Team Lead, Financial Analytics, AI/ML Optimization

Hopper

Lead role for Hopper managing finance analytics and AI enablement strategy. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decision-making and optimize financial operations.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud PlatformPythonSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide actionable insights to inform business decisions based on financial analytics and data.
Drive the strategy, governance, and execution of the data warehouse for the general ledger.
Build and lead a center of excellence for cloud and performance reporting, including infrastructure management and KPIs for the finance team and business units.
Define, drive, implement, and measure the success of the financial AI automation roadmap, in partnership with FP&A, accounting, and data teams.
Establish data pipelines and the foundational components for AI models.
Understand and optimize our GCP infrastructure costs, in partnership with engineering and FinOps.
Position the finance organization as the single source of truth for financial and commercial performance, and create self-service analytics tools for key stakeholders.
Manage a team of 4 engineers and 1 Finance & Strategy Manager.
Implement internal controls and support external audits related to data governance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of work experience in the travel industry and/or SaaS.
Bachelor's degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred or equivalent experience.
Preferably an engineering background.
Proficiency in SQL, Python, GCP, and data science, with a proven ability to be hands-on with code.
Understanding of systems based on large language models (LLMs), prompt design, and AI model evaluation frameworks.
Familiarity with automation environments and observability tools (Amplitude, Datadog, Looker) to assess reliability and performance.
Strong skills in reconciling data from large, multi-source datasets.
A natural tendency toward first-principles thinking — questioning assumptions, testing process resilience, and always seeking to understand the “why.”
Excellent communication skills with senior leadership and external partners.
Comfort with ambiguity and a proven track record of building from the ground up.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A well-funded, established startup with global ambitions, offering a competitive salary and the potential for a pre-IPO equity participation program (stock options).
Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for your group insurance plan.
Comprehensive life and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Health Spending Account (HSA) covering eligible medical and dental expenses.
Free, unlimited access to Dialogue telemedicine services for all employees and their dependents, anytime and anywhere.
Access to a retirement savings plan (RRSP) with automatic pre-tax payroll contributions each pay period.
Extremely generous parental leave, well above industry norms (ask us about it!).
Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
Travel allowances via “Carrot Credit.”
On-demand access to coworking spaces via FlexDesk AND a home-office allowance.
An entrepreneurial culture where pushing boundaries and taking risks is encouraged.
Open, direct communication with company leadership and business leaders.
Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonGCPdata sciencefinancial analyticsAI automationdata pipelinesdata governancelarge language modelsautomation environments

Soft Skills

communication skillsfirst-principles thinkingcomfort with ambiguityleadershipteam managementstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationanalytical thinkingadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster’s degree