Manager, Data Science

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GoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one place, GoFundMe makes it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves and each other. Together, our community has raised more than $40 billion since 2010.

We’re looking for a Manager, Data Science to architect and lead the next generation of marketing data science at GoFundMe. This role will build and scale the foundations of applied data science and AI that empower our Marketing, Growth, and Finance teams to make high-confidence, ROI-positive investment decisions. You’ll serve as a player-coach for a talented group of experienced data scientists, driving innovation while ensuring excellence in delivery.

Candidates considered for this role will be located in the San Francisco, Bay Area. There will be an in-office requirement of 3x a week.

The Job

• Build a strong AI and data science foundation : Develop scalable pipelines, reusable modeling frameworks, and robust experimentation platforms to support marketing and growth decision-making.
• Lead end-to-end data science & AI projects : From requirements gathering through feature engineering, modeling, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Establish best practices : Champion standards in model governance, reproducibility, data quality, and system reliability to ensure sustainable and trustworthy AI adoption.
• Drive marketing science innovation : Apply advanced methods—causal inference, uplift modeling, multi-touch attribution, and media mix modeling—to unlock insights and optimize spend.
• Advance forecasting & ROI modeling : Deliver budget allocation frameworks and predictive models that guide long-term roadmap planning and marketing efficiency.
• Partner cross-functionally : Work closely with Marketing, Growth, Product, Engineering, and Finance leaders to align analytics initiatives with revenue impact.
• Invest in people : Mentor, coach, and elevate a team of high-performing data scientists; foster a culture of technical rigor, curiosity, and applied innovation.
• Push the frontier of applied AI in marketing : Evaluate emerging generative and predictive AI approaches for audience segmentation, creative optimization, personalization, and campaign efficiency.

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Why you’ll love it here

We live by our core values

We live by our core values : impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $187,000 - $281,000 + equity + benefits. As this is a hybrid position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com.

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Learn More About GoFundMe : We’re proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their FY ‘24 annual report. Our annual “Year in Help” report reflects our community’s impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other. For recent company news and announcements, visit our Newsroom.

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