Senior Data Scientist — Product Analytics & Growth

Handshake; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

401(k) match

Financial coaching

Paid parental leave

Fertility benefits

Parental coaching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health support

Wellness stipend

Learning stipend

Ongoing development

Internet stipend

Commuting stipend

Free lunch

Gym in SF office

Flexible PTO

Holidays + 2 flex days

Team outings

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Handshake is seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics to lead analytics for our Recruiting marketplace in San Francisco. You will drive measurement across marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and product-led growth.

This hands-on role owns analytics strategy, influences product direction, and collaborates with the Relevance (ML) team to ensure our models deliver measurable business impact. You will build dashboards and reporting that enable fast, data-driven decisions and champion

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or Product Analyst driving product strategy through data.
• Expert‑level SQL skills with experience analyzing large, complex datasets.
• Strong experience with experimentation, A/B testing, and statistical analysis.
• Experience partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Python experience for analytics (e.g., Jupyter notebooks, pandas).
• Strong business intuition with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and executive audiences.
• High ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive ambiguous projects to completion.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D leadership to define and measure marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and growth.
• Own analytics strategy, domain metrics, goal setting, and reporting for your product area.
• Lead experimentation, including test design, instrumentation, analysis, and recommendations.
• Partner with our Relevance team to evaluate and benchmark machine learning models.
• Conduct deep analyses across user behavior, funnels, cohorts, and marketplace performance to uncover actionable insights.
• Collaborate with Analytics Engineering to define trusted metrics and scalable data models.
• Build dashboards and reporting that enable fast, data‑driven decision making.
• Champion AI‑powered workflows and help shape the future of Product Analytics at Handshake.

Skills

SQL

A/B testing

Statistical analysis

Python (pandas)

Cross-functional collaboration

Business intuition

Communication

Ownership mindset

Tools

Hex

Mode

Job description

Handshake is seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics to lead analytics for our Recruiting marketplace in San Francisco. You will drive measurement across marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and product-led growth.

This hands-on role owns analytics strategy, influences product direction, and collaborates with the Relevance (ML) team to ensure our models deliver measurable business impact. You will build dashboards and reporting that enable fast, data-driven decisions and champion