M3M3 — Senior Manager
Data Science Data Science Management
Leads teams of analysts and scientists, coordinating their projects and development.
What this level means
Leads multiple teams or a sub-function; sets goals and owns cross-team execution.
- Scope
- Multiple teams or a sub-function
- Autonomy
- Sets goals within functional strategy
- Complexity
- Multi-team execution and resourcing trade-offs
- Impact
- Sub-function outcomes
- Decision rights
- Owns goals, budget input, and people decisions across teams
- Leadership
- Manages managers and/or several teams
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Setting the roadmap for the data science team
- Prioritizing projects
- Mentoring team members
- Managing team performance and development
- Aligning data initiatives with business goals
- Communicating strategy and results to executives
- Fostering a culture of innovation
- Overseeing budget and resource allocation
- Set team roadmap
- Prioritize and oversee projects
- Mentor and develop team
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Project prioritization
- Executive communication
- Resource allocation
- Performance evaluation
- Innovation management
- Budget oversight
- Data science management
- Strategic alignment
- Team leadership
- Project management
- Innovation strategies
- Business communication
- Resource planning
- Performance metrics
- Blend of technical understanding with strong management and communication abilities
- Leadership
- Strategic Vision
- Team development
- Resource management
- Innovation
- Stakeholder engagement
- Performance management
What good looks like
- 8-10+ years of experience
- Demonstrated success in delivering value from data
- Master's degree in Management or related field
- Proven leadership in data science
Common titles
Senior Manager, Data ScienceData Science Senior ManagerData Science Data Science ManagementManager/Director roles
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
O*NET / SOC: 15-2051.00 — Data Scientists