At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product, specifically building a high performance team of data scientists to drive business growth through ML models and data-driven decision-making
Requirements
- Hands on experience as a data scientist, research scientist, applied scientist, or machine learning engineer in a technology company
- Experience with hypothesis driven product development
- Experience being a thought partner to improve decision quality and able to influence with expertise
- Industrial experience with ads product and metrics
- Strong causal inference/marketplace knowledge with a deep understanding of how ML models drive business
Responsibilities
- Build, inspire and grow a high performance team of data scientists that are thought partners to the teams that run Pinterest’s ads stack
- Work with product and engineering partners help identify and answer important “why and how” questions
- Lead the team to structure ambiguous technical challenges into actionable plans
- Ensure that your team is producing consistently trustworthy and high-quality technical outputs that influence the business
- Drive data-driven decision-making aligned with the organization's strategic objectives
- Communicate complex findings and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
- Be a champion for building highly talented and diverse teams with an inclusive culture
Other
- MS or PhD in a quantitative field or equivalent experience
- Experience in managing small teams of highly technical scientists, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- US based applicants only
- 1-2 times/month in-office collaboration required
