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Airwallex

Staff Data Scientist, Revenue

Airwallex · Singapore, SG
full-timestaff (7-15 yrs)Posted 105d ago
Data ScienceIC4ICOn-site
StackPythonRSQLDatabricksHexCausal InferenceDifference-in-Differences (DiD)Synthetic ControlDoubleMLRevenue ForecastingMachine LearningStatistical ModelingData PipelinesExploratory Data AnalysisCRM AnalyticsRevOps Data

Summary

Staff-level data science role at Airwallex focused on revenue growth, GTM analytics, causal inference, forecasting, and AI-enabled commercial workflows. Based in Singapore, partnering closely with Product, Growth, and Commercial teams.

About the role

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Attributes We Value

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.

About the team

We’re looking for talented Data Scientist who can push the boundaries of our existing models and help design state-of-the-art solutions to GTM challenges that accelerate revenue growth and improve commercial efficiency. In this role, you’ll partner closely with Product, Growth, and Commercial teams to shape and build the next-generation data science foundation at Airwallex.

This role is ideal for someone who takes meaningful ownership from day one—someone who digs deeply into data to understand why outcomes change (not just what changed), balancing analytical rigor with speed and business context—and then leverages AI to translate those insights into scalable models and solid data foundations. Learn more about the data science team in this blog.

This role is based in Singapore.

Responsibilities:

  • Translate complexity into action: Turn complex statistical and modeling results into clear, compelling, and actionable narratives for cross-functional partners and executive audiences.

  • Uncover and scale revenue insights: Lead proactive, exploratory analyses to identify latent revenue levers, emerging trends, and root causes behind shifts in key GTM metrics—and operationalize these learnings into repeatable workflows, automated pipelines, and scalable data science operating models.

  • Build revenue forecasting and performance insights: Develop and own revenue forecasting and forward-looking performance insights (e.g., pipeline health, conversion and retention drivers, scenario planning), providing a reliable “source of truth” that helps teams make faster, better commercial decisions.

  • Apply advanced causal inference: Use advanced observational causal inference methods (e.g., DiD, synthetic control, DoubleML) to estimate impact and inform decisions when randomized experiments are infeasible.

  • Embed AI into commercial workflows: Design and deploy AI-enabled solutions across the sales and customer lifecycle—enhancing sales calls and coaching, improving sales effectiveness, and generating proactive, transaction-based customer insights to drive retention and expansion.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

  • 7+ years of industry experience and an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or a related discipline).

  • Strong analytical intuition and structured problem-solving—you ask the right questions, explore data thoughtfully, and synthesize clear, defensible conclusions.

  • Excellent communicator and storyteller—able to translate technical work into crisp, actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives.

  • Deep curiosity about GTM performance and customer behavior—you go beyond “what happened” to understand “why it happened,” while staying pragmatic and focused on impact.

  • Strong foundations in causal inference and forecasting, with experience applying methods such as DiD, synthetic control, and modern ML-based approaches to real business problems.

  • High fluency in analytics tooling—strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python and/or R for analysis, modeling, and automation.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with Databricks or similar cloud data platforms / warehouses.

  • Familiarity with Hex or other notebook-based analysis tools.

  • Experience in a high-growth startup and/or B2B business models (e.g., pipeline, CRM, RevOps data).

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Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters

To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

What you'll do

1Translate complex statistical and modeling results into clear, compelling narratives for cross-functional partners and executive audiences
2Lead proactive, exploratory analyses to identify revenue levers, trends, and root causes behind GTM metric shifts, and operationalize findings into repeatable workflows and automated pipelines
3Develop and own revenue forecasting and forward-looking performance insights including pipeline health, conversion/retention drivers, and scenario planning
4Apply advanced causal inference methods (DiD, synthetic control, DoubleML) to estimate business impact when randomized experiments are infeasible
5Design and deploy AI-enabled solutions across the sales and customer lifecycle to enhance sales effectiveness, coaching, and customer retention/expansion

Requirements

7+ years of industry experience with an advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or Engineering
Strong foundations in causal inference and forecasting using methods like DiD, synthetic control, and ML-based approaches applied to real business problems
High fluency in analytics tooling including strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python and/or R for analysis, modeling, and automation
Ability to translate complex statistical and modeling results into clear, actionable narratives for cross-functional and executive audiences
Experience leading proactive exploratory analyses on GTM metrics and operationalizing findings into repeatable workflows and scalable pipelines

Nice to have

Databricks
Hex
B2B SaaS experience
Pipeline analytics
CRM data
RevOps data
High-growth startup experience

Role overview

Role family
Data Science
Level
IC4 — ml_ai
Experience
7–15 years
Type
Individual Contributor
Remote policy
On-site
Visa sponsorship
Not offered

Tech stack analysis

LANGUAGES
PythonRSQL
FRAMEWORKS
DoubleMLscikit-learn (implied)statistical modeling libraries
DATABASES
Databricks (cloud data lakehouse)cloud data warehouses (implied — Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Databrickscloud data platform (AWS/GCP/Azure implied)
TOOLS
HexJupyter Notebooks (implied)CRM systems (Salesforce implied)data pipeline tooling (dbt/Airflow implied)

Salary estimate

S$180K – S$260K
AI-estimated salary range
Confidence65%
Reasoning

Salary not disclosed. Estimated for a Staff Data Scientist in Singapore at a well-funded ($8B valuation) FinTech unicorn. Based on Singapore market rates for senior/staff-level data scientists with 7+ years at high-growth tech companies, total comp (base + bonus + equity) typically ranges SGD 180,000–260,000 (~USD 135,000–195,000). Staff-level roles at unicorns in Singapore tend to sit at the upper band.

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Green flags

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Well-funded company at $8B valuation with backing from Visa, Mastercard, Sequoia, and T. Rowe Price — strong financial stability and growth trajectorygrowth

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Benefits breakdown

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Hiring insights

JD quality
8/10
Urgency
medium
Autonomy
high
Team size
small (2-5)

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Red flags

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No salary or equity range disclosed — limits candidate ability to assess fit before investing time in the processcompensation

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Interview insights

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Rounds
5
Duration
4 wks
Difficulty
hard
Take-home
Yes

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Career path

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About the company

Airwallex is a global payments and financial infrastructure platform valued at over $5.5 billion. It helps businesses manage cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts, and embedded finance across 150+ countries. Trusted by brands like Shein and Brex, Airwallex processes billions of dollars in transactions annually.

HQMelbourne, Australia
Interview difficultyhard
Build vs Maintainbuild
Cross-functionalYes