Data Scientist (Risk)

Join Gusto as a Staff Data Scientist (Risk) and play a crucial role in driving strategic decision-making through experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis. You will work with an established team and risk leaders across various departments, define and track metrics, and deliver insights to influence product and business decisions. The ideal candidate has 7-10 years of experience in data science, strong SQL and Python skills, and a passion for helping small businesses thrive.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and track metrics that help understand business performance, and deliver insights based on risk stack data.
• Translate ambiguous stakeholder questions into clear, testable analyses, and communicate actionable insights to influence product or business decisions.
• Design and interpret experiments within your domain, work with stakeholders to define success metrics, measure impact, and communicate trade-offs.
• Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
• 7-10 years of experience in Data Science at a product-focused software company
• Passion for mentoring others and raising the bar for data science craft across the team
• Demonstrated experience leading technically complex projects with clear business impact
• Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, and experimental design to real business problems
• Experience with Risk DS and risk modeling is strongly preferred
• A proactive, resilient problem-solver who independently structures ambiguous problems into actionable insights
• Strong SQL skills and comfort with Python
• The ideal candidate is a trusted data storyteller with strong statistical and coding skills, and a passion for applying these skills to help small businesses thrive