Lead Decision Scientist, Product

About the role

Life360 is a Remote First company, which means a remote work environment will be the primary experience for all employees. This role is open to candidates based in the US or Canada.

Responsibilities

• Be the strategic thought partner for cross-functional teams (Product Managers, Engineers, Marketing, Finance).
• Understand the roadmaps and users, and notice the gap between what the data shows and what the team assumes.
• Tell stories that move teams to act.
• Establish causality with the right tools for the situation, including A/B testing, analytics, and causal inference.
• Work with engineering to implement event instrumentation and with Product to translate insights into action.
• Develop metrics strategies that measure what matters to our users and our business.
• Build explanations on top of measurement, always grounding analysis in the reality that users are people with motivations and context the data alone won't tell you.
• Use AI to multiply your impact. Use coding agents and automated analysis daily, and help shape what our AI-native analytics stack looks like, contributing to how we move from reactive to proactive to autonomous.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in an analytics, data science, or decision science role at a consumer tech company.
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (economics, statistics, quantitative social science, operations research) or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience with causal inference methods in applied settings (e.g., difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, synthetic controls, propensity score matching).
• Track record of influencing product or business strategy through data, with specific examples of cross-functional impact.
• Experience with experimentation platforms (Statsig, Optimizely, or similar).
• Proficiency in SQL and Python/R for statistical analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with subscription or freemium business models.
• Familiarity with international / multi-market analytics.
• Experience building dbt models or contributing to analytics engineering workflows.
• Experience in growth, retention, or lifecycle analytics.
• Experience with LTV modeling, incrementality testing, or marketing mix modeling.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for US employees).
• Supplemental plans for medical and dental for Canadian employees.
• 401(k) plan with company matching program in the US and RRSP with DPSP plan for Canadian employees.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental wellness.
• Flexible PTO and 12 company wide days off throughout the year.
• Winter and Summer Weeklong Synchronized Company Shutdowns.
• Learning & Development programs.
• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment.
• Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle.
• Free Tile Products.

Company Values

• Be a Good Person - We have a team of high integrity people you can trust.
• Be Direct With Respect - We communicate directly, even when it’s hard.
• Members Before Metrics - We focus on building an exceptional experience for families.
• High Intensity, High Impact - We do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We believe that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better results. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic best selves to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Life360. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any legally protected status. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. We believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas.