Senior Data Scientist, Analytics (Product)

Airwallex; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex in Singapore is seeking a data analytics professional to define and test opportunities, drive product roadmaps, and translate insights into actionable strategies.

You will work with large data sets, apply quantitative analysis and experiments, and partner with Product, Engineering and cross‑functional teams to inform investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience in data/analytics.
• Degree in a quantitative field.
• Expert in SQL, Python, and/or R.
• Experience communicating results to executives.

Responsibilities

• Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations
• Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of business problems using different analytical and statistical approaches
• Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products
• Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross‑functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data modeling

Data visualization

Education

Degree in a quantitative field

Job description

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 2,000 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.

About the team

As a global team, we span across Australia, China, USA, and Singapore, revolutionizing applied data science, data engineering and platform solutions to support Airwallex’s rapid growth. You will collaborate with a diverse range of cross‑functional partners, including Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, and more, to tackle complex data problems and shape the future of fintech. Learn more about the data science team in this blog.

This role is based in Singapore.

Responsibilities:

• Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve the product, and drive roadmaps through your insights and recommendations
• Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of business problems using different analytical and statistical approaches
• Apply technical expertise with quantitative analysis, experimentation, data mining, and the presentation of data to develop strategies for our products
• Identify and measure success of product efforts through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key product metrics to understand trends
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross‑functional teams to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions

Who you are

We’re looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience and a degree in a quantitative field
• Experience with communicating the results of analyses to executives and cross‑functional teams to influence the strategy
• Expert in data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R). Experience in schema design and dimensional data modeling a plus
• Ability to perform statistical analysis to drive data‑informed decisions

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in technology, financial services and/or a high growth environment is advantageous

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.