Univision Communications, Inc. Jobs

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM:

TelevisaUnivision is the leading Spanish-language media company in the world! We’re investing in our content, our people, and our properties, which span digital, streaming, social, audio, linear and live events. We’re growing our offerings, building on the launch of our successful streaming platform ViX.

TelevisaUnivision is seeking a Director of Data Science, Graph and Insights to join our Enterprise Data Science team. The Enterprise Data Science team serves as the data science hub for the organization, providing access and insights to our business leaders as they both develop new services and optimize existing services. This team is responsible for building and enhancing large-scale and high-performance systems to organize and store data from multiple platforms and conducting advanced statistical analyses to help optimize the experience for our digital audience. This team also develops key data assets for the company, including our Hispanic HH Graph, personalization and lifecycle propensity algorithms, lookalike modeling capabilities, proprietary customer segments, and manages relationships with key partners to improve UCI data assets and enable new data-driven services.

The Director of Data Science, Graph and Insights will be the technical owner of our industry-leading Hispanic household graph, lookalike modeling framework, and customer profile, and help advance our lifecycle propensity models that score our streaming users based on different behaviors (churn/upgrade/resubscription likelihood). You will also help mentor and guide other data scientists to deliver data-driven insights from the graph to marketing and ad sales stakeholders internally. You are expected to be a player-coach, with an equal amount of time spent on hands-on technical work and mentoring junior colleagues. This role reports into the Head of Data Science.

A successful candidate will be an integral member of the Enterprise Data Science team and a key partner for analysts and data scientists in the business units. This individual will help to develop a team of data scientists, through coaching and processes that bring about team-work and technical excellence. This person will also work closely with colleagues across the wider data strategy organization to develop new proprietary data assets and with our platform teams to develop net new services and maintain/optimize existing ones.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY: (aka Responsibilities)

• Manage, grow, and motivate a group of data scientists

• Be a technical leader and go-to expert for tactics and technical strategy

• Build transformations leveraging any net-new 1st or 3rd party data sources as inputs into the household graph

• Develop and manage household graph-related infrastructure and algorithms

• Maintain and improve our graph-enabled lookalike modeling framework

• Own and steer all graph-related reporting and insights-based requests

• Own and optimize our segment creation process

• Maintain, improve, and increase the usage of lifecycle propensity models leveraged by the streaming product and marketing teams

• Own the buildout, maintenance, and enhancements around our customer profile

• Execute deep-dive analyses that are priorities for advanced ad sales and marketing

• Facilitate data-driven and informed decision making and prioritization

• Develop strong cross-functional partnerships across Univision to drive team success

• Drive outstanding performance for the Graph and Insights pod

YOU HAVE: (Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience)

• 1+ years of experience with team leadership or team management

• 5+ years of experience with data science

• Demonstrated use and understanding of statistical analysis

• Expert level proficiency in Python

• Expert level proficiency in SQL

• Expert level proficiency in at least one cloud architecture (GCP/AWS/Azure)

• Bachelor’s degree in a broadly quantitative field

• Experience conducting analyses to drive business impact

• Experience communicating effectively with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders of different disciplines

• Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance

IDEAL CANDIDATES ALSO HAVE: (Desired Skills, Qualifications and Experience)

• Experience building pseudonymous identity frameworks leveraging device graphs

• Extensive experience with google cloud platform

• Experience with large data sets and data warehouse environments (Big Query/Snowflake)

• Ability to thrive in a high pressure and rapidly changing, less structured environment

• Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and maintain focus and confidentiality

• Strong relationship building ability

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Advanced (M.S./Ph.D.) degree in a broadly quantitative field

• Full professional proficiency in English and either professional Spanish proficiency or the desire to become proficient in Spanish

• Knowledge of TelevisaUnivision content is a plus!

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be willing to work in the US

• Employment/education will be verified

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

OUR BENEFITS:

TelevisaUnivision believes that a happy, well-balanced employee is what makes our culture thrive. We offer a wide selection of perks and benefits including PTO; tuition reimbursement; wellness and employee support programs; 401K; and life and other insurance plans. This is all in addition to our comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental and vision coverage options.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. Please note the national salary range listed in the job posting reflects the new hire salary range across levels and U.S. locations that would be applicable to the position.

Salary Range:

170,000 - 200,000 + benefits

Univision is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About TelevisaUnivision

As the leading Spanish-language media and content company in the world, TelevisaUnivision features the largest library of owned content and industry-leading production capabilities that power its streaming, digital and linear television offerings, as well as its radio platforms. The Company’s media portfolio includes the top-rated broadcast networks Univision and UniMás in the U.S. and Las Estrellas and Canal 5 in Mexico. TelevisaUnivision is home to 36 Spanish-language cable networks, including Galavisión and TUDN, the No. 1 Spanish-language sports network in the U.S. and Mexico. With the most compelling portfolio of Spanish-language sports rights in the world, TelevisaUnivision has solidified its position as the Home of Soccer. TelevisaUnivision also owns and manages 59 television stations across the U.S. and four broadcast channels in Mexico affiliated with 222 television stations, Videocine studio, and Uforia, the Home of Latin Music, which encompasses 57 owned or operated U.S. radio stations, a live event series and a robust digital audio footprint. TelevisaUnivision is home to the global streaming services ViX and Blim TV, which altogether host over 50,000 hours of high-quality, original Spanish-language programming from distinguished producers and top talent. The company’s prominent digital assets include Univision.com, Univision NOW, and several top-rated digital apps. For more information, visit televisaunivision.com.

Sobre TelevisaUnivision

Como la compañía líder de contenidos y medios en español en el mundo, TelevisaUnivision cuenta con la biblioteca de contenido propio más grande y capacidad de producción líder en la industria, mismas que impulsan sus ofertas de transmisión digital y lineal, así como sus plataformas de radio. La cartera de medios de la Compañía incluye las cadenas de transmisión líderes Univision y UniMás en Estados Unidos, y Las Estrellas y Canal 5 en México. TelevisaUnivision es el hogar de 36 canales de televisión de paga en español, incluidos Galavisión y TUDN, el canal de deportes en español número 1 en Estados Unidos y en México. Con la cartera de derechos deportivos en español más atractiva del mundo, TelevisaUnivision ha consolidado su posición como la Casa del Fútbol. TelevisaUnivision también posee y administra 59 estaciones de televisión en Estados Unidos y cuatro canales de transmisión en México con 222 estaciones de televisión asociadas, los estudios de Videocine y Uforia, the Home of Latin Music, que abarca 57 estaciones de radio propias u operadas en Estados Unidos, una serie de eventos en vivo y una sólida huella de audio digital. TelevisaUnivision es el hogar de los servicios de transmisión digital premium ViX y Blim TV, que en conjunto presentan más de 50,000 horas de programación original en español de alta calidad de productores distinguidos y talento destacado. Los activos digitales más relevantes de la empresa incluyen Univision.com, Univision NOW y varias aplicaciones digitales de primera categoría. Para obtener más información, visite televisaunivision.com