Senior Data Scientist, Product

Thumbtack
Ontario
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Critical thinking","Communication","Stakeholder management","Relationship building","Collaboration"]

Use data science to support product teams and launch new features across Thumbtack’s home-services marketplace. Conduct quantitative research on user behavior and business trends, design and analyze experiments for causal inference, and define and monitor key metrics. Partner with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to scope scenario modeling and make recommendations that improve product strategy and business logic. Build data culture through accessible data design and mentoring.

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Thumbtack
Thumbtack
1 year ago

Senior Data Scientist, Product

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Job Summary

Use data science to support product teams and launch new features across Thumbtack’s home-services marketplace. Conduct quantitative research on user behavior and business trends, design and analyze experiments for causal inference, and define and monitor key metrics. Partner with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to scope scenario modeling and make recommendations that improve product strategy and business logic. Build data culture through accessible data design and mentoring.
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 and next steps for product teams.
  • •Design and analyze experiments and tests 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 for business logic.
  • •Define and monitor key metrics, investigate changes, and propose next steps based on findings.
  • •Develop topic area expertise (e.g., Thumbtack search) and contribute to the team’s data culture through accessible data table design and maintenance.

Key Requirements

  • •4+ 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:4+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics
Skills:Critical thinkingCommunicationStakeholder managementRelationship buildingCollaboration
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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