Chime Financial, Inc
Senior Data Scientist, Finance & Strategy
San Francisco, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$9,438 more — $142,438 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $142,438 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Data Scientists" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Data Scientists (15-2051) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- As a public company, Chime reports its performance to the investor community every quarter, and that story has to rest on data that is accurate, consistent, and well understood.
- It is not an experimentation-focused role: the work centers on business performance, financial and operating metrics, and strategic analysis rather than A/B testing.
- You'll thrive here if you pair a high bar for precision with the agility to move quickly as priorities shift.
Responsibilities
- Build a holistic, company-wide view of Chime's performance, connecting member growth, engagement, and product usage to the financial and operating metrics that matter most to the business.
- Partner with Investor Relations to turn internal data into how Chime communicates its progress to investors, supporting quarterly earnings materials, shareholder communications, and public disclosures.
- Partner with Corporate Strategy on high-priority, high-visibility projects with strategic impact for Chime, bringing structure and data to ambiguous, open-ended questions.
- Deliver high-stakes analyses on tight timelines, such as during earnings cycles, without compromising accuracy.
- Build durable, reusable data models and reporting so recurring questions get answered consistently and efficiently.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a high bar for accuracy. You reconcile numbers across sources, pressure-test your own work, and understand the stakes of getting it right.
- You reconcile numbers across sources, pressure-test your own work, and understand the stakes of getting it right.
- You reprioritize quickly, perform well under tight deadlines, and bring structure to open-ended problems.
- Strong business intuition and the ability to think holistically about how a company creates value (FinTech or financial services experience a plus).
- A track record of building trusted relationships and working cross-functionally with many teams at once.
Requirements
- To thrive in this role, you have
- Expert-level SQL and proficiency in Python for analysis.
Nice to have
- Strong financial acumen: fluency in financial statements, unit economics, and the KPIs investors use to evaluate business performance.
- Familiarity with public company reporting, earnings, and disclosures is a plus.
- Excellent communication and data storytelling skills, with experience distilling complex analyses into clear, concise narratives for senior leaders.
- Experience with Hex is a plus.
Compensation
- Below is the base salary offered for this role and level of experience.
Benefits
- 💻 Benefits that support your work and life, including backup child, elder, and pet care and subsidized commuter benefits for eligible employees.
- ✨ Comprehensive health, financial, and wellbeing benefits designed to support you at every stage of life.
- 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide paid days off
- 🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice
- 👟 Annual wellness stipend to use towards eligible wellness related expenses
- 👶 Up to 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
- 👪 Access to family planning reimbursement
Company info
- Wage Notice $133,000 - $185,000 USD A little about us At Chime, we believe that everyone can achieve financial progress.
- From day one, Chimers have worked tirelessly to out-hustle and out-execute competitors to bring our mission to life.
- Our culture remains deeply entrepreneurial, encouraging every Chimer to see themselves as stewards of our mission to help everyday Americans unlock their financial progress.
- Work across every part of Chime, partnering with Finance, Product, Marketing, Risk, Operations, and other Analytics teams to understand how each area operates and how its performance should be measured.
- Whether you're coming in regularly or are part of our fully remote program, you'll stay engaged with your work and teammates.
This listing is sourced directly from Chime Financial, Inc's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.