AI & Data Science Lead — Finance & Strategy

Rainfall Ventures; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 247,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Equity

Paid time off

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Head of AI and Data Science for Finance & Strategy in Menlo Park, CA. The role leads a high-impact team applying data science, ML, and AI to optimize business performance across Finance, Product, Data, Engineering, Marketing, Research, and Operations.

The candidate will oversee strategic analytics, measurement frameworks, deep-dive analyses, and scalable AI solutions, shaping how data drives decision-making company-wide.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data science and analytics teams.
• Proficiency with modern AI coding tools and agent infrastructure.
• Strong SQL, Python and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing data science and analytics team.
• Define technical direction and priorities across analytics and AI initiatives.
• Translate complex business questions into scalable analytics and insights.
• Partner with Finance, Product, Engineering, and Operations to drive decisions.
• Build durable agent infrastructure and reusable analytics components.
• Represent Finance & Strategy Data Science in leadership forums.

Skills

People management

AI tooling

SQL

Python

Data analytics

Communication

Tools

Claude Code

LLM tooling

Data tooling

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Head of AI and Data Science for Finance & Strategy in Menlo Park, CA. The role leads a high-impact team applying data science, ML, and AI to optimize business performance across Finance, Product, Data, Engineering, Marketing, Research, and Operations.

The candidate will oversee strategic analytics, measurement frameworks, deep-dive analyses, and scalable AI solutions, shaping how data drives decision-making company-wide.