Senior Data Scientist - Growth & AI for SaaS

Houzz; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Houzz is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead data science initiatives across Document, Accounting, Takeoffs and Pro Commerce tracks within Houzz Pro. You will partner with PMs, Engineering and Design to provide data-driven insights guiding product development and business direction.

You'll own end-to-end analyses, design and evaluate A/B tests, and translate findings into actionable dashboards for stakeholders and senior leaders, while mentoring juniors and advancing data quality across

Qualifications

• 5+ years analytics experience, preferably with a SaaS business.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Solid foundation in statistics, experimentation, A/B testing and causal inference.
• Ability to work independently and lead projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and leadership at senior levels.
• Practical experience with LLMs, API calls and prompting.
• Excellent time management and autonomy.
• Product-minded with curiosity about small businesses and home professionals.
• Experience using Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Be the thought partner of the PMs across tracks to define metrics and drive growth-oriented product strategies.
• Lead complex data science initiatives, design and analyze A/B tests and causal inference methods, drive adoption of recommendations.
• Dig into large datasets and translate findings into narratives and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Work with data engineering to improve pipelines, instrumentation and data quality.
• Use AI tools to speed up work, automate reporting, and explore innovative DS projects.
• Tackle ambiguous problems, frame hypotheses, define success metrics, and implement solutions with minimal guidance.
• Provide technical guidance to junior team members and foster continuous learning.

Skills

Analytics experience

5+ years experience

Strong SQL & Python

Independent project leadership

Communication at senior levels

Product mindset

Time management

Experience with SaaS

Tableau usage

Education

Advanced technical degree in Statistics/OR/Engineering

Tools

SQL

Python

Tableau

LLMs (APIs, prompts)

Job description

Houzz is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to lead data science initiatives across Document, Accounting, Takeoffs and Pro Commerce tracks within Houzz Pro. You will partner with PMs, Engineering and Design to provide data-driven insights guiding product development and business direction.

You'll own end-to-end analyses, design and evaluate A/B tests, and translate findings into actionable dashboards for stakeholders and senior leaders, while mentoring juniors and advancing data quality across