Responsibilities

• Execute data storytelling for Moloco's external research and thought leadership, transforming raw, often messy datasets into a single, sharp narrative that lands with press, customers, and industry audiences
• Serve as the approval gate for first-party marketing claims ahead of legal review, ensuring every externally stated number and assertion is rigorously substantiated, and standing ready to defend or revise any claim under direct challenge
• Independently execute research projects within scope, including coordination with external partners and agencies, with judgment on when and who to loop in along the way
• Bring industry context and business judgment to the work: identify what's actually interesting or defensible about a dataset, not just what's technically correct
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, especially Legal and PMM, as a genuine thought partner, asking sharp questions and pressure-testing ideas rather than just executing requests
• Use AI tools to accelerate analysis and content production, while applying critical judgment to catch and correct AI errors before anything ships

Requirements

• Strong data storytelling skills as a core competency: proven ability to turn a messy dataset into a single, sharp narrative for an external audience
• Experience producing rigorous, defensible research and thought leadership, with comfort working through legal review
• Hands-on experience in mobile, advertising, or ad tech, with the confidence to hold your own with industry experts, analysts, and customers
• Intellectual honesty under scrutiny: comfortable being directly challenged on your own numbers, and willing to concede or revise a claim rather than defend it reflexively
• Experience executing projects independently once scoped, including with external partners or agencies, with good judgment on who to loop in and when
• Industry knowledge (mobile, advertising, ad tech, or adjacent) strong enough to bring a point of view, not just process data
• Demonstrated ability to work as a genuine thought partner to cross-functional stakeholders, comfortable asking hard questions and challenging assumptions rather than just presenting findings
• Rigorous, hands-on analytical ability: strong SQL plus experience with tools like Python/R and BI platforms (Looker, Tableau, or similar)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with the confidence to execute independently on a day-to-day basis

Preferred

• Experience working with external research/consulting partners or data partnerships
• Experience navigating claims substantiation or disclosure controls in a growing or scaling company
• Proficiency working alongside AI tools/agents for research and data analysis (rather than manual execution)
• Background in journalism, consulting, or research that required translating data into a defensible public narrative

Benefits

• U.S.-based employees have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits and perks. U.S.-based employees also receive up to 12 scheduled paid holidays per calendar year and one Thrive Day off per quarter. Additionally, all employees have Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• The location for this role is listed above. For base pay range purposes, location-based compensation is grouped into the following regions. Your region is determined by your assigned work location.