Senior Data Scientist, Handshake
Product Analytics
$170-225k
+ Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company
More information about location
3 days a week in office
College career network and job board
Open for applications
College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$170-225k
+ Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company
More information about location
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to opportunity and ensure any student can build a great career no matter who they know, where they live or what school they attend.
Role
Who you are
- Proven experience in using data to drive product development and decision-making and direct experience working with engineers and wider product teams
- Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to translate data-related concepts and results for leadership and less technical stakeholders
- Experience conducting exploratory analysis projects related to cohorting, time series analysis, and funnel analysis/optimization. Beyond just reporting metrics, we value the ability to dig in an explain the “why” behind trends
- A clear understanding and demonstrable experience in experimentation design and process development, including comfort with A/B testing
- Expertise in SQL is essential and comfort with Jupyter-style notebooks and Python or R statistics packages is a huge plus
- Experience creating dashboards and visualizations in tools such as Hex, Looker, Mode, etc
- Ability to start, own, and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance
Desirable
- Experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous:
- Experience informing product roadmaps
- Data modeling (we use dbt!)
What the job involves
- Handshake is actively seeking a Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics specializing in Product, Growth, and/or Revenue analytics to support our Research and Development team, spearheading the measurement and analysis of product success
- This pivotal role will play a crucial part in shaping Handshake’s overarching strategy and product roadmap
- This position requires a strong blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and communication skills to guide our products' evolution and deliver maximum value to our three-sided marketplace, consisting of students, employers, and universities
- This role reports to the Senior Manager of Data & Analytics, embedded within the broader R&D team, and you will work alongside a talented team of data scientists, product managers, and engineers
- Work side-by-side and partner strategically with Research and Development Leadership, becoming a subject-matter expert in a given domain
- Contribute to a data-driven product strategy and own the corresponding analytics prioritization and roadmapping to execute on and measure the effectiveness of this strategy
- Own domain goal-setting, tracking, and reporting on progress and impact
- Lead experimentation within a given vertical, working to ensure that tracking is instrumented proactively and scaling our ability to efficiently and reliably run experiments
- Collaborate with Analytics Engineering and Relevance teams to define metrics and build out foundational data models
- Contribute to the vision and strategy for product analytics and the wider data organization at Handshake
- Lead by example to build a culture of accountability and rigor to substantiate proven business impact
- Advocate for the millions of students and employer users on Handshake by communicating data insights and recommendations to marketing, product and leadership teams
Our take
The three founders of Handshake established their company in an attempt to eliminate inequality and make the student hiring landscape fairer. The Handshake platform acts as a LinkedIn for college students, pairing students from every walk of life with more than 650K employers, including the entire Fortune 500, which includes Google and Nike.
The graduate recruitment platform is open to any student with a valid @.edu email address, with more than 12 million active users from thousands of colleges and universities. With a student-first philosophy, the company generates revenue from both universities and employers rather than students.
Valued at $3.5B, Handshake has gained traction in a competitive market, although it has strong competition from recruiting giants LinkedIn and Indeed. It stands out, however, by helping students build new relationships and skills, rather than simply making connections to people they already know.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$200m
SERIES F
May 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $434m
Company benefits
- 💰Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company
- 🍼16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents
- 💝Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support
- 💻Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home
- 📚Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career
- 🏦401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year
- 🏝 All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Summer and Winter #ShakeBreak, two one-week periods of Collective Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Garrett Lord
(Co-Founder & CEO)Majored in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. Interned at Palantir Technologies before co-founding Handshake in 2012.
Ben Christensen
(Co-Founder)Graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Computer Networking & Systems Administration. Interned at Target and worked as a Developer at Up and Running Software. Was part of Arbor Networks' ASERT Security Research team.
Scott Ringwelski
(Co-Founder)Attained a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Co-founded Handshake in 2012.
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