Staff Data Scientist, Checkr
Growth
$196-230k
2-3 days a week in office
Automated background checks
Be an early applicant
Automated background checks
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$196-230k
2-3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a fairer future by designing technology to create opportunities for all.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of hands-on data science or machine learning or growth analytics experience in a fast-scaling B2B/SaaS
- Fluent in Python, SQL, and modern MLOps and data CI/CD practices
- Knows your math
- Proven track record designing and running high-impact experiments that move key growth metrics
- Familiarity with GenAI tools (e.g., LLMs, automated feature generation, prompt engineering, MCPs) to supercharge productivity
- Proven communication and stakeholder management skills; can lead Exec conversations
- A provocative, scrappy, test-and-learn mindset: you love speed, creative data wrangling, and challenging assumptions
What the job involves
- We are seeking a seasoned Staff Data Scientist to drive user acquisition, activation, and retention.
- You will utilize math, grit, and the latest GenAI tools to accelerate insights, streamline workflows, and iterate rapidly on growth hypotheses, to move the needle since the Data Science team is a critical driver of Checkr’s growth.
- By leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning, this role has ample headroom to bend the curve of our user acquisition, activation, and retention, playing to our already strong competitive advantages
- As a Staff Data Scientist on our Growth team, you love leading the debate with rigor and data, through a dense cross-functional team, and being the direct owner of all the analytics, ML models, and experimental roadmap that turbocharge user acquisition, activation, and retention for Checkr
- PLG Funnel & Experimentation: Define north-star growth metrics, design A/B tests, and run rapid experiments to boost conversion and reduce churn
- Deep analysis and insights automation: Leverage LLMs and GenAI frameworks to accelerate data exploration, prototype predictive models, generate hypotheses, and build the right pipelines to automate it all
- Data-Driven Feature Work: Collaborate with Eng, Product, Marketing, RevOps, and Design to launch ML-powered features (e.g., personalized onboarding flows, predictive lead scoring, recommendation)
- Ship DS in production: This is not a lab job; you will build and deploy models in production
Our take
Checkr addresses the unpleasant and time consuming process of background checks so that companies using on-demand employees can make safer, more informed hiring decisions in less time. Background checks are a critical part of the hiring process, and CEO Daniel Yannisse noticed that they were painfully slow, resulting in loss of work for candidates and productivity downturns for employers.
Before Checkr entered the market in 2014 with its innovative AI technology and a solid $50m in venture capital funding, companies were waiting upwards of two weeks for their checks. Checkr substantially reduces this time frame and has grown to receive a $5 billion valuation.
Checkr has accelerated growth by making several highly advantageous acquisitions of competitor companies GoodHire and Inflection. As the world of work embraces diversity and inclusion, the company announced an end-to-end service for candidates wishing to expunge their criminal records, furthering the company’s ‘fair chance’ mission and clearing 1000s of candidates for free since 2021. New products launched at the end of 2023 include Checkr Pay (providing access to payment right after a shift) and Checkr Onboard (unified onboarding processes), exemplifying how Checkr is keeping pace with a rapidly changing, flexible, and mobile-first workforce.
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Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Sep 2019
$160m
SERIES D
Total funding: $556.1m
Company benefits
- Parental leave
- Stock optoins
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive Health Plans | We cover 100% of insurance premiums and offer generous parental and family leave
- Competitive Compensation | We offer competitive salaries and meaningful equity
- A Variety of Food and Snacks | Our culinary team serves a rotating menu for lunch each day, along with unlimited snacks and drinks
- Wellness Programs | We invest in the holistic well-being of every team member through education reimbursements, onsite massages, and physical therapy
- Flexible Paid Time Off | We want you to take the time you need to relax and recharge
- Fitness and Public Transport Reimbursement | We’ll cover your commute and help you stay active with our onsite gym or fitness provider of choice
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jonathan Perichon
(CTO)After an MSc in Computer Science, Jonathan worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and deliv for a combined year and a half. He co-founded Checkr in May 2014, serving as CTO since.
Daniel Yanisse
(CEO)Daniel worked as a Software Engineer at Mogreet and Deliv before co-founding Checkr.
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