[Remote] VP, Data Science
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Knot Worldwide provides products, services, and content that help couples plan celebrations while connecting them with local wedding professionals. The VP of Data Science & Analytics will lead experimentation, business intelligence, and advanced analytics across the company’s global two-sided marketplace, driving measurable improvements in engagement, marketplace liquidity, vendor ROI, and customer value. The role will own experimentation strategy and enterprise BI while partnering with data engineering and executive stakeholders to build scalable measurement and analytics capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Define and scale experimentation strategy across a complex two-sided marketplace (couples and vendors)
- Ensure rigorous A/B testing, incrementality measurement, and causal inference across growth, monetization, ranking, and lifecycle initiatives
- Build frameworks that account for cross-side marketplace effects and long-term LTV impact
- Establish clear accountability for experimentation outcomes tied to business performance
- Own executive dashboards and enterprise reporting from Board-level metrics to team-level KPIs
- Develop and maintain a trusted metrics layer with clear governance and definitions
- Improve forecasting, driver trees, and performance diagnostics tied to CPAs, GMV, and marketplace health
- Enable scalable self-serve analytics capabilities across the organization
- Lead applied data science across personalization, marketplace dynamics, pricing, segmentation, and lifecycle modeling
- Develop robust LTV and marketplace health models
- Partner with ML teams to ensure strong model evaluation and business impact measurement
- Partner closely with Data Engineering to design scalable experimentation infrastructure and data pipelines
- Influence architecture decisions without directly owning DE
- Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on data-driven growth strategy
Skills
- 15+ years in Data Science, Analytics, or quantitative leadership roles
- Experience leading BI and analytics in a large, global organization
- Demonstrated success operating within a two-sided marketplace or platform business
- Proven experience owning experimentation strategy and delivering measurable business impact
- Experience partnering with C-suite and Board stakeholders
- Deep knowledge of experimental design, causal inference, and statistical modeling
- Experience building scalable experimentation and analytics ecosystems
- Strong fluency in SQL and modern data tools (e.g., Snowflake, Looker, Sigma, Tableau)
- Strong understanding of marketplace unit economics and LTV modeling
- Experience building and scaling high-performing Data Science and Analytics teams
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills in matrixed environments
- Ability to translate complex quantitative analysis into clear business insights
Benefits
- Medical, dental, retirement, and generous leave policies
- Physical and mental wellness programs
- Flexible time off
- This role is fully remote and not tied to any specific office location.
- For roles not eligible for in-office expectations, we support connection through virtual collaboration and intentional gatherings.
Company Overview
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