Senior Staff Data Scientist, Invest
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members were changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
Were a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation and were at the forefront. Were proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on peoples lives with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself your career and the financial world.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Staff Data Scientist Invest who will help shape our Invest business strategy and product development decisions through high-impact data-driven insights. The Senior Staff Data Scientist will work closely with cross-functional partners including Invest business leaders Product and Finance partners to build and grow SoFi Invest into the premier choice for anyone looking to Get Their Money Right in the markets.
This is a high-leverage role with a direct impact on the product strategy and revenue growth of SoFis investment ecosystem. Success in this role hinges on your technical aptitude quantitative abilities and deep business acumen: you know how to plow through data with SQL/Python/Tableau surface insights using math/statistics/ML techniques and measure the business impact using efficiency/conversion/profit metrics. You treat stakeholders as a partnership you are there at each step of the way and you know that we only succeed if we succeed together.
What Youll Do
- Work with amazing product and business managers to identify strategic opportunities measure KPIs to craft compelling stories make data-driven recommendations and drive informed actions.
- Help drive customer engagement strategies including account funding recurring deposits trading activity and retention.
- Craft analyze and present customer behavior metrics such as funnel conversion user churn features engagement product LTV and cross-sell metrics. Work with product and marketing partners to design tests to improve these metrics.
- Drive the end-to-end product analytics strategy for Invest from architecting the data instrumentation required to track the customer journey to establishing the North Star metrics and analytical frameworks that guide our long-term roadmap.
- Own Invests end-to-end experimentation lifecycle including hypothesis development test design and the translation of experimental results into actionable product recommendations.
- Discover and analyze trends in customer behavior to inform decision making with a high level of confidence.
- Present analyses to Invest business and product leaders.
What Youll Need
- M.B.A B.S. or M.S. in Statistics Economics Engineering Computer Science Mathematics or a related quantitative field is required for this position.
- 8 years of experience working in a data science analytics business strategy or related role in the investment or brokerage industry.
- Strong programming skills in SQL Python and proficiency in Tableau.
- Experience in the Wealth Management or Fintech industry and deep understanding of brokerage and market data.
- Strong understanding of Invest P&L (profit and loss) drivers.
- Experience with product analytics experimentation and hypothesis testing.
- Proven track record of end-to-end experience in building analytical frameworks to inform business strategy.
- Ability to work in a dynamic cross-functional environment with a strong attention to detail.
- Effective communication and presentation skills and ability to explain complex analyses in simple terms to business leaders.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Strong relationship building and collaborative skills.
- 2 years of management experience
Required Experience:
Staff IC
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About Company
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