Product Data Scientist at The Zebra

INTRODUCTION: 
Notice: The Zebra herd will be offline from Friday, December 24th until Tuesday, January 4th for celebration and recharge for the new year!  We look forward to responding to you upon return. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding. Happy holidays from our herd to yours! 
The Zebra, named a Best Place to Work in Austin four years running, is revolutionizing how connected consumers research and shop for insurance. We’re a purpose-driven company looking for a Product Data Scientist to drive smarter product decisions. Reporting directly to a Senior Manager of Analytics, you will have clear visibility into company direction and strategy. In this pivotal position, you’ll define and track key performance indicators, support strategic initiatives, design experiments, evaluate A/B tests, implement data instrumentation, and identify consumer behavioral drivers to improve monetization and the user experience.
While we are open to remote work across the contingent US, we are still in the process of establishing our company to support work in all states! Like many companies, pre-COVID we weren’t set-up this way. We’ve recently made the shift from an in-office organization to a hybrid model and are loving the flexibility it allows our employees. We are set up to support employees who want to be fully remote, in-office only, and a mix of the two. Please note - we will not be supporting work based out of the following states: CA & MA. 
This position is not currently eligible for visa sponsorship. 
WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Work within our Core Insights team to prototype, prove out, and develop compelling business cases for new ideas within The Zebra
Apply analytical, regression, and machine learning techniques to describe, explain, and predict user behavior
Take a proactive and self-starter approach to digging into the data to find opportunities and problem areas across multiple team objectives
Consult and provide mentorship in the design and execution of experiments across the organization to guide product direction with iterative innovation and measurement
Analyze impact of A/B tests and feature changes on key performance indicators metrics to catch technical bugs and highlight product gaps and inefficiencies 
Identify or design new performance indicators and add new metrics to our reporting tool to empower teams to be self-sufficient in their data reporting
Build internal tools and data resources to assist teams in meeting and exceeding their objectives
Collaborate with other analysts, the data team, and data science to establish standard methodologies and to investigate cross-departmental opportunities

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS:

3-5+ years professional (or comparable) experience in data science or analytics
Experience with SQL 
Programming experience in Python, R, or SAS
Experience with A/B testing
Ability to assemble analysis datasets and creatively engineer model features
Experience in statistics & predictive modeling (experimental design, decision trees, clustering methods, regression, t-tests, etc.)
A passion for problem solving with strong analytical capabilities

EXPERIENCE THAT WILL IMPRESS THE HECK OUT OF US:

Experience with BI platforms, e.g. Looker, Tableau, Adobe or Google Analytics
Insurance, E-Commerce, or Financial experience
Advanced STEM degree

 
BENEFITS + PERKS:
Inclusive and healthy environments are crafted intentionally. All of our employees can join and participate in (or create your own!) Employee Resource Groups. Here are some of our other wonderful perks of working here:

Competitive Compensation & Stock Option Offering
Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages
HSA offering + employer contribution
401k with match
Unlimited PTO + flexibility to enjoy it
Paid Parental Leave Program
Wellness perk ($100/month)
Pet Adoption Reimbursement ($300/year)
Learning & Development Stipends
Bi-Monthly Wednesday Catered Lunch
Zeal Care - Monthly wellness subscriptions ($35/month)
Curated monthly snack box - sent to your house
Join a team that truly lives their values, and values their lives (outside of the office. Cliche, we know… but we really mean it)


 
ABOUT THE ZEBRA: 
The Zebra is the nation’s leading, independent insurance comparison site. With our dynamic, real-time quote comparison tool, consumers can identify insurance companies with the coverage, service level, and pricing to suit their unique needs. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, The Zebra has sought to bring transparency and simplicity to insurance shopping since 2012 -- it's “insurance in black and white.”
We've garnered attention and investment of some of the nation’s top venture capitalists. Check out all of our awards & recognition!
Our core mantra is "All Stripes Welcome." As part of our dedication to maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce, we provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform core job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.