[Hiring] Senior / Lead Applied Data Scientist @StyleSeat

Role Description

We’re looking for a product-minded, AI-native Data Scientist who operates like a mini-founder—someone who doesn’t wait for problems to be handed to them, but instead identifies opportunities, builds solutions, and drives measurable business impact end-to-end.

You’ll own critical areas like search, recommendations, and personalization, directly influencing core marketplace metrics like Booking Conversion Rate and booking volume. You’ll partner with Product and Engineering, but you won’t depend on them to define your roadmap—you’ll create it, validate it, and ship it.

You’ll spend most of your time:

• Identifying high-impact opportunities
• Rapidly prototyping and experimenting (often using AI tools)
• Deploying ideas into production
• Measuring and iterating based on real business outcomes

If you’re someone who thinks like a PM, executes like a Data Scientist, and uses AI to move 10x faster than traditional teams—this role is for you.

What you’ll do

• End-to-end ownership of Search, Recommendations, and Personalization
• Improve ranking, relevance, and discovery across the marketplace
• Drive measurable lift in Booking CVR, rebooking, and engagement
• Your own roadmap
• Identify opportunities independently (no waiting for PM direction)
• Prioritize based on business impact, not technical novelty
• Push ideas into live experimentation quickly
• Rapid experimentation & iteration
• Design and analyze A/B tests and other experiments
• Move quickly from idea → prototype → production test → insight
• Applied machine learning systems
• Develop and iterate on models (ranking, recommendation, personalization, etc.)
• Work across the stack—from data exploration to model design to experimentation
• AI-powered velocity
• Leverage LLMs, agents, and AI tooling to dramatically accelerate your workflow
• Prototype faster, analyze faster, and ship faster than traditional approaches
• Explore opportunities to apply AI both internally and in user-facing features
• Cross-functional influence
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Analytics to bring ideas to life
• Communicate complex ideas clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Act as a thought partner on product strategy—not just execution
• Data Science leadership (IC)
• Set the bar for how Data Science operates at StyleSeat
• Bring product thinking, speed, and autonomy into the team
• Help shape future hiring and direction of the function

What Success Looks Like

• You’ve shipped multiple experiments that drive measurable improvements in Booking CVR and booking volume
• You’ve established a clear, high-impact roadmap for search and personalization
• You’re consistently identifying and executing on opportunities without needing direction
• You’ve meaningfully increased the velocity of experimentation through AI-enabled workflows
• You’ve become a trusted partner to Product & Engineering, influencing roadmap and strategy
• You’ve raised the bar for what “Data Science” means at StyleSeat

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Data Science, Applied ML, or related roles in production environments
• Strong foundation in machine learning, experimentation, and statistical thinking
• Proven track record of driving business impact, not just building models
• Highly proficient in SQL and Python
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product and Engineering teams

Requirements

• Product mindset: You think like a PM: identifying problems, prioritizing opportunities, and driving outcomes
• Extreme ownership: You don’t wait for direction—you create it
• AI-native builder: You actively use AI tools (LLMs, agents, copilots) to accelerate your work
• Speed & pragmatism: You know when to ship a scrappy V1 vs. build something robust
• Strong communicator: You can explain complex ideas clearly to any audience

Salary Range

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The career levels we are targeting for this role have a base pay between $160,000 and $195,000. This role is eligible for equity grants. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. Base pay ranges are subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Company Description

StyleSeat is the premier business platform for SMBs in the beauty and wellness industry to run and grow their business; and destination for consumers to discover, book and pay. To date, StyleSeat has powered more than 200 million appointments totaling over $12 billion in revenue for small businesses.

• StyleSeat connects consumers with top-rated beauty professionals in their area for a variety of services, including hair styling, barbering, massage, waxing, and nail care, among others.
• Our platform ensures that Pros maximize their schedules and earnings by minimizing gaps and cancellations, effectively attracting and retaining clientele.

StyleSeat Culture & Values

• Diversity: We celebrate and welcome diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
• Curiosity: We are committed to fostering a culture of learning and growth.
• Community: We strive to find solutions that benefit the community as a whole and drive our shared success.
• Transparency: We are committed to open, honest, and clear communication.
• Entrepreneurship: We are self-driven big-picture thinkers.

Applicant Note

StyleSeat is a fully remote, distributed workforce, however, we only have business entities established in the below list of states and, thus are unable to consider candidates who live in states not on this list for the time being.

• Arizona
• Alabama
• California
• Colorado
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Massachusetts
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Nebraska
• New York
• New Jersey
• Ohio
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Virginia
• Washington