Senior Data Scientist, Mercury
$173.6-204.2k
Canadian employees (any location): CAD 158,000 - 185,800. Plus equity
Banking services for startups
Be an early applicant
Banking services for startups
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$173.6-204.2k
Canadian employees (any location): CAD 158,000 - 185,800. Plus equity
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 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
- At Mercury, we’re looking to seed our Data Science team with candidates who can use their background in analytics applied with product development to accelerate the adoption of Mercury
- In this role, you’ll be responsible for proactively deriving data insights and partnering with engineering, marketing, design, onboarding, and other product business teams to inform how we invest in and build Mercury’s future
- You’ll build a data-informed culture across Mercury so that we can all determine what’s happening, react quickly, and invest intelligently
- You will develop various skills as a full-stack Data Scientist working on projects end-to-end and build deep domain expertise in the intersection of Data Science and Product
- Specific teams that are currently hiring are highlighted below
- Partner with 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
- 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 a variety of exploratory, data visualization, and statistical techniques to uncover actionable insights, including A/B testing, cohort analysis, regression modeling, trend analysis, user segmentation, and machine learning
- 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 4 rounds)
Jul 2021
$120m
SERIES B
Sep 2019
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $150.9m
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 values
- Think actively: Question processes. Give thoughtful feedback. Find the best way to do something instead of going by how it’s always been done
- Be super helpful: Practice intentionality and accountability. Go above and beyond to solve problems, and do it as a team
- Act with humility: Treat everyone with respect. Leave egos at the door
- Appreciate quality: Work with the best equipment. Avoid cutting corners. Take pride in crafting a lasting product
- Maximize efficiency: Minimize unnecessary meetings and bureaucracy. Work together to get the job done right
- Focus on product: Ask yourself how the product can be better today than it was yesterday
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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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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