Strategic Data Scientist for Founders & Execs

Linktree; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing allowance

Medical insurance

Retirement contribution

Stock options

Job summary

Linktree is seeking a Data Scientist to partner with the founders and executive team in Melbourne/Sydney. You’ll turn millions of users and billions of impressions into forecasts, datasets and models that guide decisions. You’ll own methodologies, test bets, and drive accountability across plans.

This is a hands-on role balancing strategic thinking with practical data work. The position requires 5+ years of relevant experience, strong SQL skills, and the ability to work across a modern analytics

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Data Scientist or in a comparable analytical role in a high-growth tech company.
• Proven track record shaping strategy with founders and executives.
• Built driver-based forecasts or operating models with accuracy accountability.
• Proficient in SQL and modern analytics stack; capable building pipelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, or related field.
• Ability to articulate perspectives to senior stakeholders and adapt when data dictates.
• Thrives in ambiguity and is comfortable starting from a blank slate.

Responsibilities

• You’ll help founders and executives shape strategy by identifying opportunities, framing key questions and recommending where to focus
• You’ll assess strategic investments, partnerships, quantify trade-offs and recommend what to pursue, test, scale or stop
• You’ll define success measures with Finance and functional leaders, hold teams accountable to agreed outcomes and recommend when to adjust course.
• You’ll build and own the datasets and models that quantify company performance, rather than waiting for another team to prepare them
• You’ll influence executive and board decisions through clear recommendations and constructive challenge, explaining the assumptions and limits of the evidence
• You’ll raise the analytical bar across the company, evangelising good practice on metrics, forecasting and statistical rigour

Skills

Data science exp

Strategic impact

Forecasting models

SQL expert

Analytics stack

Bachelor degree

Stakeholder mgmt

Ambiguity tolerance

On-site AU

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science or related field

Tools

SQL

Python/R

Job description

Linktree is seeking a Data Scientist to partner with the founders and executive team in Melbourne/Sydney. You’ll turn millions of users and billions of impressions into forecasts, datasets and models that guide decisions. You’ll own methodologies, test bets, and drive accountability across plans.

This is a hands-on role balancing strategic thinking with practical data work. The position requires 5+ years of relevant experience, strong SQL skills, and the ability to work across a modern analytics