Gusto
Principal Data Scientist – Product
About Gusto
At Gusto, we are on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 400,000 small businesses nationwide and build a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve.
About the Role Gusto is looking for highly skilled and motivated Data Scientists with extensive experience (10+ years) applying their expertise in a business environment. As a Product Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in leveraging experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to drive strategic decision‑making and contribute to our overall success. The ideal candidate is a trusted data storyteller with strong statistical and coding skills and a passion for helping small businesses thrive.
In this role you will work closely with our Product, Engineering, Design, Finance, and other Data teams to become an expert in the data for your domain, define and track metrics that help us understand our business performance, and dive deep into payroll, benefits, and HR data to deliver insights and answer questions. You’ll also integrate AI‑assisted practices to accelerate analysis, enhance rigor, and expand the reach of insights across Gusto.
Here’s What You’ll Do Day‑to‑Day
Strategic Leadership : Shape the analytical strategy for a major product or business area. Identify high‑leverage opportunities, set long‑term measurement and experimentation direction, and align executive stakeholders around data‑driven priorities.
Execution Excellence : Drive and execute on org‑level analytical roadmaps that shape company strategy. Achieve alignment and ensure consistent analytical rigor and metric integrity across product domains.
Scaled Impact : Drive frameworks for experimentation, causal analysis, and metric design that scale across multiple teams and influence org‑wide decision quality.
Thought Partnership : Serve as a trusted advisor to senior product, engineering, and business leaders. Anticipate emerging questions, proactively define success measures, and advocate for data‑informed strategy across the organization.
Analytical Innovation : Push the boundaries of statistical modeling, experimentation, and AI‑assisted analytics. Design methods and tools that expand how Gusto leverages data to drive customer and business impact.
Mentorship : Mentor and coach more junior data scientists, raising the bar for analytical thinking and storytelling.
Here’s What We’re Looking For
8–10+ years of experience in Data Science at a product‑focused software company.
Strong SQL and Python skills.
Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, and experimental design to real business problems.
Experience developing machine‑learning models is a plus.
Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross‑functional stakeholders and leadership.
Demonstrated experience leading large, technically complex projects with clear business impact.
A proactive, resilient problem‑solver who independently structures ambiguous problems into actionable insights.
Passion for mentoring others and raising the bar for data science craft across the team.
BS/MS/PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Math, etc.) or equivalent industry experience.
Compensation & Location Target compensation ranges:
• Denver: $170,000 – $210,000 per year
• Los Angeles: $185,000 – $225,000 per year
• San Francisco, Seattle, New York: $200,000 – $240,000 per year
Employees located at Gusto offices will work on site 2–3 days per week. Remote work is allowed for other roles with reliable internet.
Benefits & Culture We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. If you share our values and enthusiasm for small businesses, you’ll feel at home at Gusto. The office sites are located in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees are expected to be in the office on designated days. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required for hybrid days.
Equal Opportunity Employer Gusto is a proud equal‑opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable law. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, please request it through our application portal.
Data Privacy Personal information collected and processed for your application will be subject to Gusto’s Applicant Privacy Notice. Further, Gusto’s Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer applies.
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At Gusto, we are on a mission to grow the small business economy. We handle the hard stuff—like payroll, health insurance, 401(k)s, and HR—so owners can focus on their craft and customers. With teams in Denver, San Francisco, and New York, we support more than 400,000 small businesses nationwide and build a workplace that represents and celebrates the customers we serve.
About the Role Gusto is looking for highly skilled and motivated Data Scientists with extensive experience (10+ years) applying their expertise in a business environment. As a Product Data Scientist, you will play a crucial role in leveraging experimentation, statistical inference, and causal analysis to drive strategic decision‑making and contribute to our overall success. The ideal candidate is a trusted data storyteller with strong statistical and coding skills and a passion for helping small businesses thrive.
In this role you will work closely with our Product, Engineering, Design, Finance, and other Data teams to become an expert in the data for your domain, define and track metrics that help us understand our business performance, and dive deep into payroll, benefits, and HR data to deliver insights and answer questions. You’ll also integrate AI‑assisted practices to accelerate analysis, enhance rigor, and expand the reach of insights across Gusto.
Here’s What You’ll Do Day‑to‑Day
Strategic Leadership : Shape the analytical strategy for a major product or business area. Identify high‑leverage opportunities, set long‑term measurement and experimentation direction, and align executive stakeholders around data‑driven priorities.
Execution Excellence : Drive and execute on org‑level analytical roadmaps that shape company strategy. Achieve alignment and ensure consistent analytical rigor and metric integrity across product domains.
Scaled Impact : Drive frameworks for experimentation, causal analysis, and metric design that scale across multiple teams and influence org‑wide decision quality.
Thought Partnership : Serve as a trusted advisor to senior product, engineering, and business leaders. Anticipate emerging questions, proactively define success measures, and advocate for data‑informed strategy across the organization.
Analytical Innovation : Push the boundaries of statistical modeling, experimentation, and AI‑assisted analytics. Design methods and tools that expand how Gusto leverages data to drive customer and business impact.
Mentorship : Mentor and coach more junior data scientists, raising the bar for analytical thinking and storytelling.
Here’s What We’re Looking For
8–10+ years of experience in Data Science at a product‑focused software company.
Strong SQL and Python skills.
Proven ability to apply statistical methods, causal inference, and experimental design to real business problems.
Experience developing machine‑learning models is a plus.
Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing cross‑functional stakeholders and leadership.
Demonstrated experience leading large, technically complex projects with clear business impact.
A proactive, resilient problem‑solver who independently structures ambiguous problems into actionable insights.
Passion for mentoring others and raising the bar for data science craft across the team.
BS/MS/PhD in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Math, etc.) or equivalent industry experience.
Compensation & Location Target compensation ranges:
• Denver: $170,000 – $210,000 per year
• Los Angeles: $185,000 – $225,000 per year
• San Francisco, Seattle, New York: $200,000 – $240,000 per year
Employees located at Gusto offices will work on site 2–3 days per week. Remote work is allowed for other roles with reliable internet.
Benefits & Culture We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. If you share our values and enthusiasm for small businesses, you’ll feel at home at Gusto. The office sites are located in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees are expected to be in the office on designated days. When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required for hybrid days.
Equal Opportunity Employer Gusto is a proud equal‑opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable law. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you require a medical or religious accommodation, please request it through our application portal.
Data Privacy Personal information collected and processed for your application will be subject to Gusto’s Applicant Privacy Notice. Further, Gusto’s Fraudulent Activity Disclaimer applies.
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