Go-to-Market Automation Data Scientist, Econometrics
- Full-time
Company Description
Today, we’re a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex commerce operations, sellers just starting out, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers scale, so do our solutions. We all grow together.
There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a business that is big, meaningful, and lasting. And we are helping sellers around the world do the same.
Job Description
Square’s Account Management organization works with Square’s largest and most strategic merchants to grow and retain their businesses and to deliver insights to product teams. Our Go-to-Market Automation team builds automation and machine learning solutions to optimize the efficiency and impact of the Account Management team.
As a Data Scientist on the Go-to-Market Automation team, you will use engineering, analytics, and machine learning to drive insights and decision-making for the Account Management organization. You will partner closely with strategy and business partners to design experimentation and measure lift of different areas within the program. You will leverage insights from these experiments to inform best practices and drive value within Account Management
You will:
Design and implement measurement methodologies to rigorously evaluate the revenue lift attributable to Account Management programs
Leverage quasi-experimental techniques to estimate causal parameters using observational data
Apply descriptive and predictive analytics to help drive insights and business decisions
Apply a diverse set of tactics such as causal inference, quantitative reasoning, and machine learning to research and produce insights
Partner closely with cross-functional teams spanning Finance, Strategy, Data Engineering, and Business
Deeply understand the Account Management data ecosystem, and apply data science to support the growth of the organization
Communicate analysis and decisions to high-level stakeholders and executives in verbal, visual, and written formats
Qualifications
You have:
3+ years of analytics and data science experience or equivalent
Experience with designing and executing A/B tests and familiarity with a range of lift and impact methodologies
Experience using quasi-experimental methods (IV, RDD, DiD, etc…) to estimate causal effects using observational data
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to build relationships and influence across the organization
Proven ability to facilitate cross-functional projects that depend on the contributions of others in a variety of disciplines
Fluency with data warehouse design practices, analytics, and visualization technologies (we use SQL, Looker, and Python)
Nice to have:
M.S in a quantitative field (computer science, statistics, economics, or similar STEM field)
Experience leveraging machine learning techniques in causal inference (DoubleML, Causal Forrest, etc..)
Experience with state of the industry machine learning packages (CausalML, DoWhy)
Knowledge of Causal DAGs
Experience leveraging Spark (or other distributed computing framework) to build machine learning models
Experience applying both statistical and machine-learning techniques to solve practical product problems such as predicting churn, LTV, cross-selling, connect rate
Additional Information
We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.
Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.
Perks
We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:
- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.