Thumbtack is hiring a
Manager Product Data Science

Summary

Join us at Thumbtack, a virtual-first company building the only app homeowners need to effortlessly manage their homes. We're seeking a Manager, Data Science to lead our data science team and empower Thumbtack to use data to guide business decisions.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in analytics, data science or economics
• 2+ years of experience managing analysts or data scientists
• Experience analyzing customer lifetime value, identifying profitable customer segments, and prioritizing product/marketing opportunities to serve customers
• Experience managing stakeholders with competing priorities in areas such as Product Management, Design, Engineering and Marketing
• Experience scoping, analyzing, and communicating results of experiments
• Strong communication skills and ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally and with senior leadership
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral degree in one of the following areas; Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, Operations Research

Responsibilities

• Influence Thumbtack’s vision and execution in running an effective marketplace
• Partner with leaders from product management, engineering, design, marketing and go-to-market teams to execute on our product visio
• Manage, mentor and grow data scientists
• Set up a data science roadmap, identify key questions that will unblock product development and liaise with technical stakeholders on data and experimentation infrastructure
• Coordinate with data science leaders in adjacent product teams to run a well-managed, productive and motivated Thumbtack data science team

Benefits

• Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
• 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
• Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
• WiFi reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being