Data Scientist, Product

Summary

Join Thumbtack's Data Science team and leverage your analytical skills to drive impactful business decisions. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to solve challenging problems, from pricing strategies to new business model evaluations. As a Data Scientist, you will be embedded within product teams, supporting new feature launches and studying marketplace economics. You will design and analyze experiments, define key metrics, and develop topic area expertise. Contribute to a data-driven culture and mentor team members. This role requires strong communication and collaboration skills, along with expertise in SQL and experience in data science or economics.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in data science, analytics or economics
• Experience managing stakeholders with competing priorities in areas such as Product Management, Design, Engineering and Marketing
• Experience scoping, analyzing, and communicating results of experiments
• Expert in SQL
• Strong communication skills and ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally and with leadership
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in a technical area such as: Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics

Responsibilities

• Propose and conduct quantitative research into key user behaviors, product flows, and business trends; based on analysis and in collaboration with cross-functional partners, identify potential new opportunities and next steps for the product team
• Design and analyze experiments and other tests for causal inference, in collaboration with engineers, applied scientist, and economists
• Partner with product managers, engineers, etc. to help scope new features, e.g., scenario modeling for possible impact on key metrics, make recommendations on business logic of new features, etc
• Define and monitor key metrics; investigate changes in metrics and propose next steps
• Develop topic area expertise, e.g., develop a deep understanding of how Thumbtack search works and interacts with other systems
• Contribute to our team and company data culture through accessible data table design and maintenance
• Collaborate with, mentor, and help recruit team members

Benefits

• For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected salary range for the role is currently $127,600 - $156,000
• For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected salary range for the role is currently $114,800 - $140,400
• For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected salary range for this role is currently $108,500 - $132,600