Data Scientist, Business Analytics

Thumbtack; United States; Remote; USD 108,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Scientist to join their Business Analytics team. You will collaborate with leadership to analyze business performance and influence strategic decision-making. The role involves building data tools, conducting analyses, and fostering a data-driven culture. Candidates should have strong SQL skills and experience in data visualization. The position offers competitive salary ranges based on location, with a focus on making a significant impact through data science.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience.
• Ability to develop compelling written narratives.

Responsibilities

• Define, measure, and track key metrics for success.
• Design and build data tables, dashboards, and insights tools.
• Support and improve company revenue forecasting model.

Skills

SQL

Data Visualization

Analytical Problem Solving

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 which 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’s mission is to unlock strategic opportunities and empower Thumbtack to reach its full business potential. We focus on driving business performance through thoughtful metrics, dashboards, and forums that help measure progress and deepen our understanding of the business. By uncovering transformative insights, we help shape company strategy and guide team execution. We also use data and visual storytelling to communicate Thumbtack’s narrative to investors, board members, our team, and the broader world. As a tight-knit group, we’re passionate about making an impact through data science while building a world-class team through hiring, coaching, and continuous learning.

About the Role

As a Data Scientist on the Business Analytics team, you will work with the leadership team on a daily basis to unpack business performance and insights to influence decision making and long-term strategy. You will work across reporting and infra, monthly business performance

What you'll do

• Define, measure, and track the key metrics that measure Thumbtack’s success
• Design and build key company data tables, dashboards, and insights tools that power decisions across the company, and evolve them as our product and business change
• Conduct in-depth analyses to answer key questions that are critical to Thumbtack’s strategy
• Support and improve company revenue forecasting model, and forecasting/planning process
• Partner effectively with teams across the company, including Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, Finance, as well as Thumbtack’s leadership team
• Contribute to our team and company data culture through peer collaboration, training, coaching, and more

In order to be successful, you must bring

• 2+ years of professional experience
• Advanced command of SQL
• Experience with data visualization tools
• Ability to develop compelling written narratives to explain analyses and make recommendations
• Exemplary analytical problem solving skills and business judgment; ability to ask the right questions, identify missing information and synthesize insights from data
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional partners (product marketing, finance, etc.) to think through product strategy and execution questions

Expected salary ranges

• 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.

Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

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