Sr. Data Scientist, Business Analytics

The role

You will drive insights and action across the marketplace with a focus on conversion and monetization. You will define key metrics, conduct deep-dive analyses, and partner with leadership to develop company strategy.

What you will do

• Define, monitor, and report on the key metrics that measure Thumbtack’s success
• Lead business performance analysis and reporting that surfaces emerging risks and opportunities for leadership
• Conduct deep-dive analyses that answer the questions most critical to Thumbtack’s future strategy
• Support and improve the company revenue forecasting model and the broader forecasting and planning process
• Build and maintain the dashboards and self-serve tools that teams across the company rely on
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and the leadership team to translate insight into action
• Strengthen our data culture through peer collaboration, review, training, and coaching

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a highly analytical role
• Proficiency using SQL and Python or R to analyze large data sets
• Exemplary analytical problem solving: a solid statistics foundation, strong business judgment, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to synthesize insight from analysis
• Experience partnering with executives to understand business needs and drive decisions
• Strong communication skills — an attentive listener and a compelling explainer across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with using AI to automate workflows and enable self-serve analytics
• Experience with revenue modeling and forecasting

Nice to have

• experience in tech
• experience in a marketplace or two-sided platform business
• experience in a high-growth or public company environment

About the company

Thumbtack is an app used to take care of and improve homes. It helps homeowners find local service businesses for repairs, maintenance, and improvements.