Senior Data Scientist, Network Value — Fintech Analytics Leader

Plaid; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 262,800; Full time

Job summary

Plaid is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for the Network Value (Guard) team to partner with product managers and engineers, translating business questions into analytics projects and driving data-informed product decisions. You will develop metrics and dashboards, run experiments, and influence product roadmaps.

Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years in data roles, fintech data experience, and strong SQL plus experience with Airflow and dbt.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years in data science or analytics.
• Fintech data experience required.
• Experience launching products from 0 to 1.
• Experience with experimentation and analytics.
• Strong SQL with metrics for stakeholders.
• Experience building data pipelines with Airflow and dbt.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• Track record influencing prioritization and road-mapping.

Responsibilities

• Champion data-first decision-making across the organization.
• Translate questions into analytics projects and insights.
• Build and maintain data models, dashboards, core metrics and OKRs.
• Design experiments and support data pipelines for trustworthy analytics.
• Support prioritization and road-mapping with data-driven insights.

Skills

Data science exp

Fintech data

Experimentation

SQL

Airflow/dbt

Cross-functional

Stakeholder comms

OKR influence

Product analytics

Tools

Airflow

dbt

Python

Job description

Plaid is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for the Network Value (Guard) team to partner with product managers and engineers, translating business questions into analytics projects and driving data-informed product decisions. You will develop metrics and dashboards, run experiments, and influence product roadmaps.

Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years in data roles, fintech data experience, and strong SQL plus experience with Airflow and dbt.