Manager, Data Science

Summary

Join Wealthsimple, Canada's largest fintech company, and lead a high-impact team of data scientists. You will collaborate with various departments to understand clients and develop data-driven systems enhancing their experience. Responsibilities include designing experiments, building machine learning models, generating insights, and developing proof-of-concepts. You will also mentor and guide your team members. This role requires proven experience in experimental design, machine learning architecture, product analytics, and data-driven solutions. Excellent communication and SQL/Python skills are essential. Wealthsimple offers a competitive salary, top-tier benefits, and a remote-first work environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience in designing complex experiments to establish causal relationships in client behaviour
• Strong expertise in building scalable data machine learning architectures
• Hands-on experience with product analytics and extracting insights from web and app data
• Ability to leverage data-driven solutions (e.g., embedded ML models, optimized incentive systems) to drive product growth
• A player-coach mentality - comfortable leading a team while actively contributing as an individual contributor on key projects
• Excellent SQL and Python skills
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate their stance in a collaborative manner to drive agreement among technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to prioritize for impact and manage expectations with stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead a small but high-impact team of data scientists, collaborating with Product, Marketing, and Sales to understand our clients and develop data-driven systems that enhance their experience
• Design and execute experiments to uncover client preferences and inform product strategy
• Build and deploy machine learning models to predict client behaviour and integrate them into the product experience to drive engagement
• Generate actionable insights using statistical techniques and analytical best practices to identify product opportunities
• Develop proof-of-concepts (POCs) and work with stakeholders to secure buy-in for data-driven solutions
• Mentor, coach, and guide data scientists, helping them grow and maximize their impact

Benefits

• Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
• Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
• 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
• Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
• 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
• A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
• Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
• Remote-first team