Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics

About the Role We’re looking for a Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics to lead analytics for Handshake’s Recruiting marketplace. You’ll drive measurement and strategy across marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and product-led growth, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Leadership to shape the future of our marketplace. This is a highly impactful, hands-on role where you’ll own analytics strategy, influence product direction, and work alongside our Relevance (ML) team to ensure our models deliver measurable business impact. What You’ll Do • Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D leadership to define and measure marketplace health, liquidity, pricing, and growth. • Own analytics strategy, domain metrics, goal setting, and reporting for your product area. • Lead experimentation, including test design, instrumentation, analysis, and recommendations. • Partner with our Relevance team to evaluate and benchmark machine learning models. • Conduct deep analyses across user behavior, funnels, cohorts, and marketplace performance to uncover actionable insights. • Collaborate with Analytics Engineering to define trusted metrics and scalable data models. • Build dashboards and reporting that enable fast, data-driven decision making. • Champion AI-powered workflows and help shape the future of Product Analytics at Handshake. Desired Capabilities • 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or Product Analyst driving product strategy through data. • Expert-level SQL skills with experience analyzing large, complex datasets. • Strong experience with experimentation, A/B testing, and statistical analysis. • Experience partnering closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders. • Python experience for analytics (e.g., Jupyter notebooks, pandas). • Strong business intuition with the ability to translate data into strategic recommendations. • Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence technical and executive audiences. • High ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive ambiguous projects to completion. Extra Credit • Experience working on marketplace, pricing, or growth analytics. • Experience supporting machine learning model evaluation or benchmarking. • Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Hex, Mode, or similar platforms. • Enthusiasm for AI-first ways of working and leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis and decision making. Perks • Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The below benefits are for full-time US employees. 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company 💰 Financial Wellness : 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend 📚 Growth: Learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days 🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers .