Uber Marketplace needs to inform and influence every dollar transacted through driver forecasting, dynamic pricing fares, matching driver/rider pricing, and overall marketplace health. Assessing the success or failure of a product or investment strategy depends on deeply understanding this context and quantifying the impact with thoughtfully-defined success metrics. Doing this at Uber’s global scale is an interesting and complex problem with meaningful impact on our P&L.
Requirements
- Experience in pricing, matching, and market design, with a deep understanding of their impact on marketplace dynamics and customer experiences.
- Deep understanding of the mathematical foundations of statistics, machine learning, optimization, economics, and analytics.
- Hands-on expertise in experimental design, exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis, testing, and model development.
- Proficiency in data ETL languages (e.g., SQL) and scripting languages like Python or R for robust data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Data Scientists to uncover actionable insights and develop innovative solutions that enhance the technology and understanding of Marketplace Pricing and Matching systems.
- Drive excellence and rigor in data science methodologies, leveraging techniques such as machine learning, experimentation, causal inference, time series analysis, and natural language processing to address complex marketplace challenges.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and others—to execute impactful projects that align with business objectives.
- Leverage data to tackle ambiguous and high-impact business problems, delivering meaningful solutions that improve the everyday experiences of our customers.
Other
- Lead a dynamic and talented team of Data Scientists to uncover opportunities, inform decision-making, and drive the evolution of our products.
- Your leadership will play a pivotal role in advancing the next generation of machine learning algorithms and optimization systems for pricing, matching, and marketplace optimization.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Regional General Managers, Strategy, and Finance teams across Uber's global Mobility business.
- Your work will directly shape the most engaging marketplace experiences for our drivers and riders while driving meaningful competitive advantages that solidify Uber as the platform of choice.
- With a customer-first mindset and a data-driven approach, you will ensure every decision is grounded in insights, combining technical expertise with a deep understanding of user needs.
