Data Science Manager (@Hybrid

Offerup

Bellevue, WA

Full Time

Director

225k-240k

about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

OfferUp is looking for an experienced and visionary Data Science Manager to lead and scale their high-impact Data Science team. The role involves working at the intersection of product, engineering, and business strategy to build intelligent systems that power the marketplace. The manager will be responsible for advancing data science maturity, driving innovation in core ML capabilities, and enabling trustworthy, scalable solutions that impact millions of users. The position can be based in Bellevue, Washington (hybrid) or remote in Miami, Florida.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as an analytics advisor to solve business problems using data.
Partner with product, engineering, and design leaders to influence the roadmap with data-driven insights and ML strategy.
Translate ambiguous business challenges into ML-driven solutions, from exploration to production deployment.
Work with the executive team and business partners to define product requirements, provide analytical support, and create models to enhance customer safety.
Identify opportunities and execute results across the company in areas such as product search, personalization recommender, crime risk modeling, and user reputation.
Contribute to the development of end-to-end experimentation-forward product improvements from conception, offline testing, live A/B testing, to production shipping.
Leverage the latest machine learning technologies to solve complex business problems.
Develop and grow the data scientists on the team, helping them advance in their careers.

Requirements

8+ years of demonstrated experience with machine learning or data science.
5+ years of experience managing a team.
Expertise with modeling in Python and data manipulation in SQL.
Hands-on experience in predictive modeling and analysis to solve real business problems.
Strong analysis, problem-solving, data structures, and algorithm development background.
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related technical field.
Experience in Trust & Safety, Risk domains, Search, Advertising or Experimentation.
Knowledge of entity extraction, semantics in text, image recognition, recommender systems, ranking, LDA, classification.

Nice to Have

Experience in the Trust & Safety, Risk domains, Search, Advertising or Experimentation.
Knowledge of entity extraction, semantics in text, image recognition, recommender systems, ranking, LDA, classification.

Qualifications

Master's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related technical field.

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including health insurance, healthcare savings and spending accounts, retirement savings (401(k) with match), life insurance, disability benefits, and paid time off.
Equity in OfferUp as part of the compensation package.
Flexible vacation policy, generally 3-5 weeks of pre-planned vacation per year.
12 days (96 hours) of sick time per year.
Paid holidays (12 company holidays).

Working at Offerup

OfferUp values performance and the value individuals bring to the business, offering a comprehensive benefits package and flexible work arrangements. The company emphasizes innovation, growth, and supporting employees' career development.

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