Senior Data Scientist, Gusto
Payments & Risk
$157-195k
Toronto based applicants: $131,000 - $162,000 (CAD)
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
Open for applications
Automated payroll, benefits & HR platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$157-195k
Toronto based applicants: $131,000 - $162,000 (CAD)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where work empowers a better life.
Role
Who you are
- We love meeting people with different data backgrounds. For this senior data scientist role, we are looking for at least 5 years of experience working in a business setting
- Strong SQL skills, and comfort in at least one scripting or statistical programming language (ideally Python and/or R)
- Demonstrated knowledge of statistics, machine learning, ability to apply these to conducting and interpreting analyses, data visualization, presentation and recommendations
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and deliver findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and compelling fashion
- Be curiosity-driven and passionate about teaching and evangelizing a data-informed approach to product development to product managers, designers and engineers
- When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required
What the job involves
- You’ll be working with an established team and seasoned payments and risk leaders in Engineering, Product, Design, Operation, Identity and Compliance.
- In this role, you’ll work cross functionally to build Platforms that span the entire breadth of the Payments and Risk Stacks, and use data science to build a world- class, high secure platform that safeguards our users’ activities and money, and ensures unparalleled reliability
- Partner with Engineering, Design, and Product counterparts in Payment and Risk to solve complex cross functional problems
- Perform in-depth analyses of payments and risk data to evaluate risk signals, build controls and strategies
- Identify new opportunities to leverage data to improve Gusto’s products and help payments and risk team to understand business requirements and develop tailored solutions
- Work with our business intelligence teams to turn your insights and analyses into clean and consistent reporting
- 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.
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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 values
- Embody a service mindset - Never stop advocating for the needs of others
- Dream big, then make it real - Be ambitious. Show and do, rather than tell and talk
- Be proud of the how - Ensure deep integrity in everything you do
- Embrace an ownership mentality - Take initiative to leave things better than you found them
- Debate then commit - Share openly, question respectfully, and once a decision is made, commit fully
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
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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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