Senior Data Scientist, Product (Marketplace)

Thumbtack
Ontario
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Critical thinking","Communication","Relationship building"]

Partner with product teams to launch and improve Marketplace experiences by conducting quantitative research on user behavior, product flows, and market economics. Design and analyze experiments for causal inference, define and monitor key metrics, and investigate changes to recommend next steps. Build topic expertise in Thumbtack search, collaborate with cross-functional leaders, and contribute to data culture through accessible analytics and experiment insights.

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Thumbtack
Thumbtack
1 year ago

Senior Data Scientist, Product (Marketplace)

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Job Summary

Partner with product teams to launch and improve Marketplace experiences by conducting quantitative research on user behavior, product flows, and market economics. Design and analyze experiments for causal inference, define and monitor key metrics, and investigate changes to recommend next steps. Build topic expertise in Thumbtack search, collaborate with cross-functional leaders, and contribute to data culture through accessible analytics and experiment insights.
Location: Ontario
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Propose and conduct quantitative research on user behaviors, product flows, and business trends to identify new opportunities for the product team
  • •Design and analyze experiments for causal inference in collaboration with engineers, applied scientists, and economists
  • •Partner with product managers and engineers to scope new features, including scenario modeling and recommendations on business logic
  • •Define and monitor key metrics, investigate metric changes, and propose next steps
  • •Develop topic expertise (e.g., how Thumbtack search works), contribute to data culture via accessible data tables, and collaborate with, mentor, and help recruit team members

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or economics
  • •Experience managing stakeholders with competing priorities across Product Management, 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
Experience:5+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics
Skills:Critical thinkingCommunicationRelationship building
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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