Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$293K/yr – $515K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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.

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.
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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core. OpenAI is dedicated to putting that alignment of interests first — ahead of profit.To achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. Our investment in diversity, equity, and inclusion is ongoing, executed through a wide range of initiatives, and championed and supported by leadership.At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.

Founded in 2015
San Francisco, California, USA
9.9K employees (629 in marketing)
91% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
266.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
52.5%
Direct
37.3%
Referral
9.4%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~9.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
429 (4% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
1.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
21

Funding

Total Funding
$189B
Last Raise
$110B
Corporate Round, 17 days ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2026
    Corporate Round • $110B
  • Dec 2025
    Corporate Round • $1B
  • Oct 2025
    Secondary Market • $6.6B

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