About the role

Role overview

Dropbox is hiring a Data Scientist (Virtual First) to partner with Product, Engineering, and Design to answer key questions about revenue growth, product optimization, scaling, and monetization. The role uses applied analytics and user behavior insights to drive high-impact initiatives.

Responsibilities

Develop a deep understanding of customer journey phases and core business metrics
Conduct analytical deep-dives to:
- frame hypotheses
- design and execute experiments
- perform exploratory analysis to derive insights on user engagement
Inform experimentation design and product/business roadmaps
Build personalized segmentation using propensity models to target offers and experiences
Identify trends and build automated reporting and executive-facing dashboards for acquisition, monetization, and engagement
Analyze large, complex, multi-dimensional customer behavior datasets to extract actionable insights
Monitor and improve a high volume of experiments (including multivariate experiments)
Translate complex findings into business implications via strong communication
Work cross-functionally with Data Science, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Design, User Research, and senior executives

Requirements

Bachelor’s or above in a quantitative field (Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related)
3–5 years using analytics to drive business/product/marketing decisions (or similar)
Ability to work independently and proactively with business stakeholders
Strong SQL skills and experience with large unstructured datasets (e.g., Hadoop)
Deep knowledge of statistical analysis and experimentation design (e.g., regression, decision trees)
Experience running multivariate experiments to optimize product or revenue
Strong written and verbal communication
Programming/scripting proficiency; R or Python knowledge is a plus

Preferred qualifications

Product analytics experience in a SaaS company
Master’s or above in a quantitative discipline

Compensation & location

Hiring in US Zone 2 and Zone 3 (Zone 1 not available)
US Zone 2: $149,200–$201,800 USD (expected annual salary/OTE)
US Zone 3: $132,600–$179,400 USD (expected annual salary/OTE)
OTE reflects annual compensation; Dropbox also provides additional total rewards (bonus/incentives and RSUs).

About Dropbox

Dropbox is a Virtual First company focused on cloud-based collaboration and file storage services. It leverages data-driven decision-making across product, engineering, and marketing to improve growth, monetization, and user engagement.

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