Senior Data Scientist, Mercury
Finance
$200.7-250.9k
Canadian employees (any location): CAD 189,700 - 237,100. All locations are eligible for stock options
Banking services for startups
Open for applications
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$200.7-250.9k
Canadian employees (any location): CAD 189,700 - 237,100. All locations are eligible for stock options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make scaling tech companies simpler with a personalized banking stack for startups, and power the next generation of companies that will shape the American industry.
Role
Who you are
- Have 5+ years of experience working with and analyzing large datasets to solve problems and drive impact
- Have strong forecasting experience including methodologies such as ARIMA and Prophet to apply to problems such as LTV and CAC
- Able to work independently with Finance
- Have fluency in SQL, and other statistical programming languages (e.g. Python, R, etc.)
- Have experience building scalable data pipelines and ETL processes with DBT and understand different database structures
- Have the ability to proactively ask questions, turn them into analyses, and make your case to various stakeholders, including senior leadership
- Be super organized and communicative. You will need to prioritize and manage projects to maximize impact, supporting multiple stakeholders with varying quantitative skill levels
- Be familiar with analytical models/analysis used to support product teams
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Data Scientist to partner with our Finance team to develop robust forecasts and drive data-based decision-making
- In this role, you will leverage advanced analytics and predictive modeling techniques to analyze large data sets, identify trends, and generate insights that inform product roadmaps and financial planning
- You will collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders in Product to refine forecasting processes, improve accuracy, and help shape company strategy through data-driven recommendations
- Partner with Finance and Product stakeholders and other cross-functional teams to identify impactful business questions, conduct deep-dive analysis, translate data insights into actionable recommendations and communicate findings to audiences at all levels to inform data-driven decisions
- Build a forecasting platform that can be used across Mercury. Can be used with a variety of inputs to forecast (e.g., users, revenue, profit) and model types
- Define and analyze metrics that inform tactical decisions and overall strategy for teams that allow us to monitor the health of our products
- Educate teams on how to best use data and define best practices for making decisions on prioritization, experimentation, data models, and more. Use forecasting techniques to better understand our customer base, business economics, and potential growth levers
- Collaborate with other Data Scientists and Data Engineers to build and improve data pipelines, tools, and infrastructure to streamline data collection, processing, and analysis workflows, and ensure the integrity, reliability, and security of data assets
- Influence engineering, design, and business teams to implement data-based recommendations that will improve entrepreneurs’ lives and generate revenue for Mercury
Our take
Frustrated by the archaic, fee-laden banking services offered to entrepreneurs, the founders of Mercury set out to create a better solution. They envisioned a platform that was dynamic, tech-driven, and free from unnecessary fees.
Mercury delivers on this vision by automating business payment processes, offering FDIC-insured accounts, and providing full API access, empowering entrepreneurs with greater control and efficiency. This approach stands in stark contrast to traditional startup banking, which often burdens young businesses with high fees and limited functionality.
By prioritizing user experience and offering a free service tier, Mercury has attracted over 100,000 businesses and achieved a $1B valuation in 2021. As a rising unicorn in the stagnant world of startup banking, mercury is poised for continued growth, constantly adding new features and expanding its team to further disrupt the industry.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
50% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2025
$300m
SERIES C
Jul 2021
$120m
SERIES B
Total funding: $450.9m
Company benefits
- Health, dental, & vision
- 12+ weeks of paid parental leave
- $600 USD custom WFH equipment setup
- Unlimited vacation policy (with a mandatory minimum)
- Retirement matching up to 4% of base salary (401k/RRSP)
- Paid 6-week sabbatical after the 5-year mark
- Annual $1K USD learning & development budget
- Unlimited book budget
- Weekly $100 USD food budget
- Monthly $100 USD wellness budget
- Monthly $50 USD cellphone reimbursement
- Pet-friendly offices with free tea & lunch
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jason Zhang
(COO)Studied Biology at Stanford before spending over 4 years at Heyzap in Business Development.
Immad Akhund
(CEO)Graduated from the University of Cambridge, then worked as a Software Developer at Aquila and Bloomberg. Also founded Clickpass and Heyzap, and was a Part-time Partner at Y Combinator.
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