Data Scientist, Payments

About Our Client:

The organization operates within the financial technology and commerce sector, addressing challenges merchants face with fragmented and outdated products. It provides integrated, omnichannel solutions that enable sellers to manage payments, inventory, appointments, and staff, while embedding financial services directly at the point of sale. The company supports a wide range of sellers, from startups to enterprise-scale businesses, helping them grow and compete globally through comprehensive financial and commerce tools.

About the Opportunity:

The DATA SCIENTIST, PAYMENTS role focuses on leveraging payments data to optimize the payments platform across various products. This position partners with multiple teams to enhance success rates, reduce costs, and mitigate risks within the payments domain. The role also contributes to broader data initiatives, developing scalable AI-driven tools and improving data infrastructure to support operational and strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Develop scalable AI tools, agents, and automations
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations teams to support data-driven decisions
• Analyze and optimize cost and performance of payments systems
• Act as a subject-matter expert on payments business and technical implementation
• Identify process gaps and opportunities proactively
• Design, execute, and analyze experiments
• Conduct independent research and generate actionable insights
• Build ETL pipelines, dashboards, and machine learning models
• Translate business needs into practical data solutions
• Design, implement, and maintain data systems and architecture
• Manage and improve cloud data infrastructure and tools
• Operationalize data processes and systems

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field with strong academic record
• Coding experience from internships
• Experience handling large datasets using SQL and Python
• Proficiency with AI tools to enhance development and automate workflows
• Strong analytical skills and business understanding
• Effective communication with non-technical partners
• Knowledge of systems architecture and cloud infrastructure
• Bonus: experience in payments or banking

Pay Range and Compensation Package:

• Zone A: $111,700 to $167,500 USD
• Zone B: $106,100 to $159,100 USD
• Zone C: $100,500 to $150,700 USD
• Zone D: $95,000 to $142,400 USD

Benefits & Perks:

• Medical insurance
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave

Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Note:

RemoteHunter is a recruitment partner of this role. Please note that all employment decisions, including candidate assessment, interviews, hiring, compensation, and employment terms, are made exclusively by the hiring employer.