Senior Data Scientist

Job Description

Data is a crucial part of Shopify's mission to make commerce better for everyone. We organize and interpret petabytes of data to provide solutions for our merchants and stakeholders across the organization.

From pipelines and schema design to machine learning products and decision support, data science at Shopify is a diverse role with many opportunities to positively impact our success.

Our Data Scientists focus on pushing products and the business forward, with a focus on solving important problems rather than specific tools.

We are looking for talented data scientists to help us better understand our merchants and buyers so we can help them on their journey.

The One Shopify and Executive Insights Team is responsible for three areas:

Strategic Analysis & Projects:

Engaging in strategic projects and data investigations / deep dives to inform team strategies and investment plans (e.g., merchant segmentation & opportunity sizing; growth opportunities; roadmapping).

Performance Measurement & Operational Support:
Setting north star metrics, KPIs and targets for the team.

Building self-serve dashboards to support ongoing partner performance measurement for use both internally and externally.

Conducting deep dive performance analyses on pilots, product launches & GTM initiatives.

Supporting and engaging in Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews, sharing data insights and performance.

Executive Insights:
Surfacing executive-level insights to inform executive briefs, investor relations & external facing reports.

In coordination with Partnerships & BizOps, building strong data narratives for executives that accurately reflect performance for our partners.