The Staff Data Scientist role at Salesforce focuses on supporting Slack's Go-to-Market organization by leveraging data to drive growth and improve customer outcomes. The position involves collaborating with various teams, including Sales Strategy and Product, to analyze customer behavior and optimize GTM performance. The ideal candidate will apply advanced analytics and statistical methods to influence strategic decisions and develop predictive models. This role emphasizes a culture of evidence-based decision making within a diverse and supportive environment.

• 6+ years of industry experience applying data science, statistics, or quantitative analysis to solve complex business problems.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language for data science, such as Python, R, or Scala.
• Strong foundation in statistics, experimentation, causal inference, predictive modeling, and analytical problem solving.
• Experience working with large-scale data technologies such as Spark, Presto, Hive, Hadoop, or similar distributed data platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Partner with GTM leadership to identify strategic opportunities, evaluate business performance, and influence key business decisions.
• Apply statistical methods, experimentation, and advanced analytics to understand customer behavior, sales performance, and drivers of business growth.
• Develop predictive models, segmentation frameworks, and forecasting methodologies that improve GTM planning and execution.
• Design measurement strategies and success metrics to evaluate products, programs, and strategic initiatives.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses to identify opportunities for revenue growth, customer adoption, operational efficiency, and field productivity.
• Build scalable analytical frameworks that uncover trends, quantify business impact, and support executive decision making.
• Partner with Data Engineering to develop trusted datasets and scalable analytical foundations that enable advanced modeling and experimentation.
• Collaborate with Product and Sales Strategy to develop intelligence solutions that connect account health, product usage, customer engagement, and seller actions into actionable recommendations.
• Translate complex analyses into compelling narratives, executive presentations, dashboards, and written recommendations tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Champion evidence-based decision making by improving access to trusted metrics, analytical methodologies, and strategic insights across the GTM organization.

• Employees at Slack, as part of Salesforce, are often offered comprehensive benefits focused on wellbeing and inclusion, including competitive health-care coverage, time off to rest, recharge and volunteer, and holistic programs that support mental health, family planning and overall work–life balance.