Staff Data Scientist - Programmatic Ads Lead
Afterpay - San Francisco, California, United States, 94199![Afterpay](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Overview
It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 47 million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world’s relationship with money to make it more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible.
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward innovation, collaboration and impact. We’ve been a distributed team since day one, and many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Cash App operates. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.
Check out our locations, benefits, and more at cash.app/careers.
Job Description
The Data Science team at Cash App is customer-obsessed, collaborates intensely with other key disciplines, and always makes decisions with an eye towards Cash App’s business as a whole. The goal of the DS team is to derive valuable insights from our extremely unique datasets and turn those insights into actions that improve the experience for our customers every day.We’re hiring a Staff Data Scientist to join the Commerce team, supporting our programmatic ads business. We have developed a robust onsite advertising business on Afterpay and now we’re looking to build the next generation of our advertising business that will connect our merchants and customers more deeply off-platform.We’re seeking an exceptional Data Scientist to help define the strategy for this business and lay the foundation for transformative, highly complex, “0 to 1” features. You will play a critical role in accelerating Cash App’s growth by focusing on developing a strategic thought partnership with our teams in Product and Sales, and leverage data to enable us to achieve our roadmap goals, make effective spend decisions across marketing channels and understand the impact of incentives on Cash App users.You will :Build models to optimize our programmatic marketing efforts to ensure our spend has the best possible ROIDesign and analyze experiments to evaluate the impact of marketing campaigns we launchAnalyze large datasets using SQL and scripting languages to surface actionable insights and opportunities to the Marketing product team and other key stakeholdersApproach problems from first principles, using a variety of statistical and mathematical modeling techniques to research and understand customer behavior & segmentsBuild, forecast, and report on metrics that drive strategy and facilitate decision making for key business initiativesWrite code to effectively process, cleanse, and combine data sources in unique and useful ways, often resulting in curated ETL datasets that are easily used by the broader teamBuild and share data visualizations and self-serve dashboards for your partnersEffectively communicate your work with team leads and cross-functional stakeholders on a regular basisQualifications
You have :A bachelor degree in statistics, data science, or similar STEM field with 7+ years of experience in a relevant role ORA graduate degree in statistics, data science, or similar STEM field with 5+ years of experience in a relevant roleAdvanced proficiency with SQL and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker, etc)Experience with scripting and data analysis programming languages, such as Python or RWorked extensively with Causal Inference techniques and off platform dataA knack for turning ambiguous problems into clear deliverables and actionable insightsGone deep with cohort and funnel analyses, a deep understanding statistical concepts such as selection bias, probability distributions, and conditional probabilitiesTechnologies we use and teach:SQL, Snowflake, etc.Python (Pandas, Numpy)Tableau, Airflow, Looker, Mode, PrefectAdditional Information
Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Zone A: USD $207,900 - USD $311,900Zone B: USD $207,900 - USD $311,900Zone C: USD $207,900 - USD $311,900Zone D: USD $207,900 - USD $311,900To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.Full-time employee benefits include the following:Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending AccountRetirement Plans including company matchEmployee Stock Purchase ProgramWellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowancePaid parental and caregiving leavePaid time off (including 12 paid holidays)Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)Learning and Development resourcesPaid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefitsThese benefits are further detailed in Block's policies. This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible.Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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