Staff Data Scientist

Taskrabbit • San Francisco, CA

13h • $170,000 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Data Science plays a crucial role in driving impact at Taskrabbit. As a member of the team, you will help drive our business strategy forward through predictive insights. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Data Scientist to join us, working closely with cross-functional teams from product, finance, engineering, risk and operations to provide data-driven insights and solutions that enhance our products and accelerate growth while minimizing marketplace losses.

Requirements

• BS, MS or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research, or related field).
• A minimum of 7 years industry experience in data science; previous experience in a marketplace or fintech company is a plus
• Strong and relevant experience with advanced experimentation and statistical modeling; you have past experience with fraud/risk models in a marketplace/fintech context
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent business acumen and strategic thinking skills, especially in a commerce/risk domain
• Expert in SQL, experienced in Python, and familiar with data pipeline tooling (e.g. dbt) and git. Bonus points for experience in productionizing ML models and familiarity with ML Ops.
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and drive your own projects end-to-end with a track record of landing strong business impact
• Ability to communicate complex data findings in a clear and concise manner to an executive audience.

Responsibilities

• Be a strategic thought partner with stakeholders from product, risk, finance, engineering, and operations to define high-impact analytical problems, and solve them using different analytical and statistical approaches. Present actionable insights in a clear and compelling manner.
• Proactively perform analytical deep dives to identify strategic growth opportunities in key business levers with a focus on commerce and risk
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and measure success metrics for new features and products, conduct advanced experimentation and causal inference to optimize product features and user experiences
• Design, develop, and scale proactive fraud interventions using heuristic and/or machine learning models. These efforts will be focused on enhancing financial performance by mitigating issues such as chargebacks, fraud, transaction declines, and refunds.
• Foster a data-driven culture within the organization by advocating for best practices in data analysis and interpretation.

Benefits

• Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees.
• We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more.
• Benefits vary by country of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree