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About the Role

Data Science plays a crucial role in driving impact at Taskrabbit. As a member of the team, you will help drive our business strategy forward through predictive insights. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Data Scientist to join us, working closely with cross-functional teams from product, finance, engineering, risk and operations to provide data-driven insights and solutions that enhance our products and accelerate growth while minimizing marketplace losses.

Responsibilities

Be a strategic thought partner with stakeholders from product, risk, finance, engineering, and operations to define high-impact analytical problems, and solve them using different analytical and statistical approaches.
Present actionable insights in a clear and compelling manner.
Proactively perform analytical deep dives to identify strategic growth opportunities in key business levers with a focus on commerce and risk.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define and measure success metrics for new features and products, conduct advanced experimentation and causal inference to optimize product features and user experiences.
Design, develop, and scale proactive fraud interventions using heuristic and/or machine learning models.
Foster a data-driven culture within the organization by advocating for best practices in data analysis and interpretation.

Requirements

BS, MS or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research, or related field).
A minimum of 7 years industry experience in data science; previous experience in a marketplace or fintech company is a plus.
Strong and relevant experience with advanced experimentation and statistical modeling; you have past experience with fraud/risk models in a marketplace/fintech context.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent business acumen and strategic thinking skills, especially in a commerce/risk domain.
A self-starter with the ability to work independently and drive your own projects end-to-end with a track record of landing strong business impact.
Ability to communicate complex data findings in a clear and concise manner to an executive audience.

Skills

SQL
Python
data pipeline tooling (e.g. dbt)
git
productionizing ML models
ML Ops

Location

San Francisco, CA

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

7 years industry experience in data science

Education Level

BS, MS or Ph.D. in a quantitative field

Salary/Compensations

$170,000 - $225,000

Benefits

Employer-paid health insurance
401k match with immediate vesting
Generous and flexible time off
2 company-wide closure weeks
Taskrabbit product stipends
Wellness + productivity + education stipends
IKEA discounts
Reproductive health support

About the Company

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.
At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time.
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.
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.
Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories.
Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!

Equal Opportunity

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform.
We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong.
Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.
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, sex, 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.