Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics
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 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.
“Thumbtack offers abundant opportunities for learning and innovation while solving real-world challenges in collaboration with diverse teams."
Jessie
Director, Product Data Science
“Thumbtack offers abundant opportunities for learning and innovation while solving real-world challenges in collaboration with diverse teams."
Jessie
Director, Product Data Science
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.
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Perks & Benefits
Supporting you at work and beyond
In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:
Recharge with PTO, in addition to 20 company-wide holidays each year, including a week-long end-of-year shutdown.
$1,000 USD/$1,400 CAD annual stipend for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide cell phone and Wi-Fi reimbursements.
All parents receive up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and birthing parents receive 8 additional weeks, for a total of 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (US & CAN).
$30,000 USD/CAD lifetime max reimbursement for family planning.
12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.
$450 USD/CAD quarterly stipend to book a pro on Thumbtack for virtual or in-person services — anything from home care services to planning a child’s birthday party and beyond.
Perks & Benefits
Supporting you at work and beyond
In addition to our virtual-first model, we offer:
30 days of PTO (pro-rated based on start date), including a week-long, end-of-year shutdown and a 15% night shift differential.
PHP 46,600.00 annual stipend to use for professional development, self care, office set-up and more. We also provide PHP 1,500/month internet allowance.
12 coaching sessions and 12 therapy sessions for yourself and your dependents. We also offer one-on-one financial guidance from a financial wellness provider.
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HMO coverage includes yourself and up to three of your dependents (two at no cost). We also cover common-law and same-sex domestic partners.
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