Senior Staff Data Scientist - Credit Karma Engagement

What you'll do

• Set analytics strategy across activation, engagement, retention, churn prevention, and reactivation initiatives; influence cross-functional leaders.
• Design complex experiments and apply causal inference; develop reusable methods and member segmentation strategies.
• Shape the AI roadmap, establish measurement and safety practices, and mentor data scientists while contributing hands-on.

What they ask for

• 9+ years of experience in data science and analytics, driving strategy and impact across multiple initiatives or business units.
• Deep expertise in causal inference, customer segmentation, and experimentation design.
• Experience designing and interpreting complex experiments and applying causal inference when experimentation is constrained.
• BS or MS in Statistics, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, Engineering, Econometrics, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Consumer product engagement, retention, or growth experience; fintech experience is a plus.
• Experience in membership-based or multi-product consumer platforms; advanced degree preferred.

Pay

Oakland $210,500 - $284,500 (base salary)

Tools

A/B/n, painted-door, bandits, Propensity Score, DiD, Synthetic Control, Machine Learning

AI focus

Co-create the analytics/AI strategy for engagement and lifecycle, guide phased testing and rollout with measurement, safety, risk, and ethical considerations, and use AI-native tools to plan, implement, and synthesize analyses.