Product Data Scientist

ABOUT OPORTUN

Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT) is a digital banking platform that puts its 1.9 million members’ financial goals within reach. With intelligent borrowing, savings, budgeting, and spending capabilities, Oportun empowers members with the confidence to build a better financial future. Since inception, Oportun has provided more than $15.5 billion in responsible and affordable credit, saved its members more than $2.3 billion in interest and fees, and helped our members save an average of more than $1,800 annually. For more information, visit Oportun.com.

WORKING AT OPORTUN

Working at Oportun means enjoying a differentiated experience of being part of a team that fosters a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where we all feel a sense of belonging and are encouraged to share our perspectives. This inclusive culture is directly connected to our organization’s performance and ability to fulfill our mission of delivering affordable credit to those left out of the financial mainstream. We celebrate and nurture our inclusive culture through our employee resource groups.

We are looking for a passionate, curious and creative problem solver to be a Product Data Scientist, reporting to the Staff Data Scientist. Your role will be focused on democratizing product insights and using data to drive product strategy. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in people’s lives in partnership with a smart, driven and fun-loving team, we’re excited to meet you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze user behavior and product usage to proactively identify opportunities for product improvements
• Partner with Product and Engineering Managers to define and measure product KPIs & priorities
• Design experiments to validate or disprove hypotheses
• Build dashboards to communicate and evangelize data insights
• Be subject matter expert on data related to the embedded product team’s scope
• Deliver analyses in a format that can help drive business and product roadmap decisions by both executive leadership and partnering Product Managers

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 to 5 years of experience in related role
• Extensive hands-on experience with SQL and data visualization
• Able to develop quantitative analysis, ad-hoc reports, and models to derive meaning from raw data in order to influence product decisions and direction
• Strong communications skills and ability to present work to executive staff
• Self-starter owner attitude with an enthusiasm to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Firm understanding of statistical principles (eg statistical significance, statistical testing)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment opportunities without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other category protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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