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Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics

Handshake· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$175k - $205kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior Data Scientist focused on product analytics for Handshake’s Recruiting marketplace. Own analytics strategy, measure marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and growth, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Leadership to shape the marketplace.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D leadership to define and measure marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and growth.
  • Own analytics strategy, domain metrics, goal setting, and reporting for your product area.
  • Lead experimentation, including test design, instrumentation, analysis, and recommendations.
  • Partner with our Relevance team to evaluate and benchmark machine learning models.
  • Conduct deep analyses across user behavior, funnels, cohorts, and marketplace performance to uncover actionable insights.
  • Collaborate with Analytics Engineering to define trusted metrics and scalable data models.
  • Build dashboards and reporting that enable fast, data-driven decision making.
  • Champion AI-powered workflows and help shape the future of Product Analytics at Handshake.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or Product Analyst driving product strategy through data.
  • Expert-level SQL skills with experience analyzing large, complex datasets.
  • Strong experience with experimentation, A/B testing, and statistical analysis.
  • Experience partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Python experience for analytics (e.g., Jupyter notebooks, pandas).
  • Strong business intuition with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and executive audiences.
  • High ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive ambiguous projects to completion.

Skills

Required:SQLExperimentation and A/B TestingPython for analyticsCommunication and influence

Benefits

  • Equity in a fast-growing company
  • 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
  • Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
  • Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend
  • Learning stipend, ongoing development
  • Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in SF office
  • Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
  • Team outings & referral bonuses
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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