Team Lead, Financial Analytics, AI/ML Optimization

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Deliver actionable insights that guide business decisions through financial analytics and data.

• Lead the strategy, governance, and implementation of the data warehouse for the general ledger.

• Establish and oversee a center of excellence for cloud and performance reporting, which includes infrastructure management and KPIs for the finance team and business units.

• Define, execute, and evaluate the success of the financial AI automation roadmap in collaboration with FP&A, accounting, and data teams.

• Create data pipelines and foundational elements for AI models.

• Analyze and optimize our GCP infrastructure costs in partnership with engineering and FinOps.

• Position the finance organization as the definitive source for financial and commercial performance, and develop self-service analytics tools for key stakeholders.

• Supervise a team comprising 4 engineers and 1 Finance & Strategy Manager.

• Enforce internal controls and assist with external audits concerning data governance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of professional experience in the travel industry and/or SaaS.

• A Bachelor's degree is required; a Master’s degree is strongly preferred or equivalent experience.

• An engineering background is preferred.

• Proficient in SQL, Python, GCP, and data science, with demonstrated experience in hands-on coding.

• Familiarity with systems utilizing large language models (LLMs), prompt design, and AI model evaluation frameworks.

• Knowledge of automation environments and observability tools (such as Amplitude, Datadog, Looker) to evaluate reliability and performance.

• Strong competency in reconciling data from extensive, multi-source datasets.

• A natural inclination towards first-principles thinking — questioning assumptions, testing process resilience, and always striving to understand the “why.”

• Excellent communication abilities with senior leadership and external partners.

• Comfort with uncertainty and a proven history of building initiatives from the ground up.

🏝️ Benefits

• A well-funded and established startup with global ambitions, offering a competitive salary and the opportunity for a pre-IPO equity participation program (stock options).

• Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for your group insurance plan.

• Comprehensive life coverage along with short-term and long-term disability benefits.

• Health Spending Account (HSA) that covers eligible medical and dental expenses.

• Unlimited access to Dialogue telemedicine services for all employees and their dependents, available anytime and anywhere.

• Access to a retirement savings plan (RRSP) with automatic pre-tax payroll contributions each pay period.

• Exceptionally generous parental leave, significantly above industry standards (inquire for details!).

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Travel allowances through “Carrot Credit.”

• On-demand access to coworking spaces via FlexDesk, along with a home-office allowance.

• An entrepreneurial culture that encourages boundary-pushing and risk-taking.

• Open and direct communication with company leadership and business leaders.

• Small, dynamic teams that create a substantial impact.