ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY
Khan Academy is a fast-paced, nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 180 million registered learners in 190 countries and 55 languages and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities.
OUR COMMUNITY
Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve. We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.
KHAN ACADEMY BRAZIL
Khan Academy Brazil aims to deliver a world class user experience to learners that is locally relevant with content, programs, and resources for teachers, schools, and districts. Our platform is a supplemental educational digital resource that offers interactive activities based on mastery-based learning for K-12 grades covering Math, Portuguese, and Science, all aligned to BNCC. We serve more than 6 million learners across our websites, apps and youtube channels and our goal is to scale the impact of our platform by focusing on partnerships with public districts in Brazil.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Khan Academy Brazil is seeking a mission-driven data scientist to join our growing team. In this role, you'll work closely with our Latam District team to boost product engagement and help improve student learning outcomes. We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical skills with curiosity and a passion for education—and who thrives in cross-functional, collaborative environments. You’ll report to the Latam Managing Director and work within the global Data Insights Group.
Your key responsibilities:
- Define and track success metrics for district initiatives through target setting, forecasting, monitoring, and impact analysis
- Conduct deep-dive analyses on teacher and student behavior to generate actionable insights that guide product and program strategies
- Design and evaluate experiments, including A/B tests and causal inference models, to assess the effectiveness of interventions
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to improve data pipelines (e.g., ETLs), tools, and access to critical datasets
- Develop and maintain dashboards and data applications to support the Latam District team and leadership in monitoring OKRs and operational metrics
- Support efficacy studies by curating datasets and creating visualizations to measure learning outcomes across district partners
- Prioritize and manage the roadmap for analytics initiatives that inform strategy, resource allocation, and partnerships across the region
ABOUT YOU
You must have these core qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in data science or analytics
- Strong background in applied math, statistics, economics, or related technical field with refined problem solving skills
- Proficiency in SQL and comfort manipulating data with Python (preferred) or R
- Solid understanding of statistical methods (e.g., regression, hypothesis testing) and exposure to machine learning techniques
- Strong skills in data visualization, storytelling, and communication
- Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, identify trends, and generate insights
- Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail
- High standard of professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive data
- Fluency in Portuguese and English
- Residency in São Paulo (or willingness to relocate) and legal authorization to work in Brazil
You would be a great fit if you have:
- Experience building or maintaining BI tools (e.g., dashboards, reporting layers)
- Advanced collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with ability to align across teams without formal authority
- Experience with the end-to-end analytics chain (data modeling, ETL, dashboarding)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and project management tools
- Passion for education equity and social impact in Latin America
What is nice to have:
- Experience working with public education organizations, especially involving teachers or districts
- Prior use of Khan Academy in the classroom or other learning platforms
PERKS AND BENEFITS
We may be a nonprofit, but we’re serious about investing in our people—especially those who turn data into insight and impact. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:
- Competitive compensation, plus excellent healthcare and life insurance benefits
- Flexible schedules and generous paid time off, including personal days beyond standard vacation
- A strong culture of learning, with support for professional development, experimentation, and staying current with the latest tools and methods
- Autonomy and ownership over meaningful projects, with room to explore, iterate, and influence decisions at scale
- An inclusive, welcoming environment, with affinity groups, ally networks, and regular opportunities to connect across teams
- Mission-driven impact, applying your analytical skills to products and insights that directly shape the future of public education
LEARN MORE
- Sal's TED Talks2023 2015 2011
- Our research findingswww.khanacademy.org/about/impact
- Our AI announcementsAI tutorAI in-depth demoAI teacher toolsKhanmigo for teachers is free
- Our team http://www.khanacademy.org/about/the-team
- Our press center https://support.khanacademy.org/hc/en-us/articles/202483630
- A glimpse of our content createdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGLnIyop0P4
OUR COMPANY VALUES
Live & breathe learners. We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.
Take a stand. As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.
Embrace diverse perspectives. We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team.
Work responsibly and sustainably. We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.
Bring out the joy. We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors.
Cultivate learning mindset. We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren’t afraid to fail. We don't let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.
Deliver wow, We insist on high standards and deliver delightful, effective end-to-end experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things — each of which aligns to our ambitious vision — so we can deliver high-quality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners.
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