Job brief: Director, Data Science

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on GitLab's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-06 (1 day ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $209,600 to $314,400 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Remote · Remote, Canada; Remote, United States · Canada · United States of America
• Posted: 2026-11-05

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Director".

Must have

• Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license.
• 12+ years in data science, product analytics, or a related field, including 6+ years leading teams and 3+ years managing managers in B2B SaaS or tech
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field
• many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement.

Conditions

• Clear point of view on how AI is reshaping data science and analytics, and experience leading teams through that shift

Main duties

• Build trusted relationships with executives across Product, Finance, and GTM, and act as their thought partner, shaping the questions the business should be …
• Own investment and prioritization across teams: decide where Data Science spends its time, and make trade-offs visible to senior leaders
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional programs, such as driving new product adoption and growing our consumption business, from strategy through measurable busi…
• Build a high-trust culture of urgency, accountability, and open communication, and act on engagement and feedback across teams
• Partner with Analytics Engineering, Data Engineering, and other data teams across the company to solve data opportunities together, aligned on a shared data …

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for data and analytics jobs across the U.S.: $130k a year (761 listings, 160 employers). This listing is 101% higher.
• Across GitLab's 125 open listings, 21% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How GitLab hires

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