[Remote] Staff Data Scientist, Ads Product

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is a platform where millions of people find creative ideas and inspiration. They are seeking a Staff Data Scientist to drive Ads Product Strategy, ensuring data insights inform decision-making and operational excellence within the Ads organization.ResponsibilitiesDrive Ads Product Strategy across Pinterest: Leverage your strong business and product acumen to proactively identify opportunities, generate insights, and drive data-driven decision-making aligned with the organization's strategic objectives. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring data insights inform downstream ML applications and broader product improvementsTranslate Complex Business Needs into Data Solutions: Partner closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to deeply understand their challenges. You will expertly translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical problems, providing the "why" and "how" behind performance and identifying new opportunitiesEnsure Data Trustworthiness and Quality: Establish and uphold high standards for data integrity, consistency, and reliability in all analytical outputs. You will be responsible for ensuring consistently trustworthy and high-quality analyses that directly influence strategic and operational decisionsBe a Strategic Thought Partner: Bring proactive and influential product leadership into areas where data-driven decisions and insights are essential for success. This involves acting as a key advisor to Product Managers, Engineering leaders, and other cross-functional partners, anticipating future product needs, and identifying the most impactful questions that data can answer. You will be responsible for defining the analytical roadmap, translating high-level business problems into specific, actionable data initiatives, and guiding the team to execute them effectively to drive significant product and business outcomesConnect Financial & Product Performance: Serve as a key liaison with BizOps, Finance, and other Strategy teams, expertly connecting revenue performance data with product actions and performance metrics to provide a holistic understanding of our business impact and growth driversCommunicate for Impact: Articulate complex data findings, strategic insights, and recommendations clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical senior stakeholders, influencing business strategy and outcomesElevate Data Science Practices: Act as a subject matter expert for the broader Data Science team, sharing best practices in data analysis, strategic thinking, and effective communication. You will contribute to a culture of continuous learning and data excellence across the organizationSkillsBachelor's/Master's degree in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Business Analytics, or equivalent practical experience8+ years of combined post-graduate academic and industry experience applying advanced analytical methods to solve complex, real-world business problems on large-scale data, preferably within a fast-paced tech environmentExceptional business acumen and product sense, with a proven ability to translate strategic questions into analytical frameworks and actionable recommendationsUnderstanding of the ads ecosystem, monetization mechanics, and/or real-time bidding, with a strong interest in the financial aspects of these domainsExpertise in data democratization principles, including experience designing and maintaining foundational datasets and building comprehensive business intelligence solutionsStrong fundamentals in statistics and experimentation, with the ability to interpret and apply insights from various causal inference techniquesProven ability to influence cross-functional partners and senior leadership through compelling data narratives and strategic insightsProficiency in SQL, Python, and experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) is requiredBenefitsThe position is also eligible for equity.Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.Relocation Statement: This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.In-Office Requirement Statement: This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.Company OverviewPinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.