Assistant Data-Scientist - Machine Learning H/F

Since 2015, we've been on a mission to help Canadians build long-term wealth through bitcoin. Over the past few years, we've expanded beyond buying and selling bitcoin to offer a growing suite of everyday financial products - including the Shakepay Card, direct deposit, bill payments and Interac e-Transfer - making it easier to earn, save and use bitcoin every day. Today, more than 1.5 million Canadians use Shakepay to grow their bitcoin savings and take control of their financial future as we continue to push the boundaries of what modern financial services can look like.

We have a passionate, loyal, and growing community, and we're looking for people who want to help us build something truly special.

If you're the kind of person who values growth, shipping fast, and sharing your ideas openly with a group of like-minded people, come and build with us!

We're looking for an experienced Data Scientist to join one of our cross-functional squads at Shakepay. You'll work closely with engineering and design, while also partnering across marketing, finance, and operations to help us identify growth opportunities and make smarter decisions across the business.

You'll combine experimentation, statistical rigor, business intuition, and product thinking to influence how we grow, retain, and better serve millions of Canadians.

Partner closely with engineers and designers across our product squads to improve acquisition, activation, retention, monetization, and customer experience

Champion and evangelize experimentation and decision frameworks that help us ship and iterate quickly with confidence

Define KPIs and success metrics that help teams stay aligned around measurable outcomes

Use statistical analysis, forecasting, causal inference, and machine learning techniques to better understand user behavior and business performance

Identify high-leverage opportunities proactively through deep analysis of user journeys, lifecycle behavior, conversion funnels, and financial performance

Help shape squad and company priorities by bringing data-informed perspectives on impact, tradeoffs, and ROI

Build dashboards, models, and self-serve tools that improve visibility into growth and business performance across the organization

Collaborate with the broader data team to maintain a shared and consistent data layer that serves our stakeholders and internal agents

8+ years of experience in data science, growth analytics, experimentation, or related roles in high-growth environments

• Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
• Deep understanding of experimentation, causal inference, statistical analysis, forecasting, and KPI designStrong product and business intuition, with the ability to connect user behavior to company outcomes
• Comfortable operating autonomously and driving ambiguous projects from idea to execution
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence decisions through data and clear reasoning
• A demonstrated ability to manage and deliver on multiple projects with high attention to detail
• Solid understanding of dashboarding and data visualization tools
• Experience working with dbt, Snowflake, and modern data stacks

Experience with lifecycle marketing, customer segmentation, or growth modeling

Existing Shakepay customer and/or familiarity with the product

Help shape the future of money: You can help us bring Shakepay and Bitcoin to all Canadians.

Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts

Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto

Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth

Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus

Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks

The base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 CAD. Additionally, employees are eligible for equity, pay increases based on performance, benefits including health and dental care, and paid time off.

If you're eager to learn, grow, and contribute to the mission but worry that you may not have the "right" experience, we still want you to apply. We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support certain parts of our hiring process. Fluency in English is required due to the percentage of English-speaking customers and the nature of our platform, which is available to all Canadians.

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