Staff Data Scientist, ML (People Analytics & Insights)

Robinhood

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Menlo Park, CAChicago, ILNew York, NY
Salary
$217,000–$255,000 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $190k
This role $236k
$119k most similar roles pay here $270k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $133,328–$246,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $190k for comparable roles.

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About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial technology company offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through its mobile app, aimed at democratizing access to financial markets. Industry: Financial Technology & Investment App

Robinhood currently has 35 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$230,000 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Data Scientist, ML (People Analytics & Insights)

Staff Data Scientist, ML (People Analytics & Insights) joins the Talent Management & Analytics team to integrate advanced predictive insights and tactical AI into workforce systems. This role serves as a technical and strategic anchor, overseeing the design and delivery of data products for executives and managers. Key responsibilities include architecting unified workforce data models from disparate systems, defining metric dictionaries, implementing data governance, and redesigning employee sentiment architecture using continuous listening frameworks. The candidate will utilize Python, SQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, and dbt to build predictive models and integrate language models into pipelines for automated text processing. The role requires expertise in experimental design, A/B testing, and psychometric methodologies to solve organizational problems such as talent retention, team performance, and proactive workforce planning by transforming how the company utilizes data to support its employees.

What you'll do

  • Build predictive frameworks to forecast workforce trends rather than just reporting on historical data.
  • Architect a unified workforce data model by integrating disparate recruiting systems and internal tools into one cohesive system.
  • Use AI-native workflows to parse and analyze unstructured text like exit notes and survey feedback at scale.
  • Define the company-wide metrics dictionary and semantic layer to ensure consistent measurement of headcount, attrition, and trends.
  • Establish data access controls and masking frameworks to protect sensitive personnel information while enabling necessary internal access.
  • Replace traditional annual surveys with a continuous listening framework to capture real-time organizational health indicators.
  • Act as the technical product owner for internal data interfaces to ensure high utility and reliability for end users.
  • Apply experimental design, A/B testing, and psychometric methodologies to ensure all workforce models are scientifically valid.

What we're looking for

  • You must have at least 7 years of data science experience.
  • You must possess advanced skills in Python and SQL.
  • You must have experience with modern data infrastructure such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or dbt.
  • You must have a strong product focus including defining user requirements and taking tools from conception to launch.
  • You must have deep knowledge of statistics, experimental design, and psychometrics or survey methodology.
  • You must have direct experience integrating language models into data pipelines for automated text processing at scale.

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