Sr. Data Scientist, Business Analytics Virtual, Ontario Finance

Thumbtack; Canada; Remote; CAD 168,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holidays (20 days)

Remote stipend

Development stipend

Parental leave

Financial coaching

Thumbtack Bucks

Job summary

Thumbtack in Canada is seeking a Senior Data Scientist on the Business Analytics team to drive insights across the marketplace, with a focus on conversion and monetization. You will steward key metrics and dashboards and partner with leadership to translate analysis into decisions.

You’ll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to shape strategy and improve forecasting while building self-serve analytics.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a highly analytical role, preferably in tech
• Proficiency using SQL and Python or R to analyze large data sets
• Strong analytical problem solving and business judgment
• Experience partnering with executives to understand business needs and drive decisions
• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with using AI to automate workflows and enable self-serve analytics
• Experience with revenue modeling and forecasting in high-growth environments

Responsibilities

• Define, monitor, and report on key metrics for Thumbtack’s success
• Lead business performance analyses and reporting to surface risks and opportunities
• Conduct deep-dive analyses to inform Thumbtack’s future strategy
• Support and improve revenue forecasting models and planning processes
• Build and maintain dashboards and self-serve tools used across teams
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance and leadership to translate insights into action
• Foster a data-driven culture through collaboration, review, and coaching

Skills

SQL

Python/R

Executive partnership

Communication

AI in analytics

Revenue forecasting

Job description

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.

Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance, and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know projects to do, when to do them, and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.

About the Business Analytics Team

The Business Analytics team unlocks strategic opportunities and enables Thumbtack to reach its full business potential. We own the metrics, dashboards, and forums that measure progress against company goals and build shared understanding of how the marketplace works. We run the deep-dive analyses that shape company strategy and team execution, and we use data to tell Thumbtack’s story to our team, our investors, and our Board. We are a tight-knit group that partners directly with leadership and cares as much about building a world-class team as we do about driving business impact.

“My team helps create financial integrity and trust with internal and external stakeholders so that they can feel confident about Thumbtack’s financial performance.”

Abhinav

Lead Accountant

About the role

As a Sr. Data Scientist on Business Analytics, you’ll drive insights and action across the breadth of the marketplace, with a particular focus on conversion and monetization. You’ll be a steward of key company metrics and dashboards, and you’ll dive deep on the analytical questions most critical to Thumbtack’s success. You’ll partner with our leadership team to develop company strategy and goals, share performance updates with the Board, and work across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to turn analysis into decisions. This is a high-visibility role for someone who wants their work to change what the company does next.

What you’ll 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

In order to be successful, you must bring

• 6+ years of experience in a highly analytical role, preferably in tech; experience in a marketplace or two-sided platform business is a plus
• 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, ideally in a high-growth or public company environment

Expected salary ranges

• For candidates living in Ontario and British Columbia, the expected salary range for the role is currently $168,300.00 - $217,800.00.

Supporting you at work and beyond

In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:

Paid time off

Recharge with PTO, in addition to 20 company-wide holidays each year, including a week-long end-of-year shutdown.

Remote work stipend and reimbursements

$1,000 USD/$1,400 CAD annual stipend for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide cell phone and Wi-Fi reimbursements.

Support for parents and caregivers

All parents receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and birthing parents receive 8 additional weeks, for a total of 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (US & CAN).

Family formation benefits

$30,000 USD/CAD lifetime max reimbursement for family planning.

Mental health and financial coaching

12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.

Thumbtack Bucks

$450 USD/CAD quarterly stipend to book a pro on Thumbtack for virtual or in-person services — anything from home care services to planning a child’s birthday party and beyond.

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