Vp Data Science at Quizlet

About Quizlet:

Inspired by our belief that anyone can learn anything and powered by our own curiosity, we build the smartest tools we can imagine to help students learn.  

Quizlet is the popular, global learning platform and app that millions of students, teachers and everyday people use to study any subject imaginable for school, work or as part of their personal interests -- including two-thirds of high school students and half of all college students in the US. Combining cognitive science and machine learning, Quizlet guides students through adaptive study activities to confidently reach their learning goals. We’re on track to become the undisputed leader in user-generated learning content and engagement, at the scale of YouTube.  

Valued at $1 billion, Quizlet has raised over $60 million in venture capital from investors including Icon Ventures, Union Square Ventures, General Atlantic, Costanoa Ventures, Owl Ventures, and Altos Ventures.  

To serve our global community of learners, our teams tackle lofty technical challenges and design for use cases across cultures and languages. We work hard, act like owners, and collaborate every chance we get. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

With offices in major cities around the world and ambitious plans for expansion, we remain grounded in our commitment to our mission of helping people learn. We’re looking for new team members who crave a challenge and want to help us continue amplifying our impact. 

About the Role:

In this exceptional leadership opportunity, you will lead Quizlet’s Data Science team to directly impact how the world learns. Data science and machine learning research from your team introduces new algorithms to Quizlet’s learning, content understanding, search/suggestion, and monetization areas. Core user and product analysis, KPI development, metrics innovation, and experimentation enable us to learn what works best for Quizlet learners and subscribers as we experiment with different ways of packaging and selling.

You will pursue these challenges as a data science thought leader and key executive partner in Quizlet’s Engineering organization. In addition to leading a world-class team, you will influence business and technical strategies to help us solidify Quizlet’s top spot consumer study tools and assignment help and continue our quest to revolutionize learning worldwide.

The preferred location for this role is San Francisco, CA; however, all U.S. Remote applicants are encouraged to apply.


In this role, you will:

Participate in Quizlet’s executive team: help set product and business strategy, represent learning science, data science and machine learning, initiate and debate key strategic topics and opportunities from your team’s work, and drive bold high-impact decisions
Inspire and lead your team to research and deliver strategic, innovative, learning science-backed and machine learning-based approaches to improve learning with Quizlet and the growth of our business
Lead strong partnerships with Quizlet’s product management, engineering, design, marketing, and content teams
Guide ongoing product decisions especially bringing confidence to long-term investments
Continuously help Quizlet improve understanding of our users in many global markets
Develop and evolve strategic roadmap for online learning capabilities and content understanding
Partner with product development teams to deliver actionable and significant insights on areas including users, growth and monetization
Grow and expand your expert team with an eye toward diverse and forward-pushing skills that span learning and cognitive science, machine learning, data science and analytics methods, data engineering, and experimentation
Instill an inclusive team environment that is innovative and collaborative



What you bring to the table:

A deep technical background in applied data science, spanning some or all of statistics, experimentation, machine learning, causal methods, optimization techniques, data engineering and architecture (applied to large data), and behavioral analytics
Skilled at operating in a cross-functional organization where your teams need to collaborate and integrate with other teams across several disciplines
Experience building and leading teams to drive science-backed consumer product growth with machine learning at Internet scale
Exceptional communication skills and are articulate with both technical and business partners; you create effective frameworks to aid the discussion of complicated topics, are an active listener, and naturally conscious of who needs to know what and proactively seek to share important context accordingly
Enthusiasm towards having a strategic impact at an executive level, including interacting with other leaders on complex issues and applying strong judgment and analysis toward important business decisions
Experience with the creation and evolution of company-critical KPIs 
Proactive and passionate about organizational topics including DEI and the growth & development of individual contributors & people leaders
Experience building and leading a data science organization of at least 20 members among multiple teams



Bonus points if you have:

Completed advanced study or research in brain or psychology-related field requiring relevant data science skills
Curiosity about learning, learners, and how people learn around the world
Excitement to help Quizlet deepen and broaden our product to increase its relevance globally



Benefits & Perks:

Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
20 vacation days (and we expect you to take them!); 10 paid holidays plus additional days off in 2022 due to Covid
Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, HMO, VSP Choice)
Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match
Professional Development stipend (teach yourself something new)
Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, Wellness benefits
40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice



We strive to make everyone feel comfortable and welcome! 
We work to create a holistic interview process, where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together, in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership.
We provide a transparent setting, that gives  a comprehensive view of who we are!  


In Closing:

We hope you are excited about everything you read so far. We highly encourage you to apply for this position, even if you feel you do not meet all the requirements. Quizlet is always looking for amazing folks that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in various ways - not merely candidates that fit a certain mold.

We have a bias for action, take initiative, and hustle to deliver results. We make informed decisions whenever possible but are unafraid to take calculated risks on great ideas to promote learning. We embrace challenges and see effort as the path to mastery. We’re constantly seeking opportunities to learn and we embrace curiosity. Quality matters at Quizlet, and we hold the bar high on everything we do.
 
We treat each other with honesty and respect, encourage vigorous debate, and seek critical feedback. We value diversity, humility, transparency, and collaboration as the best paths to our success — as individuals, as a team, and as a company.

Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are actively working to build a team that is representative of the diverse communities we serve, and an open, inclusive work environment where all employees can thrive. As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us!

To All Recruiters and Placement Agencies:
At this time Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and/or profiles. 
Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee. Quizlet will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet.