Sr. Decision Scientist, Mobile

ZipRecruiter • Santa Monica, CA

1d • 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 designing experiments, testing, and using 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.
• Product analytics experience focused on mobile apps or building zero-to-one products.
• Experience in a product, engineering, or technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Define KPIs and create reports and dashboards using large data sets to track performance.
• Turn ambiguous questions into clear analytical problems and solve them using data.
• Develop deep familiarity with product data, including its limitations and caveats, to support product development and growth.
• Design, execute, and analyze experiments that drive product growth and improvement.
• Create readable, 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, identify opportunities to improve app engagement and growth, and translate insights into product strategy.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Exceptional benefits package
• Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Employer-matched 401(k) plan
• A fun environment where work-life balance is valued
• Medical, financial, and other benefits
• Equity, bonuses, commission, or other forms of compensation may be provided depending on the position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior