Pinterest is looking to build, inspire, and grow a high-performance team of data scientists who will serve as thought partners to the team building the data foundation for Pinterest. This foundation is crucial for understanding users holistically to better serve users and merchants, drive growth, and achieve tangible business outcomes.
Requirements
- Hands on experience as a data scientist, research scientist, applied scientist, or machine learning engineer in a technology company.
- Demonstrated experience working with ads products and data.
Responsibilities
- Build, inspire and grow a high performance team of data scientists that are thought partners to the team that builds the data foundation for Pinterest to understand users holistically so as to serve users and merchants better.
- Bring strong business acumen with a deep understanding of key business metrics and the ability to leverage data insights to drive growth and achieve tangible business outcomes.
- Work with product and eng partners help identify and answer important “why and how” questions.
- Lead the team to structure ambiguous business 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 analytical findings and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
Other
- MS or PhD in a quantitative field or equivalent experience.
- Experience in managing teams of data scientists, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience being a thought partner to improve decision quality and able to influence with expertise.
- Be a champion for building highly talented and diverse teams with an inclusive culture.
