Staff Data Scientist
Core
Lead strategic and operational data science initiatives through rigorous analysis, forecasting, and scalable decision-support systems.
Role type
Staff Data Scientist (Strategic IC & Mentor)
Builds
Scalable systems of decision support and action (AI analytics harness, semantic layers, ML workflows)
Domain
Fintech / Global Payments / AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic analysis, forecasting, data storytelling, technical mentorship, SQL, Python, R, experimental design, system architecture
Preferred skills
Ambiguity navigation, cross-functional influence, roadmap ownership, simplifying complexity
Technologies
SQL, Python, R, ML frameworks, semantic layers
Responsibilities
Mentor the data science team on complex analytical problems; Act as a strategic thought partner to cross-functional teams; Define goals and build forecasts to monitor key business metrics; Evolve individual analyses into scalable systems of decision support; Design experiments and build production systems that produce reliable outcomes repeatedly.
