Wealthfront
Lead Economist, Editorial
New York City, NY · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$185k-$211kDetected 38 days ago
PythonData ScienceData VisualizationStatisticsResearch
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About the role
- draws from backgrounds in Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics and Finance.
- The Data Scientist in this role will be primarily embedded within Wealthfront's Content Team, which focuses on inspiring and empowering smart financial decisions through original, timely content.
- This is an ideal opportunity for a data scientist and/or macroeconomist who has experience analyzing stock market data and key economic indicators (CPI, PPI, FRED, etc.) and producing engaging public-facing writing and commentary for broad audiences.
Responsibilities
- Monitor market and macroeconomic news daily and generate timely, unique economic analyses that help young professionals navigate market trends and build their financial confidence.
- Partner with Comms, Social Media and Creative teams to distribute your work across a variety of content channels.
- Support additional Research and Data Science initiatives as needed.
- This role will sit within Wealthfront's Investment Research and Data Science team, and support the Wealthfront Content Team by providing insight into consumer, market, and business trends that helps young professionals connect macroeconomic news with their personal finance goals.
- This role will particularly support our growing market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest, in addition to Wealthfront's blog, social media channels, and media outreach.
- Through this content, we aim to make Wealthfront the trusted partner for young professionals managing and growing wealth.
- About Wealthfront Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions.
- We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money.
- If you're inspired to help us reshape the financial industry as we create our next chapter, let's talk!
- We convey funds to partner banks who accept and maintain deposits, provide the variable interest rate, and provide access to FDIC pass-through insurance.
Requirements
- 4-6+ years experience running quantitative economic data analyses and writing accessible, high-quality content summarizing your findings.
- Experience analyzing third and first-party economic data and connecting it to consumer finance trends.
- Storytelling creativity and expertise in translating data into unique, digestible content.
- Proficiency in high-level programming languages such as Python or R.
- Estimated annual salary range: $185,000 - $211,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more! About Wealthfront Here at Wealthfront, our mission is to create a financial system that favors people, not institutions. We do this by leveraging technology to build powerful, low-cost, and easy-to-use financial products that help modern investors grow and manage their money. We started with the ambition to transform the investment advisory business. By automating strategies typically reserved for the wealthy, we unlocked access to high quality investment advice for a digitally-native generation that was underserved by traditional institutions. Since then, we've expanded to a full suite of products designed to help our clients turn their savings into long-term wealth, including:
- A Cash Account that, through our partner banks, offers one of the highest annual percentage yields on uninvested cash in the industry, while providing instant and secure access to your money with no account fees and a full suite of checking features.
- A zero-commission Stock Investing Account with 50+ handpicked collections that help DIY investors discover new companies and make smarter investing decisions.
Nice to have
- Experience with data visualization is highly preferred.
- Willingness to participate in public facing media and/or video interviews required, previous experience preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in economics or another quantitative field required, Masters or PhD preferred.
Compensation
- $185,000 - $211,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus.
Benefits
- Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401K plan, generous time off, parental leave, wellness reimbursements, professional development, employee investing discount, and more!
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- Tax-Loss Harvesting benefits vary depending on the client's entire tax and investment profile.
Company info
- For more information please visit www.wealthfront.com.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
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