🔬 Data Scientist

Partiful • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Partiful's mission is to cultivate friendships through social events. We believe parties (and other social events) are the most effective way to meet new people and make friends. Our product helps you throw incredible events, starting with memorable party pages that make it easy to plan & communicate with guests — download the app to see how it works! We're building new ways to streamline planning, connect meaningfully in the real world, and make connections between friends-of-friends. Our ultimate vision is to power everything you do in-person with your friends, eliminating the friction of bringing your most memorable experiences to life. We're looking for a business-oriented data scientist to help us unlock the full value of our data, supercharge our growth, and guide our product roadmap. You'll work closely with leadership, product, and marketing to analyze key initiatives, define meaningful metrics, guide product decisions with insights, and empower the team to use data confidently. This role sits at the intersection of product analytics, decision science and data governance - providing insights critical to our trajectory, and building systems and culture that make data more accessible and actionable for everyone.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in data science or a related role
• 2 years of experience in a high growth startup; experience in consumer is preferred but not required
• Fluency in SQL and Python (Javascript a plus)
• Familiarity with data tools such as Amplitude, DBT and Hex
• Experience designing and analyzing A/B tests, with a solid understanding of statistical methods
• High aptitude for using data to drive business decisions; care about not just what the numbers say, but how we use them to make better decisions
• Excellent communication skills, and ability to convey complex data findings in a clear and concise manner to non-technical stakeholders
• Extreme comfort with ambiguity, and a pattern of taking initiative, working independently, and thriving in fast-moving environments

Nice To Haves

• Javascript a plus
• experience in consumer is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Make key data decisions across the company
• Analyze large and complex datasets to derive actionable insights
• Monitor performance trends and conduct diagnostic analyses
• Collaborate closely the product team identify key benchmarks for new features, and analyze the performance of all aspects of the product
• Provide data-driven recommendations and run experiments to support product development, user engagement strategies, and business growth
• Own the data dictionary and support a culture of data literacy across teams
• Build, improve and maintain data pipelines & the overall data foundation
• Maintain the Amplitude taxonomy and ensure it’s reliable, documented, and intuitive
• Identify and execute on opportunities to improve our data infrastructure, processes, and tooling
• Provide regular updates and insights to help the company stay informed on progress towards our goals

Benefits

• 401(k) with up to 6% matching
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents (FSAs and HSA plans available)
• Free OneMedical membership, telehealth, and virtual mental health services
• Commuter benefits & contributions towards ClassPass and Citibike memberships
• Unlimited vacation (minimum 3 weeks required)
• Quarterly stipend to plan your own party and dogfood the product
• Semi-annual travel benefit & semiannual team off-sites
• Get invited to exclusive parties

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees