Data Scientist, Analytics - Trust & Safety - San Jose

About the role

The goal of the data team is to use data to help the Trust & Safety team make many good decisions. As a Data Scientist on our team, you are instrumental in ensuring we use data analysis to keep our users and community safe. You will work closely with product managers, program managers, engineers, and policy managers on measuring risks, and detecting and preventing negative experiences on our product. You will help scope out projects, ideate on new strategies, and most importantly, use data to find insights, diagnose problems and tell compelling stories.

Responsibilities

• Work with large and complex data sets to support project execution and strategic planning;
• Apply expertise in quantitative analysis to understand user behaviors, provide actionable insights, and measure the success of safety features through experimentation and causal inference;
• Influence stakeholders through data-based recommendations and mobilize cross-functional teams by telling compelling stories with data to drive business impact and innovative breakthroughs;
• Build and enhance models or tooling to strengthen proactive detection of risks and automation of policy enforcement;
• Develop metrics and visualization tools to evaluate risks of the platform and the impact of safety strategies.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in data science or quantitative analysis;
• Experience with SQL, ETL, R/Python;
• Degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering);
• Ability to solve problems using quantitative approaches and strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences to communicate complex concepts and analytical results to drive business impact.
• Experience of working in Trust and Safety or risk management is a plus.
• Job Information
• [For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
• The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $144000 - $329333 annually.
• The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
• For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

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