Senior Data Scientist, Algorithm - Financial Markets

Airwallex•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. Attributes We Value We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next. About the team As a global team, we span across Australia, China, USA, and Singapore, revolutionizing applied data science, data engineering and platform solutions to support Airwallex's rapid growth. You will collaborate with a diverse range of cross-functional partners, including Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and more, to tackle complex data problems and shape the future of fintech. Learn more about the data science team in this blog. The Role Effectively manage Airwallex’s risk portfolio, delivering actionable insights to shape our overall risk strategy within financial markets Apply statistical and/or machine learning models to estimate financial markets risk exposures (including FX, credit, capital, and other product risks), and optimize market forecasting, order routing, fund efficiency, and pricing decisions Partner with Product Managers, Traders, Risk, Engineering, and other stakeholders to deliver data-driven recommendations that support commercial and operational objectives Clearly present analytical results and insights to cross-functional teams to influence business strategies and decision-making Who you are We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. Minimum qualifications: 5+ years industry experience and an advanced degree (PhD or MS) in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics) Strong understanding of financial markets, foreign exchange, and/or dynamic trading systems is a plus Experience with communicating the results of analyses to executives and cross-functional teams to influence the strategy Expert in data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R), experience in schema design and dimensional data modeling a plus Ability to perform statistical analysis and develop machine learning models to drive data-informed decisions Preferred qualifications: Experience in technology, financial services, trading environment and/or a high growth environment is advantageous Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. Equal opportunity Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Requirements

5+ years industry experience and an advanced degree (PhD or MS) in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics)
Strong understanding of financial markets, foreign exchange, and/or dynamic trading systems is a plus
Experience with communicating the results of analyses to executives and cross-functional teams to influence the strategy
Expert in data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R), experience in schema design and dimensional data modeling a plus
Ability to perform statistical analysis and develop machine learning models to drive data-informed decisions

Nice To Haves

Experience in technology, financial services, trading environment and/or a high growth environment is advantageous

Responsibilities

Effectively manage Airwallex’s risk portfolio, delivering actionable insights to shape our overall risk strategy within financial markets
Apply statistical and/or machine learning models to estimate financial markets risk exposures (including FX, credit, capital, and other product risks), and optimize market forecasting, order routing, fund efficiency, and pricing decisions
Partner with Product Managers, Traders, Risk, Engineering, and other stakeholders to deliver data-driven recommendations that support commercial and operational objectives
Clearly present analytical results and insights to cross-functional teams to influence business strategies and decision-making

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