Head of Risk Data, Gusto
$180-273k
Salary dependent on candidate's location
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Job no longer available
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-273k
Salary dependent on candidate's location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where work empowers a better life.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of data science and analytics experience including skills as an individual contributor, with 2+ years leading a growing data science team
- Experience optimizing or analyzing risk and fraud organization challenges at consumer or SMB technology companies required
- Able to lead both analytical and machine learning/algorithmic data scientists and work streams - we have both on this team!
- Strong programming skills - comfortable with coaching and reviewing all phases of the data science development process, from initial analysis and model development all the way through to deployment
- Experience developing and evaluating analyses and metrics to solve business problems
- Excellent communication skills - able to effectively deliver findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and compelling fashion
What the job involves
- Gusto is looking for an experienced Data professional to lead our Risk and Payments Data organization, a critical component of how we serve our customers and grow our business safely
- This individual should be knowledgeable about Risk and Payment domains, such that they can guide the data scientists and analysts on their team to ask the right questions, assess and prioritize gaps in the Risk System, balance between risk mitigation and growing the business, and identify opportunities to scale and improve our business
- Expect to be deeply hands-on reviewing models and analyses, as well as a strategic leader who can guide executives through our data strategy and team priorities
- This individual will initially lead and grow a team of data scientists and analysts, and collaborate closely with a broad set of cross functional partners from Product, Design, Operations, Payments Engineering, Growth, and more
- Lead Gusto’s Risk & Payments Data Science & Analytics team - recruit, hire, empower and coach a team of data scientists and data analysts working to protect Gusto’s customers and our business from credit risk, fraud loss, and product loss while enabling customers to engage in a safe, reliable, and delightful experience
- Partner with product, risk and payment operations, engineering and other teams to drive data efforts for all loss-related workstreams, using all of the tools in our data science and analytics toolkit
- Through your team, evaluate trends and patterns to determine the policies, products, and tools that together can protect our customers and our business. Identify new opportunities to leverage data to improve our ability to manage risk and loss as we grow
- Get hands-on with incident management and preparation, model and analysis review, and be comfortable digging into the data directly
- Present and communicate results to stakeholders across the company
Our take
For many small businesses, vital administrative tasks such as payroll, taxes, and benefits are manual tasks that take time and energy which many SMB owners don’t have. The three co-founders of Gusto – all coming from small business backgrounds – collaborated on a Fintech company that would handle employee payments, benefits administration, and compliance support specifically for small businesses.
The company may have started slowly, as the founders focused on nailing each individual aspect of Gusto’s operations, but has now skyrocketed to unicorn status with more than 200,000 customers and a multi-billion dollar valuation. In 2021, Gusto began acquiring other companies to strengthen its offering and its position in a competitive market, including two other fintech startups, Ardius and Symmetry.
Through its continued acquisitions and fundraising efforts, the company has carved out a strong position for itself in the space. Although Gusto has found itself impacted by the macroeconomic situation, through the significant effect it has had on its clientele, the company still appears positive for the future after raising funds in 2023 that will see it reach key profitability benchmarks. It continues to consolidate its platform, for example by integrating with OpenComp to grant its users access to the company's Compensation Intelligence Platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2022
$55m
SERIES E
Aug 2021
$175m
SERIES E
Total funding: $706.1m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus a variety of mental health resources
- Flexible vacation - Gusties are encouraged to take the time off they need to continue doing great work
- Fertility treatments, parental leave, pregnancy termination, caregiving, gender-affirming surgery, hormone treatments, transgender-inclusive services, and more
- If you work at one of our homebases, enjoy food, drinks, and good conversation — on us
- Celebrate 5 or 10 years at Gusto and take a month off to recharge
- Take advantage of internet, phone, commuter, and wellness stipends each month, along with a WFH stipend and cash for anniversaries
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Joshua Reeves
(CEO)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford and went onto co-found Gusto in 2011.
Tomer London
(CPO)Has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Was a Researcher at Intel, and then interned at Bump Technologies. Co-founded Vizmo, a mobile self-service technologies company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
Edward Kim
(Head of Engineering)Studied Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Was Senior Project Engineer at Volkswagen of America Electronics Research Lab and then co-founded Picwing, a printed photos company, in 2008. Co-founded Gusto in 2011.
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