We help people care for their home from top to bottom — and empower small businesses nationwide to grow.
Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics
Location
Canada
Posted
73 days ago
Salary
C$168K - C$217K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics
Thumbtack
Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes. Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together. About the People Data Science Team The People Data Science (PDS) team drives business outcomes through talent insights, spanning high-impact work across the employee lifecycle. We’re now in the early stages of evolving our function to be AI-native, and we’re looking for someone eager to explore, build, and shape what comes next. About the Role The Senior Data Scientist will play a foundational role in shaping how data, analytics, and AI power Talent decisions across Thumbtack. You’ll partner closely with the People Team and the business to tackle high-impact questions, define success metrics, and deliver insights—while getting hands-on building the data foundations and products that make this work scalable. This is a high-visibility role with exposure to senior leaders, spanning a wide range of People topics and helping define what modern, analytically sound People Data Science looks like in practice. What you'll do - Tell clear, business-relevant stories about our talent using data and insights. - Get hands-on with AI to explore where it meaningfully improves insight generation, decision support, and experimentation. - Design, own, and evolve the People data foundation, including pipelines and BigQuery data models, in partnership with Data Engineering and HR Operations - Build scalable analytics products and tools, including Tableau dashboards and AI-enabled products - Partner cross-functionally with People Team and business leaders to identify and scope high-impact talent questions, analyze using quantitative methods, and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations. - Own initiatives end-to-end across the People Team (Recruiting, Talent Management, DEIB, and more). - Foster a culture of data-informed decision-making across the People Team and the broader organization. In order to be successful, you must bring - BA/BS degree in quantitative field such as Economics, Statistics, or Psychology - 4+ years of experience, with at least 1 year in People Data Science/ People Analytics - Experience (and interest) in managing data pipelines and data warehousing - Strong written and verbal communication skills: this role will require writing content and explaining results to a variety of audiences, including senior leadership - Strong experience using SQL to query large datasets, proficiency with Tableau and familiarity with statistics/programming languages (e.g., R, Python) - Demonstrated ability to self-motivate and drive projects independently as well as partner successfully with cross-functional teams - Strong prioritization and project management skills Expected salary ranges - For candidates living in Ontario and British Columbia, the expected salary range for the role is currently $168,300 - $217,800. Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Note: Thumbtack uses AI tools to support our resume screening process. However, our Recruiting team’s expertise and judgment guide hiring decisions. #LI-Remote Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law. Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact: recruitingops@thumbtack.com. If you are a California resident, please review information regarding your rights under California privacy laws contained in Thumbtack’s Privacy policy available at https://www.thumbtack.com/privacy/. We put as much craftsmanship into candidate safety as we do into the hiring experience itself. While scammers may try to impersonate our team, we’ll never ask you for money, banking info, or SSNs during hiring. Check out our blueprint on how to spot the fakes.
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