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Staff Data Scientist, Analytics (Payments)
full-timeSingapore

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Location

Singapore

Type

full-time

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About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and implement rigorous frontend experiments to improve the payment product experience and payment success rates

  • Identify and quantify opportunities to improve and grow the payments product, and drive roadmaps with those insights

  • Translate open-ended business problems into clearly defined data science initiatives

  • Build scalable measurement frameworks and strategic north star metrics to enable consistent, data-driven decision-making across teams that directly informs product strategy

  • Communicate data insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring findings influence stakeholders

  • Mentor and coach junior data scientists, and act as the single-threaded technical owner on cross-functional initiatives

Qualification

  • 7+ years industry experience and a degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics). An advanced degree (MS or PhD) is a bonus

  • Proven experience in experimentation and causal inference to drive data-informed product decisions with concrete impact

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to influence product strategy in high-growth environments

  • Strong skills in SQL and Python/R; experience with data modeling a plus

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




Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Other facts

Tech stack
Data Science,Experimentation,Causal Inference,SQL,Python,R,Data Modeling,Communication,Interpersonal Skills,Mentoring,Coaching,Product Strategy,Analytical Thinking,Problem Solving,Collaboration,Curiosity

About Airwallex

Airwallex is a leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, offering trusted solutions to manage everything from business account, payments, treasury, and spend management to embedded finance.

With our proprietary infrastructure, Airwallex takes the friction out of global payments and financial operations, empowering businesses of all sizes to unlock new opportunities and grow beyond borders.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, Airwallex supports over 150,000 businesses globally and is trusted by brands such as Brex, Canva, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more. For more information, visit http://www.airwallex.com

Team size: 1,001-5,000 employees
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Industry: Financial Services
Founding Year: 2015

What you'll do

  • Design and implement frontend experiments to enhance the payment product experience and success rates. Build scalable measurement frameworks and communicate insights to influence product strategy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does a Staff Data Scientist, Analytics (Payments) do at Airwallex?

As a Staff Data Scientist, Analytics (Payments) at Airwallex, you will: design and implement frontend experiments to enhance the payment product experience and success rates. Build scalable measurement frameworks and communicate insights to influence product strategy..

Why join Airwallex as a Staff Data Scientist, Analytics (Payments)?

Airwallex is a leading Financial Services company.

Is the Staff Data Scientist, Analytics (Payments) position at Airwallex remote?

The Staff Data Scientist, Analytics (Payments) position at Airwallex is based in Singapore, Singapore. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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