Senior Forecasting & Financial Modeling Lead

Guild; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Vacation policy

Sick leave

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Wellness resources

Education benefits

Job summary

Guild is seeking a Lead Forecast Modeling Analyst to scale the Forecasting and Financial Analytics team. You’ll own and improve the core forecasting model for education benefits, working in a modern modular system and experimentation framework.

You will collaborate with Analytics, Data Science, Data Engineering, Product, and Technology, mentor teammates, and translate forecast results into clear recommendations for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of total experience in analytics, data science, forecasting, or financial planning & analysis.
• Strong experience with SQL and transforming and structuring large datasets into reusable formats.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R, with depth across time-series and machine learning forecasting methods.
• Experience operationalizing models — backtesting, validation, monitoring, drift detection, retraining — on platforms such as Databricks with MLflow.
• Ability to translate forecasts, including their uncertainty, into clear recommendations for non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve the usage-based forecasting models for critical components of clients’ education benefit with Guild.
• Raise forecast accuracy and shorten the monthly refresh cycle using a backtesting and experimentation framework.
• Transfer modeling logic into well-structured, documented, tested code.
• Partner cross-functionally with Analytics, Data Science, Data Engineering, Product, and Technology teams.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Produce insights, analyses, and recommendations to help stakeholders understand forecast drivers and impact.

Skills

SQL

Python/R

Time-series forecasting

Machine learning

Backtesting/validation

Experimentation framework

Data storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Databricks

MLflow

Looker

Tableau

Omni

Job description

Guild is seeking a Lead Forecast Modeling Analyst to scale the Forecasting and Financial Analytics team. You’ll own and improve the core forecasting model for education benefits, working in a modern modular system and experimentation framework.

You will collaborate with Analytics, Data Science, Data Engineering, Product, and Technology, mentor teammates, and translate forecast results into clear recommendations for stakeholders.