Senior Data Scientist, Crypto Products

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August 27

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Wealthsimple

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Finance • Fintech • Investing

Wealthsimple is a financial technology company based in Canada that offers a range of investment and financial services. They provide managed investing options with custom portfolios tailored to individual goals, and offer self-directed investing to take control of trading stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies commission-free. Wealthsimple also provides high-interest cash accounts, various retirement savings accounts, and a comprehensive set of tools for personal finance management. With over 3 million users, they emphasize low fees, transparency, and personalized financial advice.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2014

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 Private Equity Round on 2021-05

📋 Description

• Your career is an investment that grows over time! • Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $80 billion in assets. • Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work. • About the team: • The Data Science & Engineering (DSE) team consists of analytics engineers, data scientists, and software engineers with diverse educational backgrounds such as math, operations research, economics, computer science, engineering and business. The team is responsible for enabling data-driven decision making and building data products at Wealthsimple. • We achieve these goals by: • - Building a high quality and scalable state-of-the-art data warehouse that powers all decision making • - Leveraging machine learning and algorithms to help Wealthsimple build smarter financial products • - Using decision science to understand the cause and effect of our business decisions • About the Role: • At Wealthsimple, our SDI teams are the driving force behind Self Directed Investing and Crypto products. We are hiring for an experienced data scientist to specifically focus on crypto products. This individual will work on some of the highest priority initiatives at Wealthsimple, ensuring that our product strategy is well grounded in data and analytics. • Crypto products data science at Wealthsimple offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in the FinTech industry. You'll contribute to democratizing access to cryptocurrency, empowering Canadians on their journey to financial freedom. • You'll tackle complex challenges and leverage cutting-edge technologies to analyze user behavior, optimize product performance, and shape the future of cryptocurrency within a dynamic and fast-growing environment. The crypto space is constantly evolving, making this a thrilling area for data-driven decision-making and impactful contributions. • Some of your projects may include, but not be limited to: • - Analyze user behavior to understand how clients interact with the product • - Develop and implement experiments to evaluate new features and product changes • - Apply causal inference methods in non-experimental settings • - Use machine learning algorithms to segment users and personalize product experiences • - Develop and maintain core data models and pipelines to ensure data quality and accessibility

🎯 Requirements

• Strong business acumen and product sense • Excellent Python & SQL skills, first hand experience working with popular Python libraries such as Pandas, scikit-learn, numpy and Jupyter • Strong understanding of statistics: both frequentist and Bayesian approaches. • Strong understanding of fundamental machine-learning algorithms: regression and decision trees. • Is able to articulate their stance in a manner that effectively collaborates with different stakeholders • Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and effectively manages complexity and change • Has exceptional communication skills and is able to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical teams • Is eager to teach and learn from your team. We value making each other successful! • Is a lifelong learner. You’re constantly seeking and welcoming feedback to continue improving yourself and your craft

🏖️ Benefits

• 🤑 Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance • 📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple for Business • 🌴 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