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Data Scientist – New York / On-site – Series A Fintech Startup – $160,000 – $200,000 + Equity
Overview
A fast-growing Series A fintech startup is hiring a Data Scientist to help build and scale the company’s product and marketing data science capabilities from the ground up.
This is a rare opportunity to join an early-stage business at a pivotal growth stage and become one of the first senior hires within a high-performing data team.
The company operates at the intersection of financial services, ecommerce, and data infrastructure, building intelligent financial tools used daily by modern consumer brands.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys ownership, and wants to directly shape both product direction and company strategy.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Building and owning the product data science function from an early stage
- Leading marketing and growth-focused data science initiatives
- Partnering with risk and underwriting teams to deliver deep analytical insights
- Working with large, messy datasets to uncover strategic opportunities
- Influencing product direction through customer-facing analytics and intelligence
- Helping scale a high-performance, product-driven data organisation
What They’re Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in Data Science, Analytics, Quantitative Research, or similar
- Strong background within Financial Services, FinTech, Hedge Funds, Banking, Market Intelligence, Lending, or related sectors
- Experience building or scaling data products in startup or high-growth environments
- Exceptional SQL skills (absolute must-have)
- Strong Python experience preferred (R also considered)
- Strong statistical modelling and analytical capabilities
- Ability to operate independently and build within ambiguous environments
- Experience dissecting and interpreting large-scale datasets
Ideal Backgrounds:
The team is particularly interested in profiles coming from:
- FinTech startups
- Financial services platforms
- Hedge funds / PE-backed analytics teams
- Market intelligence companies
- Product-focused data organisations
- 0→1 data/product environments
Why This Role?
- Foundational hire with major ownership
- Direct influence on product and strategy
- Highly visible role within a scaling business
- Opportunity to build systems used daily by customers
- Small, elite, high-performing team environment
- Strong compensation + equity upside
How Do You Apply?
If you are interested in applying for the Data Scientist role, please do so via the link on this page or contact Digital Republic on the phone or by email.
Get in contact with Digital Republic Talent by sending an email to [email protected]. Check out the website on www.digitalrepublictalent.com. You can also find out more on LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook
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