Prolific is a platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling high‑quality, ethically sourced human behavioural data.
Growth Data Science & Analytics Lead (Maternity Cover)
London, Hybrid
The Growth Data Science & Analytics function sits at the heart of Prolific and owns the company’s growth framework, answering questions such as where our biggest opportunities lie, what is constraining our growth, and where we should invest next. This interim leadership role reports to the Executive Committee and leads a team of three embedded data scientists and analysts.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of three embedded data scientists and analysts.
- Own weekly planning, prioritisation, and delivery oversight across the team’s workstreams.
- Act as line manager and primary point of escalation, supporting individual contributor development and day‑to‑day work.
- Manage intake processes and stakeholder expectations across business verticals.
- Serve as the senior analytics partner to the Executive Committee, presenting data‑led insights on marketplace health, revenue performance, and growth.
- Own and maintain key reporting surfaces across the BI infrastructure.
- Translate complex analytical findings into clear, measured narratives for senior audiences.
- Build trusted relationships with cross‑functional partners across all functions.
Qualifications
- Proven experience leading a data and analytics team, ideally in a marketplace or platform business.
- Commercial instincts and the ability to connect data to business outcomes.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to or advising executive teams.
- Hands‑on SQL proficiency and a detail‑oriented approach.
- Comfortable picking up mid‑flight work and operating without a long handover runway.
- Prior experience in a scale‑up or growth‑stage company is a plus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Remote working options within a mission‑driven culture.
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