Senior Decision Scientist – Analytics

Key Skills

Python Programming, SQL, A/B Testing, Google BigQuery, Looker, Tableau, Snowflake, Apache Airflow, Data Biuld Tool - dbt

Job Description

Founded in 2014, Opendoor’s mission is to empower everyone with the freedom to move. We believe the traditional real estate process is broken and our goal is simple: build a digital, end-to-end customer experience that makes buying and selling a home simple, certain and fast. We have assembled a dedicated team with diverse backgrounds to support more than 100,000 homes bought and sold with us and the customers who have selected Opendoor as a trusted partner in handling one of their largest financial transactions. But the work is far from over as we continue to grow in new markets. Transforming the real estate industry takes tenacity and dedication. It takes problem solvers and builders. It takes a tight knit community of teammates doing the best work of their lives, pushing one another to transform a complicated process into a simple one. So where do you fit in? Whether you’re passionate about real estate, people, numbers, words, code, or strategy -- we have a place for you. Real estate is broken. Come help us fix it.

About the Team

As a Senior Decision Scientist at Opendoor, you will be part of a centralized Decision Science team, part of our Data Science and Research organization. You will partner with business stakeholders in Operations, Product, Engineering, and Design organizations to drive our business forward with recommendations you uncover through data. You will own analytics for one or more of Opendoor’s surface areas and partner with business owners to help shape its direction. Decision Scientists monitor the health of their area, plan and execute A/B tests, and make data-driven recommendations to help Opendoor scale.

Role Responsibilities

• Become the go-to data analytics owner on a team of Product Managers, Operations Managers, Software Engineers, and Designers for a specific domain area
• Develop metrics and dashboards to streamline data reports for everyone from Operators to senior leadership, on critical business results and drive the impact of data-driven decisions
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders to ideate, opportunity size, and execute strategic business initiatives that impact product features – ultimately, improving the Opendoor experience for our customers and users
• Improve analytics quality and efficiency in collaboration with Data Scientists, Software Engineers and Data Engineers
• Become a domain expert in real estate

Skills Needed

• 4+ years of experience post academia, working in an analytical role – leading data discoveries, strategies and discussion with non technical stakeholders in the business
• Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools such as Mode, Tableau or Looker
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to influence non-technical audiences with analytical insights and data visualizations
• Comfort working with complex and fast-evolving data sets
• System thinking and creativity to solve complex problems by going deep and understand its core drivers
• Experience with experimentation and A/B testing

Bonus points if

• Providing data strategies and insights at a data-driven tech company

For CO Residents Only, and in accordance with C.R.S. Sec. 8-5-101 et seq., the minimum total compensation for this role is $175,000. The actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of employment considerations. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and other available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply for the role and are selected for an interview.