Senior Data Scientist, Turo
$149-186k
Salary range applicable to San Francisco candidates + Equity
Car sharing marketplace
Open for applications
Car sharing marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$149-186k
Salary range applicable to San Francisco candidates + Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
Turo's mission is to put the world's cars to better use.
Role
Who you are
- You are a creative and rigorous data scientist with 4+ years of relevant experience
- You are comfortable with a range of statistical and ML techniques with the ability to apply them to deliver measurable business impact at Turo
- Modeling is your thing, you are proficient in translating unstructured business problems into mathematical frameworks, and propose scalable solutions
- You have a passion for consumer products, shipping high quality code, and data focused experiments
- You are excited to play a key role in crafting the product from inception to implementation and beyond
- 4+ years of Data Science experience
- Experience working in cross functional teams with PMs, Trust & Safety Agents, Analytics and Engineers
- Deep understanding of mathematical methods in statistics, optimization, and ML. Demonstrable experience applying these methods to real world prediction problems (classification, regression, anomaly detection, time series)
- Value Autonomy; Ability to think critically, understand and communicate complex problems in a result-oriented, data-driven manner with a focus on business impact
- A demonstrated ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects with high attention to detail
- Fluent in a production-ready programming language such as Python. Ability to deploy and scale models into a production environment collaborating with engineers
- Fluent in SQL, ability to efficiently query large dataset
What the job involves
- The two-sided (host-guest) Turo marketplace is growing in market share and global presence
- This role is primarily focused on developing insights and ML frameworks to build marketplace risk mitigation strategies, facilitate profitable growth, and ensure Trust & Safety on the platform
- Operate at the nexus of Data Science and Risk strategy. You will work cross-functionally with Data Analytics, Trust & Safety, and Product teams to develop frameworks driving key product and modeling decisions
- Own product features designed to identify and limit fraud on the marketplace, identify patterns, share insights, and provide recommendations through effective communication
- Continually improve and monitor new and existing risk models and strategies
- Present your insights and suggestions to both technical and non-technical audiences of all levels in the company
- Audit 3rd party data vendors in the marketplace risk space for Turo’s models and risk strategies
- Own and provide technical guidance to the Engineering teams to ensure the data quality of your projects including training, test and experiment data
Our take
Turo is the world’s largest car rental marketplace. The comparisons with AirBnb are obvious but not unfounded - ‘hosts’ make their cars available to ‘guests’ who benefit from short-term rentals without the cost of purchasing their own automobile.
The startup has reinvented the car-rental marketplace, previously dominated by incumbents like Avis. By allowing users to rent directly from the car owner themselves, Turo is bringing transparency, efficiency, and liquidity to the industry while hosts earn additional income.
Perhaps one of the biggest challenges the company needs to overcome is similar to those that plagued other major sharing-economy companies like Uber - regulation. Specifically Turo faces disputes over bad-faith hosts and from incumbent players, especially regarding airport use. Since its 2022 IPO, Turo has been eyeing further global expansion and targeting a series of strategic acquisitions and partnerships which will expand its product suite for hosts and guests alike.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Feb 2020
$30m
SERIES E
Jul 2019
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $464m
Company benefits
- Dental, and vision coverage
- Time off to volunteer
- Travel credit each month to grab a car and go explore
- 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company values
- We’re a great bunch - Our people are our #1 asset, and each team member uniquely invigorates our diverse, international, travel- and car-loving cast of characters
- We’re in it to win it - We tackle thorny problems every day. We tinker, we experiment, we measure, analyze, and optimize, and we work tirelessly to realize our mission and vision
- We’re doing cool stuff - From dynamic web and mobile apps to customer experiences that refresh confidence in humankind, we’re crafting a brand that brings adventure to the logistics of travel
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Andre Haddad
(CEO, not founder)Previously worked for 10 years at eBay, holding various positions such as CEO - Shopping.com & Vice President - User Experience & Design.
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