Data Scientist - Remote

Overview

Houzz is looking for a world-class Data Scientist to join our Pro Data Science team. This team is focused on uncovering critical insights and delivering models to leverage those findings thus powering intelligent business decisions. As a Data Scientist here at Houzz you are on the front line of uncovering insights to directly impact product roadmap and revenue.

In Short

• Critical projects will focus on data-driven insights to guide product development and business direction
• Collaborate with leadership, product, data, and engineering teams to identify, define, and launch strategic and operational data science initiatives
• Define and manage the key metrics of the business and product efficiently
• Design product experiments, interpret results to draw detailed and impactful conclusions
• Own the end-to-end execution of projects by working with a broad cross-functional team
• Work with data infrastructure/product engineering teams to define the data collection needs
• Provide recommendations to assist quick product ideation and feature launch decisions
• Develop and maintain data products to serve real-time business insights

Requirements

• Bachelors/Masters Degree with 2+ years of experience in an analytical role in a high-growth tech company
• Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries using Hadoop, Hive, and Presto
• Strong programming skills in Python or R
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
• Proficiency in advanced experimental designing, testing, and analysis
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• A passion for analytics and product development
• Self-motivated, independent, and eager to learn

Benefits

• An advanced degree in a technical field such as Statistics, Operations Research, or Engineering is preferred
• Experience with subscription-based analytics, web/app user engagement, and funnel conversion is a plus
• Ability to learn and act quickly in ambiguous situations
• Experience with statistical modeling is beneficial
• Proficiency in using Tableau for visualization is advantageous
• Experience working with remote teams across different time zones