Senior Data Scientist, Crypto

Data Scientist · Senior · Full Time · Remote

Remote (Canada) · RemoteCAD 151k – 189k2mo ago
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Role

What you'll do.

Wealthsimple is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for their Crypto team to drive product insights and decision-making. The ideal candidate will leverage data analytics to shape the company's crypto experience, working closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, evaluate product strategies, and deliver high-impact business recommendations.

Responsibilities

  • Product Strategy: Partner with cross-functional teams to inform and shape product strategy and decision-making
  • Analytical Frameworks: Develop metrics, data models, and analytical frameworks to understand customer behavior and business performance
  • Opportunity Identification: Identify opportunities to improve customer experience, growth, retention, and operational efficiency through data analysis
  • Insight Translation: Translate complex business questions into clear recommendations and actionable insights
  • Trend Analysis: Proactively surface trends, risks, and opportunities to help the team focus on high-impact work

Qualifications

What we look for.

Technical

  • Data Science Expertise

    5+ years experience in data science, product analytics, or related field

  • Programming Skills

    Strong analytical skills using SQL and Python

  • Experimental Design

    Familiarity with experimentation and causal inference methods

Education

  • Advanced Degree

    Preferred: Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field

Experience

  • Product Analytics

    Demonstrated ability to influence product or business decisions through data-driven insights

  • Cross-functional Collaboration

    Experience working effectively across different disciplines and teams

Skills

Required

  • SQL

    Advanced data querying and analysis

  • Python

    Data science and analytics programming

  • Product Analytics

    Ability to derive actionable business insights

  • Experimentation

    Design and interpret statistical experiments

  • Causal Inference

    Understanding of advanced statistical methods

Preferred

  • DBT

    Nice to have

    Data transformation and modeling experience

  • Fintech Knowledge

    Nice to have

    Understanding of financial technology products

  • AI Tools

    Nice to have

    Experience with AI-assisted analysis and workflows

  • Crypto Products

    Nice to have

    Familiarity with cryptocurrency platforms

Tech stack

Languages

Python

Databases

Data Warehouses

Tools

SQLDBTAI Analysis Tools

Other

Experimentation Platforms

Compensation

Pay and benefits.

Base·CAD 151,000 – 189,000

Benefits

  • Health Benefits

    Comprehensive top-tier health insurance and life insurance coverage

  • Retirement Savings

    Long-term group savings plan with employer matching through Wealthsimple for Business

  • Time Off

    20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days annually

  • Remote Work

    Ability to work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year

  • Employee Resources

    Access to employee resource groups including Rainbow, Women of WS, and Black at WS

Process

Interview steps.

  1. 01

    Application Review

    Initial screening using AI-assisted tools and human evaluation

  2. 02

    Initial Screening

    Phone or video call with recruiting team to assess candidate fit

  3. 03

    Technical Assessment

    Data science challenge or take-home project to evaluate analytical skills

  4. 04

    Onsite Interviews

    Virtual or in-person interviews with cross-functional team members, focusing on technical and cultural fit

Full posting

Original listing.

Build something people love

Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $125 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

The Crypto team helps shape some of Wealthsimple’s highest-priority product and business decisions, from onboarding and trading to engagement, retention, and new product development. As part of the broader Data Science & Engineering (DSE) organization, we partner closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations to use experimentation, analytics, and strong product thinking to build crypto products that are accessible, intuitive, and trustworthy for millions of clients.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Data Scientist to help shape the future of Wealthsimple’s crypto experience through strong product thinking, analytical rigor, and close cross-functional partnership. You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations to identify opportunities, evaluate tradeoffs, and influence product and business decisions.

This role exists to help the team better understand customer behaviour, measure impact, and focus on the problems that matter most. You won’t just support decisions, you’ll help shape them by proactively surfacing insights, identifying opportunities, and helping bring clarity to complex product questions. This is not a data/ML engineering role. While you will build data pipelines and occasional models, your primary output is high-quality business decisions

What you’ll do

  • Partner with Product, Engineering, Design, and Operations to inform and shape product strategy, prioritization, and decision-making

  • Develop metrics, data models, and analytical frameworks that improve how teams understand customer behaviour and business performance

  • Identify opportunities to improve customer experience, growth, retention, and operational efficiency through data

  • Translate complex business questions into clear recommendations and actionable insights

  • Proactively surface trends, risks, and opportunities that help the team focus on the highest-impact work

  • Collaborate with Analytics Engineering to improve the quality, scalability, and usability of data foundations for the team

What you bring:

  • 5+ years experience working in data science, product analytics, experimentation, or a related field

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills using SQL and Python

  • Ability to influence product or business decisions through data and clear communication

  • Strong product thinking and the ability to connect customer behaviour to business outcomes

  • Comfort working cross-functionally and building strong relationships across disciplines

  • Familiarity with experimentation and causal inference methods

  • Exposure to DBT or modern data modelling tooling

  • Knowledge of fintech, investing, or crypto products

  • Experience using AI tools to improve analysis, communication, or decision-making workflows

Who you are

  • You’re curious and proactive, and you look beyond the immediate ask to identify opportunities for impact

  • You’re comfortable working through unclear problems and helping teams create clarity

  • You balance analytical rigor with pragmatism and good judgment

  • You communicate thoughtfully and adapt well to different audiences

  • You value collaboration and work well with people across different functions and perspectives

  • You’re excited to learn new domains and tackle unfamiliar problems

  • You care about building products that genuinely improve clients’ financial lives

Why Wealthsimple?

🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance

📈 Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business

🌴 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year

✈️ 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year

👥 Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS

🌎 We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.

ICYMI

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building.

Inclusion Statement: We're building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement: We're committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we'll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

AI in Hiring: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don't replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.

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