Published: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:50:51 GMT
Position: Head of Data Science at Render
Company Overview:
Render is a leading cloud hosting platform dedicated to simplifying the hosting process for developers and teams. Our platform offers a wide range of applications, from simple static sites to complex multi-service architectures, without the complexity and maintenance challenges of traditional cloud providers. With a focus on user experience, craft, and reliability, we have attracted over 2 million developers and continue to grow at a rapid pace. In January 2025, we reached a significant milestone by raising $80 million in Series C financing, bringing our total funding to $157M.
Job Description:
We are seeking a visionary and hands-on Head of Data Science to join our diverse and talented team at Render. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and scaling the data function at Render, setting the strategy, building a world-class team, and embedding data deeply into every decision we make. You will work closely with leaders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and GTM to shape product strategy, surface key insights, and drive operational excellence. This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly impactful function at a pivotal stage of our growth.
Responsibilities:
– Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing data science team across analytics, experimentation, and statistical modeling.
– Personally drive and guide impactful IC work, from ad hoc analysis to ML-based modeling projects.
– Create and evangelize best practices for data reliability, reproducibility, and documentation.
– Collaborate with senior leadership to define a long term data strategy.
– Own and scale the Data Science function across product, growth, and go-to-market, aligning with company OKRs and strategic bets.
– Hire, lead, and mentor a world-class team of data scientists and analysts; build a high-trust, high-impact culture grounded in intellectual rigor and bias for action.
– Define and communicate Render’s long-term data strategy and architecture in partnership with Engineering and Product leadership.
– Drive strategic insight across the organization, from pricing and packaging to product adoption, conversion, and customer segmentation.
– Promote data fluency across Render through tools, dashboards, and processes that empower every team to make smarter decisions.
– Provide actionable insights about our users such as how they work, how they discover features, and which obstacles they might run into on the platform.
– Contribute toward initiatives to enhance the reliability and accuracy of our data infrastructure and processes.
Requirements:
– 8+ years of experience in data science, with 4+ years in a leadership role scaling teams and delivering cross-functional impact.
– A strong foundation in statistics, causal inference, experimentation, and modeling techniques.
– Fluency in SQL and Python; experience with modern data stacks (e.g. BigQuery, dbt, Metabase, Mixpanel).
– Track record of influencing executive-level decisions through clear storytelling and analytical depth.
– Demonstrated ability to scale data functions from zero-to-one and beyond in fast-paced, product-led environments.
– Impact mindset: you’re excited to wear multiple hats, move fast, and help define what “great” looks like.
– Bonus: experience in B2B SaaS, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, or growth analytics.
Our Data Stack:
– Multiple sources of data (e.g. Segment, HubSpot, back-end data in Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL).
– ETL to BigQuery with Stitch.
– Dbt layer for data transformation.
– Analysis and reporting with Metabase and MixPanel.
Benefits:
– The starting salary for this role is between $250,400 – $344,300, depending on factors such as work experience and transferable skills, business needs and impact, and market demands.
– Eligible for equity with early exercise options and extended exercise windows.
– 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child, plus an additional 5 days off during your first few weeks back.
– Long-term disability, life insurance, and 401K plans.
– 100% employer-paid medical coverage and 99% employer-paid dental and vision coverage for you and a dependent. FSAs available too.
– Monthly wellness stipend.
– Monthly mental health stipend.
– Monthly commuter stipend for Bay Area employees, and a home office stipend for remote employees.
– Continuous learning benefits & related support.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Render is an equal-opportunity employer. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product, and our community to flourish. We make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional, and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
We encourage all who are interested to apply. We can’t wait to hear from you!
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