Data Scientist, Product

Thumbtack
Ontario
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Critical thinking","Communication skills","Relationship building","Stakeholder management","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Embed with product teams to conduct quantitative research on user behavior and business trends, and use analysis to identify product opportunities. Design and analyze experiments for causal inference, define and monitor key metrics, and investigate metric changes to recommend next steps. Build topic expertise (including Thumbtack search) and support data culture through accessible data table design and collaboration, mentoring, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

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Thumbtack
Thumbtack
1 year ago

Data Scientist, Product

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Job Summary

Embed with product teams to conduct quantitative research on user behavior and business trends, and use analysis to identify product opportunities. Design and analyze experiments for causal inference, define and monitor key metrics, and investigate metric changes to recommend next steps. Build topic expertise (including Thumbtack search) and support data culture through accessible data table design and collaboration, mentoring, and cross-functional stakeholder management.
Location: Ontario
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 product opportunities and next steps
  • •Design and analyze experiments and tests for causal inference in collaboration with engineers, applied scientists, and economists
  • •Partner with product managers and engineers to help scope new features, including scenario modeling and recommendations on business logic
  • •Define and monitor key metrics; investigate changes and propose next steps
  • •Develop topic area expertise (e.g., how Thumbtack search works) and contribute to data culture through accessible data table design and maintenance

Key Requirements

  • •2+ 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
  • •Expert 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
Experience:2+ years
Education:
Skills:Critical thinkingCommunication skillsRelationship buildingStakeholder managementCross-functional collaboration
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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