Senior Data Scientist, Sales

Wealthsimple

Senior Data Scientist leading high priority data initiatives to support Sales at Wealthsimple, Canada's leading financial innovator. Collaborate with diverse teams to model sales data, improve processes, and develop ML solutions.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$151,200 - CA$189,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain new data models that are accurate and reliable
Work closely with a wide range of stakeholders from Data Science, Commercial Leadership, Sales Operations, Product, Design, and Engineering
Define, prototype, implement and improve ML models
Design experiments to test hypotheses (e.g. which customers should we focus on in our outbound calls)
Build/maintain reports, dashboards, and metrics to support our north star metrics
Teach and learn from their teammates. We value making others successful

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in a data science/decision science (or equivalent), including time as the primary DS for a domain
Excellent SQL & Python skills - hands-on experience with data pipeline tools such as dbt and Airflow are an advantage
Strong stakeholder management skills - an excellent communicator who is able to present results and analyses to senior leadership
Good understanding of business practices, sales, and client behavior
Experience with applied statistics or experimentation (i.e. A/B testing) in an industry setting
Understanding of fundamental machine-learning algorithms and experience putting them into production in a real-world context
Experience in managing/mentoring team members in a formal or informal capacity

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

data modelingmachine learningSQLPythonA/B testingapplied statisticsdata pipelinedbtAirflowexperiment design

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementcommunicationteam mentoringcollaborationteachinglearningpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsleadershipproblem-solving