Senior Data Scientist

StubHub•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

StubHub is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join its Data Engineering & Analytics team. The role leads strategy and execution of model development in a business domain, using statistical and machine learning techniques to support business and operational decisions. The work may focus on Experimentation, Forecasting, Pricing, or Customer Acquisition, and includes developing both business-facing and customer-facing products and tools that enable data-driven decisions and self-service capabilities. The Senior Data Scientist owns machine learning models from design through production, works with business partners to develop roadmaps, and communicates results and complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. The role also contributes to the growth of junior team members and the broader data organization, and is expected to lead through influence, with the possibility of later managing a small team of direct reports. The position is hybrid, with three days in the office and two days remote, in New York, NY or Century City, CA.

Requirements

7–11 years of relevant data science or machine learning experience.
Proficiency transforming and analyzing large-scale data using modern cloud computing platforms such as SparkSQL, BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks.
High proficiency with query languages such as SQL.
Expertise in Python or R and numerical and scientific libraries used for statistics and machine learning, such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, or scikit-learn.
Experience building production-level models in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
Passion for working with non-technical stakeholders to understand, anticipate, and deliver on their data needs.

Nice To Haves

An MS or Ph.D. in mathematics, statistics, computer science, or another quantitative field is preferred.
Demonstrated proficiency in time-series modeling, including GAMs, GLMs, or ARs, and real-time forecasting.

Responsibilities

Build and understand modeling in one of StubHub’s areas: Experimentation, Forecasting, Pricing, or Customer Acquisition.
Build state-of-the-art machine learning models and own them from design through production.
Communicate modeling results to broad technical and non-technical audiences.
Serve as a subject matter expert on predictive modeling, particularly in forecasting and pricing.
Develop roadmaps with business partners and manage project execution and delivery.
Support the growth of junior team members and the data organization through workshops, best practices, and reading groups.
Foster inclusion, results-oriented execution, open innovation, and creativity across the team.