Role Overview
Life360 is seeking a Senior Director, Economic Insights to lead the development of data-led stories and narratives that resonate with external audiences. The role will report to the VP of Communications and partner closely with the Data Science and Analytics team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in economics, statistics, or a related quantitative field, with 10+ years of applied economics work experience.
What You Will Do
Create thought-leading economic research and analysis, write benchmark reports, and publish insights. Serve as Life360's public spokesperson on family behavior and consumer mobility trends, engaging media and speaking at industry events.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The role requires a left and right brain person who can identify and tell data-led stories publicly. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in economics, statistics, or a related quantitative field, with 10+ years of applied economics work experience.
Requirements
- Masters degree in Economics, Statistics, Demography and Quantitative Social Science, or related quantitative field (PhD preferred but not required if experience is strong)
- 10+ years of applied economics work — ideally in consumer behavior, location data, or retail/mobility analytics
- Demonstrated experience publishing data-driven narratives for non-academic audiences (media, investors, policy makers)
- Being scrappy. Working knowledge of seasonal adjustment techniques (X-13, STL, or equivalent) and an honest awareness of when you can't seasonally adjust cleanly
- Operate with incomplete or short time series — knows how to caveat, not just how to model
- Use AI to multiply your impact. You'll use coding agents and automated analysis daily, and help shape what our AI-native analytics stack looks like, contributing to how we move from reactive to proactive to autonomous.
- Comfortable being the quoted expert — whether that's a journalist on deadline, a podcast, or a conference stage
- Prior work at a data PR-forward org (think Ramp, Square, CB Insights, Apartment List, Zillow Economics), who've experienced what a successful data media program actually looks like operationally, or background in family/household economic research
- Familiarity with mobility or location data, specifically understands panel bias, dwell time definitions, and place matching challenges
- Exceptional written and communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans (100% paid for employees)
- 401(k) plan with company matching program
- Mental Wellness Program & Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental wellbeing
- Flexible PTO, 13 company wide days off throughout the year
- Winter and Summer Week-long Synchronized Company Shutdowns
- Learning & Development programs
- Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote environment
- Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle
- Free Tile Products
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