Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth

OpenAI's ads platform is experiencing rapid global scale. As the Lead Data Scientist for SMB Ads Growth, you will architect the analytics function end-to-end,driving strategy across targeting, funnel optimization, and performance forecasting. You will work directly with the SMB Ads Marketing team and your insights will be the primary catalyst for high-stakes decisions across marketing, product, and sales engineering.

Compensation

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The salary range for this role is $293K – $515K, with generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
• Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
• 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
• Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
• Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
• Relocation support for eligible employees
• Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

What You'll Do

Full-Funnel Analytics

• Establish the foundational growth metrics and North Star KPIs for the SMB Ads ecosystem, optimizing the journey from lead acquisition to long-term retention.
• Diagnose funnel friction points through advanced behavioral analysis and quantify the incremental revenue impact of proposed optimizations.
• Partner cross-functionally to transform complex data findings into actionable, high-priority roadmaps for product and marketing stakeholders.

Targeting, Segmentation & Propensity Modeling

• Engineer sophisticated propensity models and look-alike frameworks to identify and capture high-LTV SMB advertisers.
• Own the lifecycle of target list construction, including advanced data enrichment, multi-dimensional prioritization, and granular performance tracking.
• Develop robust segmentation architectures that power hyper-personalized outreach across paid, partnership, and outsourced (BPO) channels.
• Synthesize market signals to refine our value proposition, ensuring OpenAI remains a key platform for SMB business growth.

Campaign Analytics & Measurement

• Design and implement rigorous multi-touch attribution and incrementality frameworks to evaluate channel efficacy.
• Lead the experimental roadmap: formulate hypotheses, execute A/B and multivariate tests, and communicate results to executive leadership.
• Automate business-critical reporting and dashboards to provide real-time visibility during weekly operating reviews.

Forecasting & Planning

• Build high-fidelity revenue and advertiser growth models to project performance against quarterly and annual targets.
• Simulate the impact of various growth levers,such as regional expansion and channel activation,to drive strategic resource allocation.

What We're Looking For

Required

• 5+ years of experience in data science or growth analytics within an ads platform, marketplace, or high-growth B2B environment.
• Proven track record of deploying machine learning models (propensity, LTV) that significantly moved business metrics.
• Strong SQL; proficient in Python or R.
• Experience thriving in ambiguous "0-to-1" environments, with a hands-on approach to building data infrastructure and processes.

Strongly Preferred

• Prior experience at a major scaled ads platform (e.g., Meta, Google, LinkedIn).
• Experience working in 0-1 environments
• A deep passion for artificial intelligence and proficiency in leveraging AI tools to accelerate modeling and insight generation.