Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist

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About the team

Zillow Group’s mission is to give people the power to unlock life's next chapter. We are seeking a Data Scientist to join the Growth & Experience (G&E) team within Zillow Home Loans (ZHL). On the G&E team, we’re passionate about understanding the customer journey on our platforms through experimentation, analysis, and statistical modeling. Our team works closely with Zillow’s Leadership to uncover opportunities through data and deliver on the Zillow promise to customers - revolutionary and intuitive tools to find, buy, and finance your dream home. We work closely with our engineering teams to scale the key analytics and associated infrastructure needed to reach all of Zillow’s customers.

The team works closely with the product organization and collaborates with Zillow’s mortgage leaders to build a best-in-class, integrated consumer financing experience through rigorous measurement and iteration. We have a collaborative team structure where you regularly find yourself communicating directly with Senior Leadership to drive our next big thing.

La misión del Grupo Zillow es dar a las personas el poder para desbloquear el próximo capítulo de sus vidas. Estamos buscando un Científico de Datos para unirse al equipo de Crecimiento y Experiencia (G&E) dentro de Zillow Home Loans (ZHL). En el equipo de G&E, estamos apasionados por comprender el viaje del cliente en nuestras plataformas a través de la experimentación, el análisis y la modelización estadística. Nuestro equipo trabaja en estrecha colaboración con el liderazgo de Zillow para descubrir oportunidades a través de los datos y cumplir la promesa de Zillow a los clientes: herramientas revolucionarias e intuitivas para encontrar, comprar y financiar la casa de tus sueños. Trabajamos en estrecha colaboración con nuestros equipos de ingeniería para escalar las principales analíticas y la infraestructura asociada necesaria para llegar a todos los clientes de Zillow. El equipo trabaja en estrecha colaboración con la organización de productos y colabora con los líderes hipotecarios de Zillow para construir una experiencia de financiamiento al consumidor integrada de primera clase a través de una medición rigurosa e iteración. Tenemos una estructura de equipo colaborativa donde regularmente te encuentras comunicándote directamente con el liderazgo senior para impulsar nuestra próxima gran iniciativa.

About the role

In this role, you’ll partner with Zillow's mortgage and product leadership teams to uncover the critical insights and communicate analyses needed to influence business strategy and build product, data, and engineering roadmaps. More specifically, this role will:

  • Design, implement, and readout A/B tests, perform regression modeling, and provide recommendations for Zillow’s lead growth and digital experience roadmap

  • Apply advanced analytics and modeling techniques to predict customer behavior and explain the impact of product and operational changes

  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to discuss problems, design analytics framework, pull in the most relevant data for the business, and develop solutions

  • Proactively identify areas of opportunity in the mortgage business, operational processes, and product suite to drive an enhanced financing experience

  • Serve as a mentor and resource to other data scientists on the team through shared projects, authoring detailed documentation, and giving technical talks.

En este rol, trabajarás en colaboración con los equipos de liderazgo hipotecario y de producto de Zillow para descubrir las ideas críticas y comunicar los análisis necesarios para influir en la estrategia comercial y construir hojas de ruta de productos, datos e ingeniería. Más específicamente, este rol incluirá:

  • Diseñar, implementar y presentar pruebas A/B, realizar modelización de regresión y proporcionar recomendaciones para la hoja de ruta de crecimiento de leads y experiencia digital de Zillow.

  • Aplicar técnicas avanzadas de análisis y modelización para predecir el comportamiento del cliente y explicar el impacto de los cambios en productos y operaciones.

  • Colaborar con equipos de productos e ingeniería para discutir problemas, diseñar un marco analítico, incorporar los datos más relevantes para el negocio y desarrollar soluciones.

  • Identificar proactivamente áreas de oportunidad en el negocio hipotecario, procesos operativos y suite de productos para impulsar una experiencia de financiamiento mejorada.

  • Servir como mentor y recurso para otros científicos de datos en el equipo a través de proyectos compartidos, documentación detallada y charlas técnicas.

This role has been categorized as a teleworker position. Teleworkers do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice which must be identified to the Company. Employees may live in any part of Mexico, but preferably in Mexico City, as we would encourage attendance for occasional in-office events.

In addition to a competitive base salary and benefits, this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location.

Who you are

You are a curious and passionate problem-solver who will not shy away from complexity or uncertainty! Come join us and use your expertise to help us find opportunities and guide our business into the future with powerful insights and recommendations.

We're searching for a Data Scientist who has:

  • An undergraduate or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g. science, engineering, economics, quantitative finance, operations research, statistics, or similar) combined with proven experience within product analytics

  • 4+ years of work experience involving quantitative data analysis and complex problem solving.

  • A strong understanding of statistical concepts, measurement issues, and inference techniques

  • Proficiency in SQL and Python (or R), and experience with visualization tools (Tableau, Mode, Looker, PowerBI etc)

  • Superb verbal and written communication skills with the ability to distill complex issues and detailed analysis into simple, structured frameworks with concrete action plans

  • Able to work cross-functionally and influence product and engineering partners to set realistic goals and focus on data driven solutions

  • Experience with data engineering pipelines (ETL) and scheduling a plus.

Eres un solucionador de problemas curioso y apasionado que no se amilana ante la complejidad o la incertidumbre. ¡Únete a nosotros y utiliza tu experiencia para ayudarnos a encontrar oportunidades y guiar nuestro negocio hacia el futuro con ideas y recomendaciones poderosas!

Requisitos

  • Licenciatura o maestría en un campo cuantitativo (por ejemplo, ciencias, ingeniería, economía, finanzas cuantitativas, investigación de operaciones, estadística o similar) combinada con experiencia comprobada en análisis de productos.

  • Más de 4 años de experiencia laboral en análisis de datos cuantitativos y resolución de problemas complejos.

  • Un sólido entendimiento de conceptos estadísticos, problemas de medición y técnicas de inferencia.

  • Proficiencia en SQL y Python (o R), y experiencia con herramientas de visualización (Tableau, Mode, Looker, PowerBI, etc.).

  • Habilidades de comunicación verbal y escrita excelentes con la capacidad de simplificar problemas complejos y análisis detallados en marcos simples y estructurados con planes de acción concretos.

  • Capacidad para trabajar de manera interfuncional e influir en socios de productos e ingeniería para establecer metas realistas y enfocarse en soluciones basadas en datos.

  • Experiencia con tuberías de ingeniería de datos (ETL) y programación de tareas, es una ventaja.

Get to know us

Zillow is reimagining real estate to make it easier to unlock life’s next chapter. 

As the most-visited real estate website in the United States, Zillow® and its affiliates help movers find and win their home through digital solutions, first class partners, and easier buying, selling, financing and renting experiences. Millions of people visit Zillow Group sites every month to start their home search, and now they can rely on Zillow to help make it easier to move. The work we do is helping people move from dreaming to transacting — and no matter what job you're in, you will play a critical role in making this vision a reality. 


Our efforts to streamline the real estate transaction are supported by a deep-rooted culture of innovation, our passion to redefine the employee experience, and a  fundamental commitment to Equity and Belonging. We’re also setting the standard for work experiences of the future, where our employees are supported in doing their best work and living a flexible, well-balanced life. But don’t just take our word for it. Read recent reviews on Glassdoor and recent recognition from multiple organizations, including: the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022 list, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2022, Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index 2022, Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equity Index and Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2022, and TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at RecruitingAccessibility@zillowgroup.com.

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