Senior Data Scientist, Growth Analytics

About the role

The Growth Analytics team at Airwallex is a dynamic group of data scientists and analytics professionals. We are passionate about leveraging data to drive business growth, optimize strategies, and unlock new opportunities across the company. As key partners to Growth, Marketing, Sales, and Product, our team works collaboratively to enable data-informed decision-making, experimentation, and scalable measurement frameworks supporting Airwallex's global expansion. Learn more about the data science team in this blog

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Growth, Marketing, Sales, and Product teams to derive actionable data-driven insights and impact business outcomes
• Analyze data to assess performance and ROI of marketing and growth initiatives
• Develop dashboards and robust, scalable measurement frameworks to empower data-driven decision-making
• Identify trends and improvement opportunities to sharpen growth and marketing strategies
• Act as the subject matter expert for marketing KPIs and analytics best practices; consult on marketing data projects
• Design and conduct experiments to measure the impact of ad spend, brand campaigns, and other initiatives
• Translate open-ended or complex business challenges into high-impact, structured analytics projects
• Communicate analysis results clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, influencing strategy and decisions

Requirements

• At least 6 years of industry experience and an advanced degree (PhD or MS) in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics)
• 2+ years of experience in Marketing Analytics or a similar role
• Proven experience presenting actionable, data-driven recommendations to executives and cross-functional teams
• Strong technical proficiency with SQL, Python, and/or R; experience in dimensional data modeling and schema design is a plus
• Experience with digital marketing channels such as email, paid media, and SEO highly advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in high-growth, cross-functional environments
• Experience in technology, financial services, or high-growth organizations is advantageous
• Experience mentoring or leading analytics or data science teams in fast-paced or fintech environments
• Familiarity with Google Analytics, Marketo, Salesforce, and A/B testing frameworks
• Ability to perform advanced statistical analysis and develop machine learning models
• Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

Additional Information

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 2,200 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.

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