Data Scientist, Product Analytics

Etsy•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human. We’re seeking an experienced Analytics professional to partner with the product squad building a best-in-class Ads experience for our sellers. In this role, you’ll play a key part in advancing one of Etsy’s most critical seller-facing products: Etsy Ads. You’ll have the opportunity to dive deep into behavioral analyses to better understand Etsy’s seller’s goals, while also diving into the sophisticated machine learning models that power the Etsy Ads ecosystem. This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Analytics. Data scientists at Etsy use rigorous methods to generate insights that inform product, marketing, engineering, and business decisions across the company. We collaborate with partner teams through all stages of development: actively uncovering opportunity areas, crafting experiments to test hypotheses, analyzing the impact of our efforts, and highlighting takeaways Learning new skills and techniques is not only a requirement but a perk of the job! We are always looking for opportunities to grow. Our mission is to guide our partner teams with data and insights and tell the story of how we attract and retain our users — to teams, to senior management, and to the community.

Requirements

2+ years experience as a data scientist or data analyst during which you extracted insights from large datasets
Experience in A/B experimentation and statistical analysis of experimental data
Mastery of SQL, and experience with R/Python and other scripting/automation techniques.
Curious mindset to drive creative problem-solving and business impact

Nice To Haves

Experience with Looker, Tableau, or other data visualization software
Proficiency in causal inference analysis is strongly preferred
Experience partnering with Machine-Learning squads is a plus
Experience in an e-Commerce setting is a plus

Responsibilities

Partner with squads across the Ads Initiative, whose focus is creating an Ads product that enables Etsy sellers to scale their business.
Design and analyze rigorous experiments, help teams set great hypotheses, and deliver robust analysis of experiment results.
Transform raw data into meaningful and impactful analysis characterized by strong data governance, technique transparency, and clear documentation.
Raise the skill level of the entire analytics team through the creation of outstanding work, mentorship, and the introduction of better practices, processes, and tools.