What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Economist position at Snap Inc?
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company's three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.
We are searching for our founding economist to build and lead our behavioral science capabilities from the ground up, crafting innovative strategies to solve complex challenges, shaping the organizations decision-making frameworks, and driving measurable impact across critical areas of the business.
What You'll Do
- Develop and oversee the execution of behavioral research initiatives to uncover customer insights and drive decision management
- Lead the design, analysis, and application of experiments and models to measure the impact of customer behaviors on business outcomes
- Develop economic theory and deliver econometrics and machine learning models to unlock the new opportunities across Snap's ecosystem
- Partner with cross-team technical contributors (scientists, software engineers, product managers) to implement solutions in production
- Drive the adoption of behavioral economics principles across the organization, delivering actionable recommendations to improve engagement, retention, and growth
- Communicate research findings effectively to stakeholders and senior leadership, bridging technical concepts with business goals.
- Monitor emerging trends in behavioral economics and apply them to organizational challenges.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don't be shy and provide us some information.
Default Together" Policy at Snap : At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a "default together" approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability / vets.
Our Benefits : Snap Inc. is its own community, so we've got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
Compensation
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position.These pay zones may be modified in the future.
Zone A (CA, WA, NYC) :
The base salary range for this position is $202,000-$303,000 annually.
Zone B :
The base salary range for this position is $192,000-$288,000 annually.
Zone C :
The base salary range for this position is $172,000-$257,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
Salary : $172,000 - $257,000
