Staff Data Scientist at Taskrabbit

This role is designed for a seasoned Data Science professional with at least 7 years of industry experience, specifically within marketplace or fintech environm

Work type: hybrid

Location: New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States

Salary: $170,000 – $225,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

This role is designed for a seasoned Data Science professional with at least 7 years of industry experience, specifically within marketplace or fintech environments. The ideal candidate has a deep background in statistical modeling and advanced experimentation, with a proven track record of using data to solve complex business problems. Because this position focuses heavily on commerce and risk, expertise in fraud mitigation and financial modeling is essential. The compensation is highly competitive, starting at $170,000 plus bonuses and extensive perks like IKEA discounts and wellness stipends. While the company embraces a hybrid culture, note that this role requires two days per week in either the San Francisco or New York City office. This is a high-level individual contributor role with significant "Staff" level influence, offering the chance to partner directly with executive leadership on growth strategy. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have 7+ years of experience and a quantitative degree (MS/PhD preferred). * Expertly navigate SQL and Python to build automated data pipelines and ML models. * Have direct experience tackling fraud, chargebacks, and marketplace risk. * Can translate complex causal inference and statistical findings into clear business recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.

Job Description

## About Taskrabbit:

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.

At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!

This role operates on a hybrid schedule requiring two days of in-office collaboration per week. The position can be based in either our San Francisco office or our new New York City office (opening April 2026).

### About the Role

Data Science plays a crucial role in driving impact at Taskrabbit. As a member of the team, you will help drive our business strategy forward through predictive insights. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Data Scientist to join us, working closely with cross-functional teams from product, finance, engineering, risk and operations to provide data-driven insights and solutions that enhance our products and accelerate growth while minimizing marketplace losses.

### What you will work on

• Be a strategic thought partner with stakeholders from product, risk, finance, engineering, and operations to define high-impact analytical problems, and solve them using different analytical and statistical approaches. Present actionable insights in a clear and compelling manner.

• Proactively perform analytical deep dives to identify strategic growth opportunities in key business levers with a focus on commerce and risk

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and measure success metrics for new features and products, conduct advanced experimentation and causal inference to optimize product features and user experiences

• Design, develop, and scale proactive fraud interventions using heuristic and/or machine learning models. These efforts will be focused on enhancing financial performance by mitigating issues such as chargebacks, fraud, transaction declines, and refunds.

• Foster a data-driven culture within the organization by advocating for best practices in data analysis and interpretation.

• BS, MS or Ph.D. in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Operations Research, or related field).

• A minimum of 7 years industry experience in data science; previous experience in a marketplace or fintech company is a plus

• Strong and relevant experience with advanced experimentation and statistical modeling; you have past experience with fraud/risk models in a marketplace/fintech context

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent business acumen and strategic thinking skills, especially in a commerce/risk domain

• Expert in SQL, experienced in Python, and familiar with data pipeline tooling (e.g. dbt) and git. Bonus points for experience in productionizing ML models and familiarity with ML Ops.

• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and drive your own projects end-to-end with a track record of landing strong business impact

• Ability to communicate complex data findings in a clear and concise manner to an executive audience.

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. Total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is $170,000 - $225,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

## You’ll love working here because:

• Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.

• The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!

• The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.

• The Perks. Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment.

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

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