Director Of Data Science And Analytics at Taskrabbit

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TaskRabbit is a remote-first company with employees distributed across the USA!
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About the Job
Data Science and Analytics are the lifeblood of TaskRabbit and we are scaling up the Data Science and Analytics team to provide key insights to drive our business forward.
You will be a member of the Data Group: Data Science, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering.  We are a force multiplier, owning the data, analysis, and knowledge infrastructure that enables ourselves and our teammates to move faster and smarter.
As a Director of Data Science, you will work closely with a cross-functional team of product managers, marketing managers, designers, and engineers. You will help enable data-first culture, and elevate data-first to insight, strategy and impact focus as well as instrumentation and tracking measurement by establishing metric governance ground work as a foundation to enable our new capability in becoming more analytically matured data science team - moving from using descriptive analytics (“what happened”) to prescriptive analytics (“what is the best that could happen?”). 
You will manage a midsize team of data analysts and product data scientists responsible for applying various predictive and statistical modeling techniques to solve complex multi-faceted marketplace problems and optimize outcomes for all parties.  By partnering with business units, you will translate problems into analytical requirements, and work with your team to come up with data-driven solutions. You will provide insights and recommendations, conduct advanced experiments, assist in defining metrics and translate data into insights that would improve the product, marketing, and operational metrics. 
Join us in creating a better everyday life for everyday people.
Responsibilities:

Foster a data-first culture of innovation, collaboration, and delivery
Manage, attract, hire, train, and develop a group of data scientists and analysts 
Participate and guide all aspects of the project lifecycle from requirement gathering, data acquisition and preparation, hypothesis generation, ideation, coding, testing, and deployment of data science product
Conduct open-ended data exploration to answer product questions and design controlled experiments to enable decision making as we iterate on solutions 
Craft compelling stories and make logical recommendations based on a thorough understanding of data and predictive models created on top of that
Propose projects including business objective, data gathering and processes, approaches, algorithms, and detailed set of results and metrics
Collaborate with data engineers to improve data preparation/cleansing/ETL pipelines
Formulate statistical questions to address business needs
Provide thought leadership on metrics, features, and product usage
Develop strong cross-functional partnerships  and facilitate data-driven decision making across the organization 
Lead a team to deliver data science projects, including statistical and predictive models, insights, and dashboards, to support business and achieve goals

Qualifications:
We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Below gives you a sense of how we're thinking about what you'll need to be successful in the role.

Visionary with a strong desire to lead, learn, implement and adapt
MS or above in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field
5+ years of experience with building a strong data science and analysts team, helping team members realize their full potential, and influencing the team culture

8+ years of real-world industry experience in building predictive and statistical models, delivering compelling communication of data-driven insights and analyses, and guiding data-influenced product and business planning, prioritization and strategy development  

Has successfully led teams of 5+
Has led the organizational development and rapid growth of data science functions; strong ability to identify, hire, inspire, and scale a world-class data science team, particularly in a marketplace environment
Experience defining and implementing data and technology strategies
Experience working across multiple functions and business units in collaboration with leadership across the organization
Excellent statistical intuition and knowledge of various approaches such as causal inference, hypothesis testing, controlled experiments design, and sampling methods 

Ability to translate high-level business objectives into actions, and experience executing on both long term and short term goals

Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to manage, mentor, and motivate a team
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral; with the ability to synthesize, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audiences, including executives
Strong programming background, with extensive experience in Python and SQL
Experience with Looker, Tableau, or similar tools is a plus

Bonus Points

Agile. Intelligent. Creative. Problem-solver. Startup lover. You like making things happen

We're looking for people that have a passion for data, technology, and problem-solving with the ability to excel in a fast-paced environment

You're familiar with the marketplace, our product and have some ideas on things you'd want to add or change!
Success leading and building teams in marketplace platforms

About TaskRabbit
TaskRabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more. Acquired by IKEA Group - the world’s largest furniture retailer - in 2017
At TaskRabbit, we want to make your neighborhood a little more familiar. Whether it’s a handyman (or woman!), a housecleaner, moving help or delivery person, we’re imagining a world where everyone will have a go-to team to make everyday life easier. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. 
As a pioneer of the sharing economy, TaskRabbit was founded on the premise of neighbors helping neighbors. Since then, our network has grown to eight countries and 75+ cities, yet our core mission of creating a better everyday life for everyday people has remained the same.
Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.
We are a group of mission-minded people. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially-minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love - and have a ton of fun while they’re at it.
You’ll love working here because:

TaskRabbit is a remote first company. We recognize that talented people live all over the world.
Collaboration hub offices in San Francisco, Austin and London
The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!
Senior Leadership Team 75% women
Director Level 86% Diverse 
The Values. 

Care Deeply. We take time to be present and partner with our team and communities. 
Level Up. We navigate through ambiguity and go the extra mile.
Be A Better Neighbor. We build a diverse and sustainable community and encourage all voices.

Lead The Future Together. We value entrepreneurship and are inspire by action.



The diverse culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up more than half of our team and leadership, and we strive to recruit and retain employees from all over the world.

The perks. TaskRabbit offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision 100% covered for employees, 401k plan with company matching,  generous and flexible vacation and holiday time off, commuter benefits, learning and development opportunities, career development trainings, monthly TaskRabbit product stipends, IKEA discounts, weekly meditations, and a dog-friendly office

Equal Opportunity Employer
TaskRabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. TaskRabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. 
TaskRabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.