Intuit · 19 hours ago
Staff Data Scientist, Money & Lending
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$186K/yr - $252K/yr
5+ years expIntuit is seeking a Staff Data Scientist to join their Money Data Science Team, focusing on growth in money and consumer lending products. This high-impact role involves leading projects that require advanced econometric modeling and causal inference to guide investment decisions and optimize user journeys.
AccountingFinancial ServicesFinTechPaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Define KPIs and Success Metrics: Establish key business indicators for projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives and clear measures of success
Causal Inference: Lead causal inference and econometric analyses to understand and influence key levers of business growth with a crisp understanding of incremental impact
Experimentation: Design, implement, and analyze experiments and quasi-experiments to measure the impact of new initiatives in product and marketing
Predictive Analytics and Modeling: Develop predictive models and methodologies to uncover growth opportunities and support long-term business planning
Communication: Translate complex technical findings into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership, including product, finance, and marketing executives
Leadership and Ownership: Demonstrate boundaryless leadership and extreme accountability - proactively drives outcomes across teams and leads with influence, not authority
Team Development: Serve as the technical lead for cross-team data science projects, ensuring best practices and mentoring junior data scientists
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or a related quantitative field is required
At least 5 years of experience applying statistical / econometric and modeling skills in decision making
Demonstrated expertise in causal inference—including but not limited to advanced experimentation, synthetic controls, regression discontinuity, and instrumental variables—with a track record of rigorously solving problems with these methods
Applied experience leveraging machine learning—including but not limited to predictive forecasting, explainable ML, and end-to-end model pipeline development—to drive meaningful business impact
A demonstrated ability to navigate through ambiguity and deliver results that significantly impact the business
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues
Proficiency in SQL and a statistical programming language such as Python and/or R
Preferred
Advanced degrees, particularly a Master's or PhD in economics or statistics, are highly desirable
Benefits
Cash bonus
Equity rewards
Benefits
Company
Intuit
Intuit provides financial software solutions to empower individuals and businesses.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$8.52BKey Investors
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Chief Executive Officer
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