Senior Data Scientist, Etsy
Risk & Fraud
$140-182k
Plus equity package and an annual performance bonus
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Be an early applicant
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$140-182k
Plus equity package and an annual performance bonus
More information about location
1-2 days a week in office (Brooklyn, NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of proven success on Analytics or Data Science teams with at least 3 years in fraud prevention, risk mitigation or trust & safety
- Proficiency with advanced analytical methods such as predictive models, model performance evaluation, A/B testing frameworks, etc
- Experience employing analytics to guide risk mitigation strategy in any area like Account Security, Chargebacks/Disputes, Payments fraud, First Party fraud, etc
- 2+ years of proven success on Analytics or Data Science teams with at least 1 year in fraud prevention, risk mitigation or trust & safety
- High proficiency with advanced analytical techniques using SQL and Python
- A successful track record of distilling highly complex problems into narratives that are concise, action-focused, and memorable, and expressing your recommendations with both conviction and finesse
- Ability to communicate insights to senior executives verbally, visually, and in writing
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist that will partner with the Risk & Fraud group under the broader Trust & Safety organization, whose focus is to develop strategies that balance short and long-term goals as the risks facing our marketplace evolve
- You will play a significant role in deciding how we can best assess risk and protect Etsy and its users through analysis of behavioral and transactional data
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Manager, Risk & Fraud Analytics
- Data scientists in the Trust & Safety organization use rigorous methods to generate insights that advise product, engineering, and operations decisions on risk
- We collaborate with partner teams through all stages of development: actively uncovering opportunity areas, crafting experiments to test hypotheses, analyzing the impact of our efforts, and highlighting takeaways
- Learning new skills and techniques is not only a requirement but a perk of the job! We are always looking for opportunities to grow
- Our mission is to guide our partner teams with data and insights and tell the story of how we manage risk — to teams, to senior management, and to the community
- Working closely and collaboratively with our Risk & Fraud partners (Product, Operations and Engineering) to develop data-backed strategies to manage risk
- Defining metric-focused goals around fraud prevention and employing sophisticated analyses and industry-leading measurement techniques to help the Risk & Fraud group attain these goals
- Working to consistently deliver clear insights while building foundational metrics, data, and tools necessary to facilitate analytical excellence in the Risk space
- Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law
Application process
- If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like
Our take
Created as an alternative to more corporate eCommerce sites, Etsy is a peer-to-peer (P2P) website where users buy and sell handmade crafts, vintage items, art, and photography. The online marketplace works similarly to Amazon and eBay, only with an emphasis on unique items rather than mass-produced merchandise.
Since its IPO in 2015, it has managed to hold its own in an increasingly competitive eCommerce industry, including from Amazon's handmade section that launched in 2015. Further, by providing sellers with ownership over pricing and branding, the site is attractive for those wanting to set up a business on an established platform.
However, the seller-side of Etsy is not without problems. The recent hike in transaction fees and the introduction of mandatory marketing fees for artists with high turnovers has created significant discontent amongst sellers. Etsy must reconcile these issues to ensure artists continue to operate on the same scale within the platform. It plans to attract shoppers with its message of extraordinary, handmade and affordable products.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2012
$40m
LATE VC
Aug 2010
$20m
SERIES E
Total funding: $91.7m
Company benefits
- Equity (offers vary by country)
- Performance bonuses
- Paid gender neutral parental leave
- Adoption and family planning
- Back-up care
- Volunteer time off
- Donation matching
- Employee resource groups
- Global virtual events
- Employer paid health benefits
- Fitness benefits
- Wellness programming
- Mental health benefits
- 401K matching/Pension contributions
Company HQ
Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Leadership
Josh Silverman
(CEO)Previously senior executive at eBay, CEO of Shopping.com, CEO of Skype and President of Consumer Products & Services at American Express.
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