Apply on company website Chicago, IL (remote); Columbus, OH (remote); Detroit, MI (remote); Kansas City, KS (remote); Madison, WI (remote); Saint Louis, MO (remote) Remote (Global) Full-time USD 175,000 – 200,000 / year

Launch Potato is hiring a Lead Data Scientist, AdTech

Responsibilities

  • Lead the complete data science lifecycle for a strategic vertical, from identifying business challenges to deploying models and tracking live ROAS, with direct impact on revenue and advertising efficiency.
  • Immerse deeply in data and modeling, define business problems in collaboration with stakeholders, develop and validate models, transition implementation to ML engineering partners, and remain involved through deployment, monitoring, and performance review.
  • Begin with a focus on Insurance and Advertiser Quality, with increasing scope over time.
  • Manage all primary modeling initiatives for the Insurance vertical from start to finish, ensuring measurable improvements in ROAS.
  • Develop and deliver buying models that sustain positive ROAS and uphold quality standards.
  • Enhance lead quality across brand portfolio segments—including Messaging, Funnels, and Content/Listicles—to drive measurable revenue growth.
  • Build and maintain trusted, direct relationships with business stakeholders in the vertical.
  • Generate reliable, well-documented outputs that require minimal corrections and are validated for accuracy.
  • Discover and act on new modeling opportunities not yet identified by the business.

Compensation

Base salary aligned with market rates for the nearest major metro, determined by the company's Levels Framework; includes profit-sharing bonus and competitive benefits. Future increases tied to company and individual performance, not cost of living adjustments.

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide) — South Florida, remote-first team across 18 countries

Team

Remote-first team operating across 18 countries with headquarters in South Florida.

WHO ARE WE?

Launch Potato is the discovery and conversion company. We reach tens of millions of people every month through our brands, including FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState. We turn that attention into real outcomes for our partners, some of the world's leading companies. Our mission: create predictable, high-value customer acquisition at scale by connecting discovery, intent, and performance across category-leading consumer brands in finance, travel, and entertainment. We run profitable and bootstrapped, with a South Florida HQ and a remote-first team across 18 countries.

WHY JOIN US?

You own outcomes here, not tasks. We measure work by impact, not activity. The pace is real, and change is constant, so the people who do best turn change into opportunity instead of waiting for it to settle. Feedback runs direct and lands with respect. Ordinary people make themselves extraordinary at Launch Potato.

TOTAL COMPENSATION

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments.

Other

  • Base salary is paid semi-monthly
  • Profit-sharing bonus included
  • Competitive benefits included
  • Performance-driven company: future increases based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments
Job Details
Location Chicago, IL (remote); Columbus, OH (remote); Detroit, MI (remote); Kansas City, KS (remote); Madison, WI (remote); Saint Louis, MO (remote)
Work mode Remote (Global)
Employment Full-time
Salary USD 175,000 – 200,000 / year
Category Data & ML
Posted 4 days ago
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Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company that reaches over 30M+ monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState. As The Discovery and Conversion Company, their mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data-driven content and technology.
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