Develop, deploy, and grow with Unity, the world’s leading 3D game engine. Build for all major platforms from mobile, to PC and console as well as XR, acquire players, monetize your game, and power industrial applications. Backed by Sequoia.
About the role
As a Principal Data Scientist on this team, you'll have strong ownership over revenue growth and overall business success, working across key areas within Ads and AI: Vector initiatives, supply-side analytics, and sales insights. You'll establish a product analytics culture, take ownership of high-impact ML products, and define how data drives decisions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Lead the analysis behind Unity's ads business: what drives revenue, how supply and demand behave, and where growth comes from
- Present analysis and recommendations directly to C-level and executive leaders, and shape the decisions that follow
- Collaborate closely with PM, Engineering, Sales, and other multi-functional leaders to inform strategy and support decisions
- Transform large-scale datasets into actionable insights, using quantitative analysis, experimentation, and data mining to support product and business success
- Define success metrics, track performance, and measure the impact of ML and product initiatives
- Guide product decisions by uncovering trends, identifying opportunities, providing data-driven recommendations and driving product roadmaps
More about this role
The opportunity
We're growing the Data Science team behind Unity's ads business, transforming large-scale data into actionable insights. The team informs every stage of the ads product lifecycle: from identifying opportunities to evaluating performance and shaping long-term strategy across supply, demand, and customer insights. We do that in partnership with PM, Engineering, Sales, and Finance, and directly with the executive leaders who set direction for Ads and AI.
As a Principal Data Scientist on this team, you'll have strong ownership over revenue growth and overall business success, working across key areas within Ads and AI: Vector initiatives, supply-side analytics, and sales insights. You'll establish a product analytics culture, take ownership of high-impact ML products, and define how data drives decisions. This is a technical leadership role rather than a management one: you'll mentor other data scientists, lead the initiatives that need a senior voice, and stay hands-on in the data.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead the analysis behind Unity's ads business: what drives revenue, how supply and demand behave, and where growth comes from
- Present analysis and recommendations...
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