Data Scientist, WhatsApp Business Messaging

Key Skills

Python Programming, SQL, Apache Hadoop, R Programming

Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

WhatsApp is a fast, simple and reliable way to talk to anyone in the world. Business Messaging on WhatsApp has grown significantly. More than 175 million users globally send a message to a WhatsApp Business account each day. The Business messaging team is focused on building tools that connect all businesses and users in a personal and convenient way. We are looking for a Data Scientist who is analytically rigorous, enjoys working on early-stage products and has experience driving business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to define problem statement, create long-term product vision, and build analytical models to make recommendations
• Lead complex analytics projects to identify new opportunities and inform various product and business decisions
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing etc.) to drive user growth and strategy through data insights
• Influence the product roadmap and decisions made through presentation of data-based recommendations
• Drive improvements in data infrastructure and build privacy aware data solutions
• Leverage tools like R, Python, Hadoop & SQL to drive efficient analytics

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
• Proven communication skills and experience connecting with and influencing a broad spectrum of audiences
• Experience forming partnerships with and influencing cross-functional leaders in engineering, product, marketing, research, etc.
• Experience initiating and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance

Preferred Qualification

• Exposure to large scale systems, comfortable with technical discussions
• Interest for early-stage products
• Background in Messaging Apps, Monetization or B2C products