Data Scientist, Algorithms (Marketing)

Key Skills

Data science techniques, Design, Effective communication skills, Financial Risk, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL

Job Description

Airwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses growing beyond borders. With one of the world’s most powerful payments and banking infrastructure, our technology empowers businesses of all sizes to accept payments, move money globally, and simplify their financial operations, all in one single platform.

Established in 2015 in Melbourne, our purpose is to connect entrepreneurs, business builders, makers and creators with opportunities in every corner of the world. Today, Airwallex has a global footprint across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.

Responsibilities

• Develop predictive models to identify high-value users for Marketing and Commercial teams 
• Apply machine learning and/or statistical models to measure causal impact of Marketing initiatives 
• Develop attribution models to quantify the impact of different campaigns, channels, and other initiatives on conversions 
• Design and implement experiments to measure impact of ad spend, brand campaigns, and other Marketing initiatives
• Partner with Marketing, Commercial, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute GTM strategy and investment decisions

Qualifications

• 5+ years industry experience and an advanced degree (PhD or MS) in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics) 
• Experience with communicating the results of analyses to executives and cross-functional teams to influence the strategy 
• Expert in data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R), experience in schema design and dimensional data modeling a plus
• Expert in machine learning and statistical modeling to drive data-informed decisions, experience with deploying production machine learning models a plus 
• Experience in technology, financial services and/or a high growth environment is advantageous

At Airwallex you’ll have the ability to make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We want you to share in our success, which is why you’ll be offered a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also like to ensure we create the best environment for our people by providing a collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen. We organise regular team building events and we give our people the freedom to be creative.