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Lead Data Scientist - Growth and Strategic Finance

Wise
London
2 weeks ago
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Were looking for a Lead Data Scientist (Senior Individual Contributor) to join our growing Growth & Strategic Finance Team in London. 

This role is a unique opportunity to work behind the scenes of company transactions understand how we grow and at the same time provide our customers with the seamless service they deserve. What you build will have a direct impact onWises mission and millions of our customers.

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Scientist to join our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. This role will drive data analytics build predictive models and leverage machine learning to support strategic decision-making across the whole company. 

As a member of the FP&A team you will partner closely with finance operations and product teams to uncover insights forecast trends and identify areas for operational efficiency and revenue growth. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence business strategy by transforming complex datasets into actionable insights enabling data-driven decision-making across the organisation.

Heres how youll be contributing:

  • Data Analysis and Visualization

    • Collect clean and process large financial and operational datasets from multiple sources.

    • Develop and maintain interactive dashboards reports and visualisations to provide clear and actionable insights for FP&A stakeholders.

    • Leverage statistical methods to analyse trends measure business performance and assess financial impacts.

  • Predictive Modeling & Forecasting

    • Design and build predictive models and machine learning algorithms to forecast key financial metrics including revenue expenses profitability and cash flow. 

    • Develop scenario analyses and sensitivity models to support budgeting forecasting and long-term financial planning processes.

    • Work with finance team members to embed models within FP&A processes improving forecasting accuracy and decision-making capabilities.

  • Operational Efficiency & Automation

    • Identify and implement automation opportunities within data collection reporting and financial planning processes.

    • Build data pipelines and improve data infrastructure ensuring that accurate and timely data is accessible.

  • Data Quality & Governance

    • Ensure data integrity and accuracy by implementing robust data validation techniques.

    • Train and educate team members on best practices for data usage and reporting.

  • Strategic Insights and Business Impact

    • Perform ad-hoc analyses to provide actionable insights for senior leadership on specific business questions or strategic initiatives.

    • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand business needs translate them into analytical questions and deliver insights that drive business performance.

    • Communicate findings and recommendations in a clear concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences.


Additional Information :

For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.

Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what its like to work at Wise visit .

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Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Full-time


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