Data Science Leader

3 weeks ago

Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Thumbtack Full time
About the Role

The Vice President of Data Science will be responsible for leading the Data Science function, providing strategic direction for product, marketing, people, and operational analytics. This senior leadership role is pivotal in driving data-driven decision-making across the organization, ensuring the company leverages data to drive investments for product initiatives, optimize performance, innovate, and achieve business goals.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead a team of 40+ Data Scientists to elevate the entire product development process through research, goal-setting, and better decision-making
  • Define opportunities, size various initiatives, and evaluate the impact of opportunities
  • Co-own the company's product development roadmap with senior leaders in product management, engineering, and design/user research
  • Guide the leadership team on setting company-wide goals that inform and support our long-term product strategy
  • Drive critical company-wide initiatives, including Data Science infrastructure, product quality, commission plan, sales and marketing effectiveness, and people team initiatives
  • Manage team execution at scale with ambitious but achievable goal-setting, inspiring a sense of urgency, expecting high standards, and leveraging direct reports and team managers
  • Build agility into the organization to go after opportunities and shift priorities as needed
  • Uphold key leadership values: lead with why, make it count, own it, choose teamwork, and say what you mean
Requirements
  • 12+ years of analytics experience with 8+ years of management experience
  • Strong expertise in product, marketing, and operational analytics
  • A well-balanced combination of big-picture thinking, ability to thrive in ambiguity, exceptional problem-solving skills, and patience to teach others and uphold a high bar
  • Strong analytical and technical skills, with the ability to guide the team to deliver high-quality analyses in a scalable way
  • Experience working in experiment-driven product development in close partnership with product managers, engineers, and designers
  • Strong communication skills and ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally and with senior leadership
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in one of the following areas: Statistics, Engineering, Analytics, Math, Computer Science, or Operations Research
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working in a marketplace company
  • Public company experience
  • Experience managing a remote or distributed team

Thumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, Canada, or the Philippines.

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