Whatnot is an online community marketplace where people can work to “turn their passion into a business.” In past hiring for flexible roles, the venture-bac
Data Scientist, Customer Experience
Location
California + 2 moreAll locations: California | New York | Washington
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
$162K - $215K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Data Scientist, Customer Experience
Whatnot
• Define and own the KPIs that measure CX health, downstream impact, product experience, and user sentiment. • Analyze user behavior and marketplace dynamics to identify opportunities and inform CX product and agent team priorities. • Measure the tradeoffs between user experience and business value. • Translate complex data into actionable recommendations for product and leadership teams. • Partner with product managers and engineers to design, implement, and evaluate A/B tests and feature rollouts. • Develop frameworks for causal inference, impact measurement, and long-term ecosystem health. • Build scalable methodologies to understand feature performance and guide iteration. • Use our modern data stack to build dashboards, data pipelines, and self-serve tools that empower teams across Whatnot. • Partner with engineers and operations leadership to improve data accessibility, ensure data quality, and support instrumentation for new product features. • Advocate for data-driven decision-making and foster a culture of measurement across the CX organization. • Communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing roadmaps and strategic decisions. • Serve as a thought partner to CX leads, shaping how we build, launch, and iterate on experiences across the platform.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Data Science, Decision Science, or Analytics within a product-focused organization.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience applying statistical and analytical methods to real-world product problems.
- Advanced SQL skills and experience with modern data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and tools like Spark or DBT.
- Proficiency with Python or R for data analysis, modeling, and experimentation.
- Experience designing and analyzing A/B tests and understanding causal inference techniques.
- Strong data visualization skills and familiarity with BI tools for building interactive dashboards.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, concisely, and impactfully across diverse stakeholders.
- Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing strategy with data.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a high degree of ownership.
Benefits
- Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
- Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
- Work From Home Support
- $1,000 home office setup allowance
- $150 monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
- Care benefits
- $500 monthly allowance for wellness
- $5,000 annual allowance towards Childcare
- $20,000 lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
- Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
- Parental Leave
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work *company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence.
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