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Guild · 7 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist

Guild is a company that believes talent is everywhere, and they are seeking a Senior Product Analytics Data Scientist. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping product strategy through actionable insights, validating product launches, and creating accountability measures to drive impact across the organization.

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Responsibilities

Proactively influence product strategy and roadmap decisions through narrative insights and recommendations
Define logical KPI driver trees in partnership with Senior Directors of Product Management that drive aligned incentives
Own and lead analytical standards for the product organization—driving rigor across experimentation, causal inference, and descriptive analytics using Optimizely, Segment, and Fullstory
Deliver dashboards and workflows that consistently provide value, articulate performance, and support prioritization decisions
Consult with stakeholders on the feasibility and scope of reporting requests, enabling self-service whenever possible
Translate ambiguous questions into concrete analysis with clear narratives for non-technical audiences
Manipulate and analyze complex datasets using Snowflake, dbt, Databricks, and Looker/Omni
Partner with Data Engineering to flag data quality issues, request new events/metrics, and define data requirements for existing and new products

Qualification

SQLExperimentation designCausal inferenceProduct analytics toolsKPI definitionData manipulationConsultative mindsetComfort with ambiguityCommunication

Required

Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with modern data tools (Snowflake, dbt, Databricks, Looker or similar)
Expertise in experimentation design, causal inference, and statistical rigor
Ability to define meaningful KPIs and connect them to business outcomes through logical frameworks
Experience with product analytics tooling (Optimizely, Segment, Fullstory, Amplitude, or similar)
Strong communication skills—able to craft clear narratives for non-technical stakeholders
Consultative mindset: you scope requests, push back when needed, and deliver what stakeholders actually need
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to structure problems independently
Partnered directly with product leaders to define KPIs and measurement frameworks that shaped roadmap decisions
Designed and analyzed A/B tests or other causal inference methods that validated (or invalidated) product bets
Built dashboards or reporting infrastructure that product teams actually used for ongoing decision-making—not one-off analyses
Translated messy, ambiguous business questions into structured analyses with clear, actionable takeaways
Identified data quality issues or gaps and worked cross-functionally to resolve them

Benefits

Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
Access to a 401k to help save for the future
Vacation policy to rest and recharge
8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

Company

Guild

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Guild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults.

H1B Sponsorship

Guild has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$643.17M
Key Investors
Wellington ManagementGeneral CatalystFelicis
2022-06-02Series F· $264.67M
2021-06-02Series E· $150M
2019-11-13Series D· $157M

Leadership Team

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Bijal Shah
Chief Executive Officer
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Jessica Rusin
Chief Technology Officer
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