ibotta
Principal Decision Scientist, Strategic Partner Analytics
$159K–$190K
Hybrid - Denver · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; willingness to travel up to 20%.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, data science, or a related quantitative field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
About the job
Leads strategic publisher analytics, measurement, forecasting, and executive-facing insights to improve partner and network performance and support revenue growth.
What you'll do
- Advise strategic publisher partners and own analytics relationships, performance reporting, business reviews, and recommendations.
- Lead partner measurement, forecasting, financial and partner-economics analysis, and opportunity sizing.
- Shape scalable, increasingly automated analytics solutions; mentor colleagues and represent Ibotta as a measurement authority.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in analytics, data science, or decision science roles of increasing responsibility, with experience in retail media, performance marketing, or digital advertising.
- Proven partner-facing consultative expertise, including communicating with senior executives and C-suite stakeholders.
- Expertise in experimental and quasi-experimental design and measurement models such as incrementality and MMM; experience in forecasting, financial modeling, partner economics, and privacy-safe data collaboration.
- Hands-on proficiency with SQL, Python, and BI platforms; fluency with AI-assisted analytics workflows.
Nice to have
- Retail or CPG experience; consulting background.
- Master's or PhD; Git/GitHub, Databricks, and data pipeline tooling.
Pay
$159,000 - $190,000 USD base salary
Tools
SQL, Python, Looker, Tableau, Git/GitHub, Databricks
AI focus
Shape increasingly automated analytics solutions, including AI-assisted workflows.
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