Senior Data Scientist, People and Talent

Airwallex (UK) Limited

Job Overview

Location

US - San Francisco

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Own and manage all People & Talent (P&T) data assets, including data models, pipelines, documentation, and governance across HR and recruiting systems to ensure accuracy, scalability, and compliance.
• Build and maintain scalable dashboards, reports, and self-serve analytics tools that support decision-making for People & Talent, Finance, Revenue Strategy, and Engineering teams.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize analytics requests, manage the P&T data roadmap, and drive improvements in automation, data quality, and end-user access workflows.
• Act as the subject matter expert on people data, defining metrics, troubleshooting data issues, and guiding users on interpretation while enforcing strict governance and privacy standards for sensitive HR data.
• Enable AI-powered and self-serve analytics use cases by identifying opportunities to enhance the P&T analytics ecosystem with automation, predictive modeling, and LLM-driven insights.
• Design and implement context layers that make people data more accessible and actionable across the organization, improving usability for non-technical HR and business partners.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines using cloud platforms such as Databricks (including Delta tables) and transformation frameworks like dbt to support real-time and batch analytics.
• Translate ambiguous business challenges in HR and recruiting into structured analytics projects, applying causal inference, experimentation, or forecasting to explain key metric changes.
• Collaborate with HRIS and ATS teams (e.g., BambooHR, Ashby) to understand data quirks, unique identifiers, and update patterns, ensuring accurate integration and modeling of HR data.
• Uphold rigorous data governance, user access controls, and privacy standards specific to sensitive personnel and recruitment data across global operations.
• Continuously identify and implement improvements to automate manual reporting, reduce data latency, and increase self-service capabilities for P&T and cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with Engineering and Finance to align people data infrastructure with broader company-wide data architecture and financial planning systems.
• Document data definitions, transformation logic, and analytical methodologies clearly for auditability and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Leverage notebook-based analytics platforms (e.g., Hex) to prototype, share, and deploy analytical insights with stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging trends in AI-enabled HR analytics and evaluate new tools or techniques to enhance the speed and precision of people decisions.
• Support global growth by ensuring P&T data systems scale effectively across Airwallex’s 26 international offices and diverse workforce.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or a related quantitative field with end-to-end ownership of data models, pipelines, and dashboards in a production environment
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related field
• Strong hands-on proficiency in SQL and Python and/or R, with experience working with large and complex datasets, data transformations, and building robust data solutions
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Databricks (including Delta tables) and transformation frameworks like dbt
• Hands-on experience with HR and recruiting data systems (e.g., BambooHR, Ashby, HRIS/ATS), including knowledge of data quirks, unique identifiers, and common update patterns
• Proven ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into clear analytics projects, apply structured problem-solving, and communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a global team of over 2,200 innovators across 26 offices
• Exposure to high-growth fintech environment with industry-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, and Sequoia
• Ownership of high-impact data systems that directly influence talent strategy at a US$8 billion company
• Collaboration with cross-functional leaders in People & Talent, Finance, Revenue Strategy, and Engineering
• Use of cutting-edge AI and self-serve analytics tools to enhance decision-making speed and precision
• Commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in hiring, with accommodations available for special needs

Skills & Technologies

Python

Data Science

Senior

Onsite

Degree Required

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About Airwallex (UK) Limited

Airwallex is a global financial technology company providing cross-border payment and banking infrastructure for businesses. It offers multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, card issuing, expense management, and embedded finance APIs. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, the company serves enterprises and SMEs across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, operating under licenses in multiple jurisdictions and processing billions in annualized transaction volume.

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