Role overview
We are seeking a Lead Data Scientist with experience in finance to help grow the figment data team.
We're looking for someone who has strong technical data science skills and the ability to interact with the business units. The candidate should be able to identify issues, use data to propose solutions, and clearly convey how to leverage data driven results for effective decision making.
This is a full-time remote position, for candidates in North American time zones (+1/-1). If you enjoy solving data driven solutions and providing real business impact, then this role may be a good fit for you. Ideal candidates are comfortable working in an unstructured environment, dealing with uncertainty, minimal direction, and working across a range of projects.
What you'll work on
- Significant experience with Data Science and Data Solutions
- Familiar with a modern data stack (databases and pipelining, Vis tools, ML platforms )
- Results oriented individual with a high EQ and attention to detail
- Desire to try new ideas if the first one doesn't work
- Team working skills and a collaborative approach to sharing ideas and finding solutions
- Experience in one of the following - financial reporting, digital assets, securities
- Familiarity of working with Blockchains or in the Web3 space
- Experience with data engineering tasks
- Background interacting and working with a finance team
- Working knowledge of:
- Our stack (AWS, Snowflake, jupyterhub, Dagster, dbt, Fivetran, Monte Carlo)
- Our tools (Python, Selenium, metabase/signal, GitHub, Jira, Slack)
One of Figment’s core principles is “Making the Invisible Visible” - ensuring transparency and information sharing in all communication. Figment is committed to transparency regarding pay, benefits, and other compensation types for all internal roles as well as all roles being hired for.
Base Salary: The US base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $200,000 USD. The Canadian base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $200,000 CAD. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include additional compensation or benefits. For candidates in other countries, the pay range will be disclosed upon your first interview with Figment (being a globally remote company, the list of salary ranges would simply be too long to note here!). The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across all of the US. A candidate’s specific pay within the range will be determined by various factors including job-related skills, relevant education, and training.
Benefits: All full-time employees of Figment receive the following competitive benefits. For candidates beyond Canada and the US, benefits will be outlined during your first interview with Figment.
- 100% remote-first environment, with co-working spaces in our employee “hubs” across the globe for those who enjoy a hybrid model
- 4 weeks of PTO that kick in day one, with an additional 1 week of flex days
- Extended company-paid health benefits that kick in day one
- Best in class parental leave and flexible arrangements
- A home office stipend to create a space that you enjoy working in
- Monthly Wifi reimbursement
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- 401K (US) or RRSP match (Canada)
- Stock Options in the company
- Competitive bonus (based on company performance) that is distributed quarterly - we believe that the company’s success should be shared with our employees often
- For roles listed within the Sales Department, there is instead a competitive commissions structure which will be outlined during your first interview with Figment