Experimentation Lead, Data & Insights

Company: New York Times
Location: New York
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

The of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a newsroom that's 1,700 strong and sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for. -Note for US based roles: Any offer of employment is contingent on providing proof of Covid-19 vaccination prior to your start date,subject to approved medical and/or religious exemptions, in accordance with applicable law.Job DescriptionThe New York Times is looking for a director to develop and promote experimentation standards across the organization, partnering with analytics, product, and engineering teams across the enterprise to increase testing capacity and the speed of learning. This is a senior-level individual contributor role in which you will collaborate closely with data platforms, core platforms, and the analytical teams across the company to standardize testing set-up, QA, metrics, pipelines and readouts, develop our testing platform capabilities, and help quantify the combined testing impact on the enterprise. The role requires strong strategic and tactical viewpoints, leadership skills, and endless curiosity.Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert on testing (A/B, multivariate, etc) and our existing experimentation platform, advising analysts, product managers and engineers on best practices and developing and providing training to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Create methodologies and governance for an enterprise-wide experimentation program and promote standards across the organization
• Increase experiment velocity by developing efficient processes, working with product and engineering to improve platform capabilities wherever possible -
• Drive a culture of experimentation across the organization
• Partner with counterparts across Data & Insights on test analyses and readouts -
• Represent the best practices of the Data & Insights group to both internal and external partnersMinimum Qualifications:
  • 8+ years of progressively complex experience in analytics
  • 5+ years experience designing, implementing and analyzing A/B tests
  • Deep expertise in statistics, with experience tailoring explanations of statistical and technical concepts to a variety of audiences
  • Mastery of SQL
  • Experience with big data environments such as Google BigQuery
  • Experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau, Mode, or Looker
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work seamlessly with a cross functional team of analysts, technologists, operations and product managersPreferred Qualifications
    • Experience working with data engineering teams
    • Experience in Python
    • Experience working in git
    • Experience with ETL tools, such as Airflow or dbt
    • Experience with digital product or subscription businessesIf you don't fill all of these requirements but believe you have what it takes to succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply!The annual base pay range for this role is between $152,000.00 and $185,000.00.#LI-AM1The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws, and will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

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