Data Scientist, Trust and Safety Analytics

• The Trust & Safety Analytics team partners closely with leads across Trust & Safety and Product & Engineering to craft policy, ensure business goals are met or exceeded, and manage the rapidly changing environment of platform risks.
• More broadly, the Analytics team at Etsy helps drive the success of our partners by providing meaningful insights, industry-leading measurement techniques, and access to the metrics, data, and tools needed for decision-making and optimization. We partner with our peers through all stages of development: identifying initial opportunities, analyzing the impact of our efforts, and highlighting improvement areas. Ultimately, the team's work strengthens Etsy and helps continuously improve the Etsy experience.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• You will assess, define, and measure the success of controls and detections in partnership with Operations teams.
• You will design new controls in response to emerging risks, partnering with partner teams to develop and/or launch new controls.
• You will find opportunities for automation and control/signal improvement.
• You will conduct investigative analysis to identify new abuse trends.
• You will maintain and refine processes to review, validate, and provide estimated precision rates for proposed controls and machine learning models, collaborating with Operations, Product Engineering, and Trust & Safety
• You will collaborate with leadership, program management, and Product Engineering around control-tuning needs based on emerging trends
• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

• Experience in Analytics or Data Science within e-commerce or an internet-based business, including 2+ years in Trust & Safety, risk prevention, or a related field
• Strong analytical skills, including experience working with large datasets to inform business decisions
• Advanced SQL and Python skills, along with knowledge of key statistical metrics such as precision, recall, and false-positive rates
• Ability to work independently, adapt to emerging platform risks, and make sound decisions in ambiguous, fast-paced environments

At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship or immigration status, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview or hiring process, please let your recruiter know and we will work with you to meet your needs. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.