Airwallex is looking to solve the problem of unlocking scalable growth using data analytics by hiring a Staff Data Scientist to lead the Growth Analytics team and partner with various teams to identify opportunities and optimize strategies.
Requirements
- 7+ years industry experience and a degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics)
- Proven experience mentoring or leading data science or data analytics teams
- Strong skills in SQL and Python/R; experience with data modeling a plus
- Experience in technology, financial services and/or a high growth environment is advantageous
- Advanced degree (PhD or MS) preferred
- Demonstrated experience applying data science to drive growth initiatives with concrete impact
Responsibilities
- Operate as the technical partner to Growth, Marketing, Sales and Data Science leaders to define and implement Airwallex’s growth strategy
- Lead and mentor the team in applying a variety of data science techniques—root-cause analysis, statistical modeling, and experimentation—to identify opportunities and drive product-led growth (acquisition, activation, retention, reactivation)
- Establish insight-driven approaches to address key business problems and drive business impact
- Build scalable measurement frameworks that enable consistent, data-driven decision-making across teams and inform growth strategy
- Clearly and persuasively communicate data insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring findings influence stakeholders
- Translate open-ended business problems into clearly defined data science initiatives for the team to implement
- Mentor and coach junior data scientists, and act as the single-threaded technical owner on cross-functional initiatives
Other
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to influence strategy in high-growth environments
- Degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics)
- Advanced degree (PhD or MS) preferred
- Ability to work in a high-growth environment
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills
