Staff Data Scientist, Monetization

The role

This role partners with product, engineering, and growth teams to scale and optimize monetization systems. You will drive data-informed monetization across subscriptions, advertising, and virtual currency economies.

What you will do

• Partner with product and engineering teams to drive data-informed monetization.
• Define success metrics.
• Lead experimentation.
• Translate complex behavioral and economic data into actionable insights.
• Build data science foundations to support product iteration and long-term growth.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Data Scientist working on consumer-facing products.
• Strong intuition for identifying the right questions and quickly driving to high-impact insights.
• Proven ability to turn analysis into product decisions and shipped outcomes.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, experimental environments with incomplete data.
• Experience building or scaling data science practices, including experimentation, metrics, and analytics tooling.

Nice to have

• Direct experience supporting monetization systems, including subscriptions and pricing.
• Direct experience supporting advertising or ad marketplaces.
• Direct experience supporting virtual currencies, economies, or gamified monetization.
• Background in consumer B2C products and/or B2B marketplaces.

About the company

Character.AI empowers people to connect, learn and tell stories through interactive entertainment. The platform has over 20 million monthly visitors and achieved unicorn status.