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Airwallex · 1 day ago

Senior Data Scientist, Algorithm - Financial Markets

positionUS - San Francisco
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$200K/yr - $250K/yr
date5+ years exp

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 200,000 businesses worldwide. The Senior Data Scientist will manage risk portfolios, apply statistical models to estimate risk exposures, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver data-driven recommendations.

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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

Qualification

Statistical analysisMachine learning modelsData querying languagesFinancial markets knowledgeScripting languagesCuriosityCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

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

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

Company

Airwallex

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Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, payment solutions, and spend management tools.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Singapore, Central Region, SGP
people-size1001-5000 employees
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http://www.airwallex.com

H1B Sponsorship

Airwallex has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (6)
2022 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.53B
Key Investors
AdditionSquare Peg CapitalLone Pine Capital
2025-12-08Series G· $330M
2025-05-21Series F· $150M
2025-05-21Secondary Market· $150M

Leadership Team

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Jack Zhang
Co-Founder & CEO
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Jacob Dai
Co-Founder & CTO

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