Staff Data Scientist, GoFundMe
$170-230k
+ Equity
Social fundraising platform
Open for applications
Social fundraising platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$170-230k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help people fundraise for the personal, business, and charitable causes that matter most to them.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience building and leading data science and analytics projects
- Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field (Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Engineering or related areas) or equivalent experience in the field
- Experience with a broad set of statistical and machine learning methods to solve and optimize critical business problems and metrics including experimentation and statistical inference
- Advanced ability to perform data segmentation and manipulation directly using SQL and Python
- Able to organize, prioritize and assist with business requests with adequate scoping and stakeholder expectation setting
- Strong presentation skills, being able to author and present insights to the leadership team, and influence decision makers
- Experience mentoring more junior data scientists/analysts a plus
- Knowledge of data tracking, database architecture, ETL/data preparation tools, APIs a plus
- Data visualization skills and experience with BI tools (like Tableau/Looker) a plus
What the job involves
- The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Staff Data Scientist to bolster our product analytics efforts and elevate our data science operations across the organization.
- You will collaborate with an accomplished team of individuals to drive impact for our users and our business
- Lead the design, analysis, and interpretation of projects from data requirement gathering to data processing, modeling, and recommendations for various departments across the company
- Act as technical leader on the team - identify and disseminate best practices across team in terms of tools, systems, and processes
- Create and monitor KPIs and present emerging trends and actionable insights to leadership team
- Partner with cross-functional teams to identify new opportunities requiring the use of modern analytical and modeling techniques
- Develop dashboards and perform ad hoc analysis when necessary
- Build forecasting and ROI models to project growth for various initiatives to assist with roadmap prioritization
- Collaborate with data and engineering teams to design scalable and future-proof instrumentation
- Perform light ETLs as needed for the role
Our take
One of the most well-known fundraising platforms in the world, GoFundMe makes raising money online exceptionally easy. The platform started initially with a focus on charity and good causes, but its scope has now expanded to include start-up business funding. What makes the platform attractive is its ability to democratize fundraising through the medium of online.
GoFundMe's rapid rise in popularity has been helped by its social media integrations and the speed at which individuals can start funds. With strategic foresight, the company launched its GoFundMe Guarantee in 2016, a pledge to protect donors from fraud or platform misuse - knowing that its continued growth could only be hampered by security issues or donor deception.
This guarantee is what has enabled the company to remain the largest crowdfunding platform in the world. Notably, it stands amongst the likes of Airbnb, Facebook, and Netflix in being backed by tech investors TCV.
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Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Wide range of health insurance options, including medical, dental, and vision (GoFundMe covers 100% of employee premiums, and 80% of spouse and dependents)
- $600 annual fitness and wellness reimbursement
- Weekly massages
- Standing desks
- Fully-stocked kitchens & daily lunches
- Team off-sites & monthly social events
- Many of our offices are dog friendly
- 10 paid holidays, 17 days of accrued vacation per year, unlimited sick time & three volunteer days
- Enhanced parental leaves
- $50/month for employees commuting to and from work (public transit and/or parking)
- Caltrain GoPasses for our Bay Area commuters
- "Gives Back" program, where employees nominate fundraisers weekly for donations from GoFundMe
- Quarterly volunteer events in each office to give back to our local communities
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- Access to learning tools and resources, including a subscription to Udemy, guest speakers, and internal brown bag sessions
Company HQ
Centennial, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Margaret Richardson
(Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, not founder)Formerly worked at Airbnb as Vice President of Trust and Director of Global Policy. They worked in Trust & Safety at Apple prior to becoming a Member of Pipeline Angels.
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