Senior Data Scientist, Product (Marketplace)

Thumbtack
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 132,600 - 162,000 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Critical thinking","Communication","Relationship building","Stakeholder management","Mentoring"]

Embed with product teams to support feature launches and shape strategy for Thumbtack’s large, dynamic marketplace. Conduct quantitative research on user behaviors and business trends, design experiments for causal inference, and define/monitor key metrics to drive next steps. Build topic expertise (including how Thumbtack search works), strengthen data culture through accessible data artifacts, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders while mentoring and helping recruit teammates.

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Thumbtack
Thumbtack
1 year ago

Senior Data Scientist, Product (Marketplace)

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Job Summary

Embed with product teams to support feature launches and shape strategy for Thumbtack’s large, dynamic marketplace. Conduct quantitative research on user behaviors and business trends, design experiments for causal inference, and define/monitor key metrics to drive next steps. Build topic expertise (including how Thumbtack search works), strengthen data culture through accessible data artifacts, and collaborate with cross-functional leaders while mentoring and helping recruit teammates.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Propose and conduct quantitative research into user behaviors, product flows, and business trends to identify opportunities and next steps.
  • •Design and analyze experiments for causal inference in collaboration with engineers, applied scientist, and economists.
  • •Partner with product managers and engineers to scope features, including scenario modeling and recommendations on business logic.
  • •Define and monitor key metrics, investigate changes, and propose next steps.
  • •Develop topic expertise (e.g., how Thumbtack search works) and contribute to a data culture through accessible data table design and maintenance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 132,600 - 162,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or economics.
  • •Experience managing stakeholders with competing priorities across product, design, engineering, and marketing.
  • •Experience scoping, analyzing, and communicating results of experiments.
  • •Expertise in SQL.
  • •Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in a technical area such as Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, or Economics.
Education:
Skills:Critical thinkingCommunicationRelationship buildingStakeholder managementMentoring
Tech Stack:SQL

Company Brief

Thumbtack
Provides an online marketplace connecting local service professionals (home improvement, events, lessons, and more) with customers seeking quotes, reviews, and booking tools to hire vetted contractors and providers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
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