Partner with Risk, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Operations to define risk metrics and success criteria
Analyze fraud, scam, and abuse patterns across crypto and fiat products
Build and maintain dashboards tracking fraud loss, false positives, customer friction, and operational efficiency
Improve data instrumentation and data quality for risk-related events and decisions
Evaluate and iterate on risk rules and controls using rigorous analysis
Apply statistical and ML techniques to surface signals, segment risk, and prioritize interventions
Conduct deep-dive investigations into incidents, trends, and emerging threats
Communicate insights clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders
Help establish data standards and best practices within the Risk team

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist or in a similar analytical role
Strong proficiency in SQL and Python
Experience with modern data stacks (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, Metabase, Preset)
Experience performing deep analytical work (e.g. regression, classification, causal inference)
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights and connect it to business objectives.
Proven ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments (startup experience strongly preferred)
Strong sense of ownership and ability to challenge assumptions constructively
Experience partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to influence decisions
Good judgment when tailoring analytical toolkit to the problem at hand.

Benefits

🤝 Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation
🥅 Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments
🦷 Health & wellness : Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.
🌎 Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.
🆙 Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth.
🌴 Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus.
🐣 Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks.
🙌 Have fun together: quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLPythonstatistical techniquesmachine learningregressionclassificationcausal inferencedata analysisdata instrumentationrisk metrics

Soft Skills

communication skillsanalytical thinkingownershipproblem-solvinginfluencing decisionsadaptabilityconstructive challengestakeholder engagementclarity in insightsbusiness acumen