Senior Data Scientist, Treasury (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Gusto is a modern online people platform that helps small businesses manage their teams. The Senior Data Scientist in Treasury will leverage data science to enhance cash flow prediction accuracy and collaborate with various teams to build secure platforms for financial activities.

Responsibilities:

• Build data science models and monitor model performance

• Responsible for driving research in the problem space, working with stakeholders to understand model requirements and developing the model from scratch, and monitoring and maintaining the model’s performance over time

• Perform in-depth analyses of payments and treasury data to evaluate investing or balance risk signals, build controls and strategies designed to mitigate that risk

• Partner with Treasury, Engineering, Design, and Product counterparts to solve complex cross functional problems

• Forecast daily and long term cash positions and critical variables driving balance change. Ability to define key trends/metrics impacting balances. Ability to leverage modeling for scenario analysis on key variable changes.

• Present and communicate results to stakeholders across the company

Qualifications:

Required:

• 5+ years experience conducting statistical analyses on large datasets and deep domain knowledge in data science and machine learning.

• Proven experience in modeling using logistic regression, random forest, Xgboost or neural networks

• Experience applying a variety of statistical and modeling techniques using Python, R or another statistical modeling language, as indicated by familiarity with many of the following techniques - predictive modeling, anomaly detection, ensemble methods, natural language processing (NLP, optional).

• Strong programming skills - comfortable with all phases of the data science development process, from initial analysis and model development all the way through to deployment. Ability to differentiate variables that are critical to the model's success.

• Excellent communication skills - able to effectively deliver findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and compelling fashion

Preferred:

• PhD or Masters plus equivalent experience in a quantitative field is a plus

• Experience in the payments, banking or Fintech industry is a plus

Company:

Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage. Gusto has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.