Gusto
Data Scientist, Risk
San Francisco, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
SQLData ScienceA/B TestingRecruitingExperimental DesignCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- The ideal candidate is a trusted data storyteller with strong statistical and coding skills, and a passion for applying these skills to help small businesses thrive.
- You'll also integrate AI-assisted practices to accelerate analysis, enhance rigor, and expand the reach of insights across Gusto.
- This is a San Francisco-based role with expectations to be in office Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Responsibilities
- Build risk models and present recommendations to process and project enhancements
- Design and interpret experiments within your domain.
- Own end-to-end delivery of analyses and metrics for your product area.
- Collaborate with cross-functional peers to scope, prioritize, and deliver insights that inform decisions.
- As a Data Scientist supporting Risk, you will play a crucial role in leveraging experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to drive strategic decision making that contributes to the overall success of our organization.
- In this role you'll be working with an established team and risk leaders in Engineering, Product, Design, Operation, Identity and Compliance.
- You'll define and track metrics that help us understand our business performance, and dive deep into our risk stack data to deliver insights and answer questions.
- Build Models and Leverage AI: use Claude Code to enhance analytical approaches. Build risk models and present recommendations to process and project enhancements
- Experimentation & Measurement: Design and interpret experiments within your domain. Work with stakeholders to define success metrics, measure impact, and communicate trade-offs.
- Execution: Own end-to-end delivery of analyses and metrics for your product area. Collaborate with cross-functional peers to scope, prioritize, and deliver insights that inform decisions.
Requirements
- 7-10 years of experience in Data Science at a product-focused software company.
- Experience with Risk DS and risk modeling.
Skills
- Use sound statistical reasoning and experimentation frameworks to separate signal from noise.
- Analytical Depth: Use sound statistical reasoning and experimentation frameworks to separate signal from noise.
- Strong SQL skills and comfort with Python.
- Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
Compensation
- All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) — because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success.
Benefits
- We handle the hard stuff - payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR - so owners can focus on their craft and their customers.
- All full-time employees receive competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) - because everyone who helps build Gusto should share in its success.
- Learn more about our Total Rewards philosophy.
Company info
- At Gusto, we're on a mission to grow the small business economy.
- AI is a fundamental part of how work gets done at Gusto.
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