Sr. Data Science Manager, Content Distribution

Netflix
Panama
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 600,000 - 1,050,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Data storytelling","Ownership","Accountability","Judgment","Candor","Stakeholder influence"]

Lead a team of data scientists and analytics engineers to drive measurement and innovation for personalization and merchandising in Netflix’s content distribution ecosystem. Own end-to-end outcomes for experiments, observational causal inference, analytics, statistical modeling, and econometrics, translating insights into decision-ready recommendations. Partner across Engineering, Merchandising, Product Management, Consumer Insights, and Design to frame problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and establish a clear strategy and operating norms for sustained impact.

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Sr. Data Science Manager, Content Distribution

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Job Summary

Lead a team of data scientists and analytics engineers to drive measurement and innovation for personalization and merchandising in Netflix’s content distribution ecosystem. Own end-to-end outcomes for experiments, observational causal inference, analytics, statistical modeling, and econometrics, translating insights into decision-ready recommendations. Partner across Engineering, Merchandising, Product Management, Consumer Insights, and Design to frame problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and establish a clear strategy and operating norms for sustained impact.
Location: Panama
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a team across data science and analytics engineering to shape measurement and innovation strategy for personalization and merchandising.
  • •Own end-to-end outcomes for measurement and insights, ensuring timely, decision-ready work that meaningfully shapes product direction.
  • •Partner with cross-functional teams to frame the right problems, surface tradeoffs, and build a shared causal understanding of content distribution.
  • •Set vision, priorities, and operating norms to enable strong execution and sustained impact.
  • •Model Netflix values through strong judgment, candor, and accountability in day-to-day work and interactions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 600,000 - 1,050,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityDisability ProgramsPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Demonstrated experience leading data science, analytics, or related technical teams in algorithmically-focused domains, with accountability for direction and outcomes.
  • •Strong analytical judgment and structured thinking to move from messy, ambiguous problems to clear insights, recommendations, and decisions.
  • •Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to influence partners with clear framing, tradeoff articulation, and data storytelling.
  • •A track record of operating effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with strong ownership and judgment and minimal process or oversight.
  • •A Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field with deep expertise in applied data science and experimentation within consumer-facing, algorithmically-driven products.
Experience:Consumer-facingAlgorithmically-driven productsExperimentationCausal inferenceContent distributionPersonalizationMerchandising
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationData storytellingOwnershipAccountabilityJudgmentCandorStakeholder influence

Company Brief

Netflix
Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States
Founded: 1997
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