Staff Data Scientist

Our partner is looking for a Staff Data Scientist, Growth based in Canada. This is a senior individual contributor opportunity focused on using data, experimentation, and analytical rigor to accelerate growth and improve customer experiences.

• Partner with product, engineering, and design teams to identify and deliver opportunities across acquisition, activation, retention, monetization, and customer experience.
• Collaborate with marketing, finance, and operations to uncover growth opportunities and improve business decision-making.
• Champion experimentation frameworks and evidence-based decision-making, helping teams launch, evaluate, and iterate initiatives with confidence.
• Define KPIs, success metrics, and analytical frameworks that align teams around measurable business outcomes.
• Apply statistical analysis, forecasting, causal inference, and machine learning techniques to understand user behavior and business performance.
• Proactively analyze user journeys, lifecycle behavior, conversion funnels, and financial performance to identify high-impact opportunities.
• Influence product and company priorities by providing data-driven perspectives on impact, trade-offs, and return on investment.
• Build dashboards, analytical models, and self-service tools that improve visibility into growth and business performance.
• Partner with the broader data team to maintain a consistent, reliable data layer for internal stakeholders and teams.
• Promote a culture of experimentation, curiosity, and data-informed decision-making across the organization.
• Manage multiple high-priority analytical projects simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and delivery quality.

• 8+ years of experience in data science, growth analytics, experimentation, or a related discipline, ideally within a high-growth environment.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python.
• Deep knowledge of experimentation, causal inference, statistical analysis, forecasting, and KPI development.
• Strong product and business acumen, with the ability to connect user behavior and analytical findings to measurable company outcomes.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with product, marketing, finance, operations, engineering, or similar teams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and take ambiguous, complex projects from initial problem definition through execution and measurable outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain sophisticated analytical concepts clearly and influence senior stakeholders through data and structured reasoning.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining a high standard of analytical quality.
• Strong curiosity, initiative, adaptability, and bias toward action in fast-paced environments.
• Solid knowledge of data visualization and dashboarding practices.
• Experience with experimentation and product analytics platforms such as PostHog, Statsig, or Amplitude is a plus.
• Experience with dbt, Snowflake, and modern data stacks is desirable.
• Experience with lifecycle marketing, customer segmentation, or growth modeling is an advantage.
• Experience in startup or high-growth consumer environments is a plus.
• Fluency in English is required due to the customer base and nature of the platform.
• Must be eligible to work for an employer in Canada and currently reside in Canada.

• Base salary: CAD $200,000–$250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.
• Equity: Stock options included as part of total compensation.
• Performance growth: Annual salary assessments and performance-based compensation increases.
• Health & wellness: Comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.
• Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.
• Professional development: CAD $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training.
• Vacation: 20 days of vacation per year, plus a $1,000 bonus when all annual vacation days are used.
• Parental leave: Top-up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks.
• Team connection: Quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsites.
• Opportunity to contribute to the evolution of modern financial services and work on products serving millions of Canadian users.
• A collaborative, fast-moving culture where ideas and impact are valued regardless of title.