs and ability to creatively apply measurement solutions and insights in a way that improves advertiser performance and the value-proposition of Snap

• A strong understanding of the digital advertising and measurement ecosystem

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or business field or equivalent years of experience

• 6+ years of advanced analytics and measurement experience within a technology company, media agency, consulting firm, advertiser, or research company

• Experience with ads measurement or ad operations in performance advertising ( user growth and acquisition in eCommerce or Gaming) 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in business, math, statistics, economics, engineering or a related quantitative field

• Direct work experience with top performance advertisers within the China market

• Experience building and influencing client or partner relationships

• Experience with team or peer leadership and development

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"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!