Salesforce
Staff / Principal Product Data Scientist - Slack
$172K–$345K
California - San Francisco +3 · Office Tech-Flexible · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- California - San Francisco
New York - New York
Georgia - Atlanta
Washington - Seattle - Experience
- 5+ years of experience in product data science in related tech industries.
- Education
- Related degree required; a BS degree in a quantitative field is given as an example. An advanced degree (MS, PhD) is a strong plus.
About the job
Leads product data science for Slack, using analytics and experimentation to shape product strategy, measure product health, and develop an AI-enabled data self-service platform.
What you'll do
- Partner with product stakeholders to identify opportunities, prioritize roadmaps, and support evidence-based product decisions.
- Evaluate drivers of product adoption and build success metrics, reporting, and canonical data sources.
- Contribute to the design and implementation of Slack’s agentic data delivery platform.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of product data science experience in related tech industries.
- Advanced SQL proficiency and proficiency in at least one data science programming language, such as Python, R, or Scala.
- Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, ML, and analytical problem-solving; experience with large-scale distributed data platforms.
- Related degree required; BS in a quantitative field is given as an example.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow.
- Advanced degree (MS, PhD).
Pay
USD $172,500 - $313,700 annually (base salary); USD $207,800 - $344,700 annually (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Python, R, Scala, Apache Airflow, Spark, Presto, Hive
AI focus
Design and develop Slack’s agentic data delivery platform to support data self-service in an AI and agentic context. Salesforce also states it uses AI tools to help assess candidate resumes and qualifications; humans make hiring decisions.
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