Senior Data Science Manager

About Taskrabbit:

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-dos, 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. Were looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love.

Together with IKEA, were 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 remote-first company with employees distributed across the US and EU
• 5-time Best Places to Work in 2022 by BuiltIn. Including Best Companies in SF, Best Mid-Sized Companies, and Best Benefits
• DataBird journals Best Places Best Companies for Diversity, #1 2019 and 2020
• DataBird journals Best Places Best Companies for Women, #4 2019 and #1 2020

Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!.

This role will be fully remote through August 2025 with the expectation that employees will begin working 2 days per week in our dedicated office space in San Francisco starting September 2025.

About the Role

Taskrabbit is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Science to lead and expand our data science organization. In this high-impact role, you will shape the teams vision, define a unified data strategy, and drive analytics innovations that power our marketplace across Growth, Platform, Partnerships, and Core Offerings (including Booking and Post-Booking). Reporting to the Director of Data Science and ML, youll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations to deliver transformative insights and measurable results for our clients and Taskers.

You will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, building a world-class team of data scientists while championing data-driven decisions across the entire organization. From establishing experimentation frameworks to ensuring robust data governance, youll play a critical role in advancing our mission and delivering exceptional experiences on the Taskrabbit platform.

What You'll Work On:

• Drive data-informed decision-making by synthesizing key insights that influence product roadmaps and strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Operations, translating complex analyses into actionable recommendations.
• Define the long-term strategy for Taskrabbits Data Science organization, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Hire, develop, and mentor a high-performing, diverse team of data scientists and analysts.
• Lead the development and adoption of robust experimentation frameworks (A/B testing, multi-variant testing) to drive data-driven product improvements.
• Partner with Engineering to build and maintain scalable data infrastructure that powers advanced analytics and research.
• Balance short-term execution with long-term innovation, consistently measuring and reporting on the ROI of data science initiatives.

Your Areas Of Expertise:

• 7+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field, with a proven track record of delivering impactful results.
• 3+ years of leadership experience , managing and scaling high-performance data science/analytics teams (5+ direct reports preferred).
• Strong technical expertise in statistical methods, experiment design, and machine learning, with proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python, R).
• Experience with modern data platforms (AWS, GCP, Spark) and BI tools (Looker, Tableau) to support scalable analytics.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills , with the ability to translate complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences, including executives.
• Strategic mindset and business acumen , with a history of guiding data-driven product innovation and aligning initiatives with company goals.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment in a fast-paced environment, shaping product roadmaps through data-backed narratives.

Compensation & Benefits:

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 $161,000 - $224,000. 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.

Youll love working here because:

• Taskrabbit is a Remote-First 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.

Taskrabbits commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

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 anti-racist culture actively strengthens the knowledge, understanding, and awareness of underrepresented experiences and our ongoing allyship commitment. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Taskrabbit will never use text or chat applications to conduct interviews. We have a thoughtful and interactive interview process that includes an initial recruiter phone screen and several video-based interviews with our hiring teams. Communications will always be conducted by taskrabbit.com domain names.