Senior Data Scientist (Growth Analytics)

TL;DR

Senior Data Scientist (Growth Analytics): Developing data-driven frameworks and measurement systems to optimize marketing and growth strategies for a global financial platform with an accent on ROI analysis and scalable measurement. Focus on designing experiments, translating complex business challenges into structured analytics projects, and influencing executive-level growth decisions.

Location: San Francisco

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, valued at US$8 billion and operating across 26 offices worldwide.

What you will do

• Partner with Growth, Marketing, Sales, and Product teams to deliver actionable data insights that impact business outcomes.
• Analyze data to assess the performance and ROI of various marketing and growth initiatives.
• Develop dashboards and robust, scalable measurement frameworks to empower data-driven decision-making.
• Identify trends and improvement opportunities to sharpen growth and marketing strategies.
• Design and conduct experiments, such as A/B testing, to measure the impact of ad spend and brand campaigns.
• Translate open-ended business challenges into structured, high-impact analytics projects.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of industry experience and an advanced degree (PhD or MS) in a quantitative field.
• 2+ years of experience in Marketing Analytics or a similar role.
• Strong technical proficiency with SQL, Python, and/or R.
• Proven experience presenting data-driven recommendations to executives and cross-functional teams.
• Must be based in San Francisco.

Nice to have

• Experience mentoring or leading analytics or data science teams in fintech or fast-paced environments.
• Familiarity with Google Analytics, Marketo, Salesforce, and A/B testing frameworks.
• Ability to perform advanced statistical analysis and develop machine learning models.
• Experience in technology or financial services organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• High-ownership environment valuing "founder-like energy" and first-principles thinking.
• Culture of curiosity and acceleration, encouraging the use of AI to solve problems faster.
• Collaboration with a diverse, global team of 2,200+ innovators.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in hiring.