[Hiring] Data Scientist, Finance @Whatnot

Role Description

Partner closely across the business to find improvements/opportunities and influence decisions using data analytics methodologies and tools.

• Act as the data owner for Finance functions, including but not limited to accounting, tax, strategic finance, profitability, and the executive office.
• Build production-quality data products, dashboards, notebooks, and actionable KPIs to convey critical financial insights.
• Drive incremental improvements in contribution margin by deeply understanding business drivers and analyzing cross-functional initiatives.
• Collaborate on data and analytics engineering work to ensure financial datasets are enriched, reliable, and scalable.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in the Data Analytics/Science field.
• A background with some form of Consulting, Fintech, Payments, or Finance; finance should not be a new concept.
• Expertise in data engineering and analytics engineering; data storage and architecture should not be a new concept.
• A strong background in data tooling and visualization, with a firm grasp of business intelligence tools and self-serving notebooks. Bonus points for D3, React or Web app development.
• Expert-level SQL skills for data analysis, reporting, and dashboarding.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, or a related technical field.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial-data concepts to both technical and non-technical collaborators.

Benefits

• Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support
• Home office setup allowance
• Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits
• Monthly allowance for wellness
• Annual allowance towards Childcare
• Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
• Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work (company leave allowances run concurrently with country leave requirements which take precedence).

Company Description

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy.

As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.

We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America by Forbes.