Data Scientist, Finance & Payments
About the role
Partner closely across the business to find improvements and opportunities and influence decisions using data science and analytics methodologies and tools. Act as the data partner for Finance functions, including but not limited to payments, strategic finance, profitability, accounting, and the executive office.
- Build high-impact data products, dashboards, notebooks, and actionable KPIs to convey critical financial insights.
- Drive incremental improvements in contribution margin by deeply understanding business drivers and analyzing cross-functional initiatives.
- Collaborate on data and analytics work to ensure financial tools and datasets are enriched, reliable, and scalable.
We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our LA, NYC, Seattle, or SF hub.
Requirements
We are looking for intellectually curious, highly motivated individuals with a strong background in data tooling and visualization. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of finance and engineering, prioritizing speed and utility over complex statistical modeling.
- 6+ years of experience in the Data Analytics/Science field.
- A strong background in data tooling and visualization, with a firm grasp of business intelligence tools and self-serving notebooks. Bonus points for D3, React, or Web app development.
- Expert-level SQL skills for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding.
- Basic understanding of payments and finance concepts.
- Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial-data concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators.
Benefits
- Generous holiday and time-off policy.
- Health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision.
- Work-from-home support and home office setup allowance.
- Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet.
- Care benefits and monthly wellness allowance.
- Annual allowance towards childcare.
- Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses.
- Retirement: 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and pension plans internationally.
- Monthly allowance to dogfood the app.
- Parental leave: 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work (*company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence).
All Whatnauts are expected to develop a deep understanding of our product. We're passionate about building the best user experience, and all employees are expected to use Whatnot as both a buyer and a seller as part of their job (our dogfooding budget makes this fun and easy!).
Pay
Compensation range: $194K - $260K.