Staff Data Scientist, Monetization (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Data Scientist (AI): Scaling and optimizing monetization systems through subscriptions, advertising, and virtual currency economies with an accent on data-informed, user-centric experiences. Focus on building data science foundations to support rapid product iteration and long-term growth.

Location: Redwood City, CA, New York, NY

Salary: $180K - $300K

Company

Character.AI empowers people to connect, learn and tell stories through interactive entertainment.

What you will do

• Partner closely with product and engineering teams to drive data-informed monetization across subscriptions, advertising, and virtual currency economies.
• Define success metrics and lead experimentation.
• Translate complex behavioral and economic data into actionable insights.
• Build the data science foundations needed to support rapid product iteration and long-term growth.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a Data Scientist working on consumer-facing products, ideally in chat, social, UGC, or entertainment platforms.
• 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, advertising or ad marketplaces, and virtual currencies, economies, or gamified monetization.
• Background in consumer B2C products and/or B2B marketplaces.

Culture & Benefits

• Value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
• An equal opportunity employer, we firmly uphold a non-discrimination policy based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability.