Gusto · 3 days ago
Senior Manager, Data Science – Payments & Treasury
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$218K/yr - $272K/yr
10+ years expGusto is on a mission to grow the small business economy by handling payroll, health insurance, and HR services. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Data Science to lead teams in building data-driven capabilities for payments and treasury, focusing on machine learning and analytics to enhance money movement and payment reliability.
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Responsibilities
Lead the strategy and application of machine learning and advanced analytics across payments and treasury, including identifying opportunities, framing problems with stakeholders, defining success criteria, and guiding teams to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions; experience with risk use cases is a plus
Own end-to-end delivery and cross-functional execution, partnering closely with Engineering, Product, and Design to solve complex, ambiguous problems and ensure solutions are production-ready, well-instrumented, and operationally sound
Set technical standards and scalable frameworks that elevate the team’s core analytical and modeling capabilities, including reusable tooling and thoughtful integration of AI/LLMs where they meaningfully improve data processing, analysis, or decision-making
Communicate insights, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders across the company, influencing decisions through strong narratives grounded in data and business context
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field, including 4+ years leading and scaling data science teams, with accountability for hiring, developing senior ICs, and owning outcomes across one or more business-critical domains
Domain analytics and experimentation leadership — deep experience driving insights and decisions across payments, treasury, and risk domains (e.g., loss, fraud, disputes, authorization rates, funds flow, liquidity, and operational risk), with strong command of experimentation, causal analysis, and tradeoff evaluation in regulated, high-impact environments
Technical and analytical leadership — strong grounding in statistics and applied modeling, with the ability to set technical standards, review complex analyses, and coach senior data scientists, maintaining a high bar for analytical rigor and quality
Strategic business impact — demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous problems into data strategy, influence multi-quarter product and platform roadmaps, and connect insights to measurable business outcomes
Executive communication and cross-functional influence — proven experience partnering with VP-level and senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Ops and Finance teams, translating complex data into clear tradeoffs and actionable recommendations that drive decisions
Preferred
Experience with risk use cases is a plus
Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)s
Company
Gusto
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$746.1MKey Investors
Friends & Family CapitalT. Rowe PriceAkkadian Ventures
2023-01-28Series Unknown
2022-05-12Series E· $55M
2021-08-10Series E· $175M
Leadership Team
Josh Reeves
Head of Gusto (CEO) and Co-Founder. Building Gusto for the Long Term.
Edward Kim
Co-founder and Head of Technology
Recent News
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