Senior Data Scientist, Thumbtack

Marketing

$126.2-182k

Salary is partially dependant on applicant’s location

SQL
Python
Tableau
Looker
R
Senior level
Remote in US
Thumbtack

Local services marketplace app

Open for applications

Thumbtack

Local services marketplace app

1001+ employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceHome improvementConstruction

Open for applications

$126.2-182k

Salary is partially dependant on applicant’s location

SQL
Python
Tableau
Looker
R
Senior level
Remote in US

1001+ employees

B2CB2BMarketplaceHome improvementConstruction

Company mission

Thumbtack's mission is to help homeowners care for their homes, all the way from minor retouching to fundamental remodelling projects.

Role

Who you are

  • 5+ years of marketing data science/analytics experience
  • Familiarity with digital marketing and experience with campaign measurement and performance optimization
  • Experience with running channel incrementality tests and building Marketing Mix Model
  • Passion for problem-solving, critical thinking, and data analytics
  • Sharp business judgment and the ability to see past the noise
  • Strong communicator, attentive listener, and compelling explainer
  • Expert in SQL, proficient in Python or R, proficient in Data visualization such as Looker, LookerStudio or Tableau

Desirable

  • Experience in relevant tech companies, e.g., consumer-facing or marketplace
  • Experience in an analytical environment outside of analytics, e.g., management consulting
  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree (preferred) in statistics, math, data science, computer science, or economics
  • Experience in building various statistical and machine learning models, e.g. GLM, CLTV, statistical time series forecasting, attribution model

What the job involves

  • The data science team empowers Thumbtack to use data to guide business decisions
  • We collaborate with partners across the company to solve the most analytically challenging problems -- everything from how we set prices across hundreds of local services categories, to evaluating the impact of a new business model on company performance, to identifying early predictors of high-quality customers
  • We are a tight-knit, intellectually curious team that is committed to improving Thumbtack and improving each other
  • As a Marketing Senior Data Scientist at Thumbtack, you’ll be expected to leverage your analytical expertise, marketing knowledge, and interpersonal skills to drive a variety of high-impact projects
  • You will embed directly with a growth marketing team to help optimize various marketing channels, drive personalization and discover new channels
  • Outside growth marketing work, you’ll contribute to our broader Data Science team and company data culture by sharing your learnings, partnering with others, and building new capabilities for how we can use data to guide decisions
  • Provide a full suite of analytical support including analyzing user behaviors, identifying the target audience, campaign performance measurement, budget forecasting to marketing partners
  • Identify opportunities and provide recommendations to optimize individual campaign as well as marketing channel mix
  • Design and analyze experiments and other tests for causal inference
  • Partner with MarTech stakeholders, PM, engineers, etc. to help scope new features, e.g., optimize performance via TV audience expansion, improve SEM auto-bidding
  • Develop topic area expertise, e.g., campaign measurement, A/B testing, customer segmentation, targeting optimization
  • In collaboration with cross-functional partners, build new solutions and capabilities to scale growth marketing
  • Contribute to our team and company data culture through accessible data table design and maintenance

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

ThumbTack is a local services marketplace app that pairs customers with skilled professionals. Instead of simply searching for a professional, users provide ThumbTack with details of the job they need completing and the professionals then pitch their services to the potential customer using credits. ThumbTack makes its money by charging the professional for these credits.

It positions itself as something a little different in a saturated local services space that is dominated by companies like Angie’s List, TaskRabbit, Yelp, eBay, and Amazon. It also focuses on a broad range of professionals, from traditional home services like electricians and painters to photographers, personal trainers, and birthday party magicians.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a boost in business for ThumbTack as more people stayed at home and made changes to their properties, increasing the demand for home professionals. In fact, after 2019, the company doubled in value to $3.2 billion with its 2021 raise. Now its updated app has 30 new features, and the company is partnering with the likes of trade-powering platform and Unicorn ServiceTitan, indicating Thumbtack's sustained sway in the market.

Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-5% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)

Jun 2021

$275m

LATE VC

Jul 2019

$150m

SERIES F

Total funding: $699.4m

Company benefits

  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • Community matters | Sure, our ways of connecting have changed. But we haven’t missed a beat, from virtual concerts to “TTversary” celebrations to weekly catch-ups
  • Always be improving | We bring out the best in our colleagues — and our product — by pushing each beyond what we believe we’re capable of. We give honest feedback, even when it’s hard
  • Wellness is a way of life | We promote balance with generous PTO and company-wide holidays — and find our centers every Wellness Wednesday with yoga featuring a Thumbtack pro
  • A worthy mission | In a world where tech is often seen as eroding good jobs, we’re helping small business owners thrive. Our product makes entrepreneurship accessible to everyone
  • Driven by our values | Our values are the compass by which we make all our decisions. Each one matters: Lead with why, Make it count, Own it, Choose teamwork, and Say what you mean
  • Plus, amazing benefits | All the benefits you’d expect, plus a few more: generous parental and fertility benefits, $1800 for Thumbtack services per year and a $1200 remote work stipend
  • Virtual-first working model coupled with quarterly in-person events and Camp Thumbtack
  • 20+ company-wide holidays including two week-long shutdowns
  • Libraries (collaborative workspaces) in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Toronto, and Manila
  • Cell phone and WiFi reimbursements
  • Subscriptions and Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being

Company values

  • Purpose - lead with why
  • Impact - make it count
  • Responsibility - own it
  • Collaboration - choose teamwork
  • Communication - say what you mean

Company HQ

SoMa, San Francisco, CA

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Founders

Having studied at Columbia University, Marco co-founded Thumbtack in August 2008. He has served as CEO since January 2009.

Jonathan started his career creating financial market reports for the White House before co-founding Thumbtack in 2008. Currently Founder at Powerset and Athena.

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