Sr. Decision Scientist, Mobile

ZipRecruiter•Santa Monica, CA

1d•$147,500 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Sr. Decision Scientist supporting the Mobile App team, you will partner closely with product management, engineering, and design to shape and optimize the mobile user experience across acquisition, engagement, and retention. You will use rigorous analysis, experimentation, and causal inference to evaluate product performance, uncover user behavior insights, and identify opportunities to improve app engagement and growth. You will translate insights into product strategy, prioritize high-impact initiatives, and help deliver seamless mobile experiences that drive business growth and job seeker success.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science, statistics, or economics, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of product analytics experience; experience in a product, engineering, or technology environment is optional.
Experience designing experiments, testing, and utilizing statistical principles to inform business decisions.
Proficiency in statistical computing and scripting languages such as Python, R, and SQL.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as mathematics, computer science, operations research, or economics.
In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in probability and statistics theory, causal inference, experimental design and analysis, synthetic control, product ecosystems, and Bayesian inference.
Experience in product analytics focused on mobile apps or building zero-to-one products.

Responsibilities

Define KPIs and create reports and dashboards against large data sets to track performance.
Turn ambiguous questions into clear analytical problems and solve them using data.
Become deeply familiar with product data, including its limitations and caveats, to support development and growth.
Design, execute, and analyze experiments that drive product growth and improvement.
Create readable and informative data visualizations, documentation, and presentations to communicate insights to stakeholders and executives.
Partner with product management, engineering, and design to shape and optimize the mobile user experience across acquisition, engagement, and retention.
Evaluate product performance, uncover user behavior insights, and identify opportunities to improve app engagement and growth.
Translate insights into product strategy and prioritize high-impact initiatives.