Director of Data Science – Engineering

ActBlue

Director of Data Science & Engineering at ActBlue overseeing data teams and strategies. Leading initiatives for data-driven product experiences in support of Democratic victories.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $213,918 - $271,104 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with leaders across the organization to develop and execute on a data strategy inline with ActBlue's near and long term goals, including supporting organizational growth through acquisitions and partnerships
Foster a data centric culture by upleveling our ability to make data-informed decisions and build best in class data products that meet rigorous performance and reliability standards
Enable and advocate for AI/ML driven products and features across the ActBlue Platform through building scalable machine learning infrastructure that serves production environments and identifying new opportunities to deploy data science and analytics capacity in service of our mission
Oversee our Data Science, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Platform teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
Guide the evolution of our data systems, tools, and architecture to meet the organization's needs, including data consolidation, governance frameworks, and unified data models across multiple entities
Ensure high-quality communication and a stakeholder-centric approach between our data teams and their internal customers, with an emphasis on responsiveness and partnership during high-stakes moments

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years or equivalent in successfully managing and leading Data teams
2+ years of leading Data organizations of size 20 or more
Expertise in the use of data science in strategic and operational decision-making
Expertise in statistics and quantitative analysis
Expertise in data security and compliance
Strong familiarity with Data Engineering, Data platforms, and tools for high performance big data infrastructure
Experience building production-grade ML/AI systems, including feature engineering pipelines, model deployment, and performance monitoring
Track record of driving technical excellence and pushing engineering teams to deliver at a higher level
Effective cross-functional collaborator who can effectively partner across business functions to understand needs, manage expectations, and oversee joint projects in dynamic, sometimes ambiguous environments
Outstanding stakeholder orientation with a strong desire to be of service, particularly during critical deadlines and organizational complexity
Ability to navigate multi-stakeholder environments and build alignment across different organizational structures
Experience leading data integration efforts through mergers and acquisitions, including building centralized data lakes, harmonizing data models across disparate systems, and establishing unified governance frameworks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work schedules and an unlimited time-off policy
Fully paid and trans-inclusive health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families; plus fully-paid health reimbursement arrangement to use for out of pocket expenses and fully-paid short- and long-term disability
Fully paid basic and AD&D life insurance and a voluntary supplemental life insurance option
Dependent and health care flexible spending account options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefits for employees
Automatic 2% Employer-paid 401K contribution, plus up to an additional 6% match on employee contributions
A minimum of three months paid medical, family and parental leave (for all new parents, adoptions included)
Commuter or home-office benefits, including a $1,000 home-office setup allowance for all new full-time remote employees
Additional perks including quarterly snack deliveries and digital subscriptions to the Boston Globe & New York Times

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Hard Skills & Tools

data sciencedata analyticsdata engineeringmachine learningstatisticsquantitative analysisdata securitycompliancefeature engineeringmodel deployment

Soft Skills

collaborationstakeholder orientationcross-functional partnershipcommunicationleadershipproject managementresponsivenessservice orientationadaptabilityalignment building