32 Research jobs

An exciting new position for a Business Analyst has become available at a fast growing Banking sector FinTech organisation.   Liveware Group are a leading UK Fintech Recruitment studio, We source talented individuals to work with start-up and established fintech companies throughout the UK. We are currently working with an established but growing fintech organisation who are keen to source a suitably qualified Business Analyst based in either their London or Newcastle offices (Remote working may be available temporarily due to Covid-19).   The role would suit an analytically minded candidate with several years’ experience in the Financial Services industry and ideally payments. You will be working as an integral team member being on the pulse of the business growth and business strategy.   You will need: A degree or similar in a relevant subject Agile & API’s Come from a good technical background or have a technical mindset to work closely with...

The Financial Health Network (formerly the Center for Financial Services Innovation) is the leading authority on financial health.  We envision a future where all people, especially those who are most vulnerable, have the day-to-day financial systems they need to be resilient and thrive.  We are a trusted resource for business leaders, policymakers and innovators united in a mission to improve the financial health of their customers, employees and communities.  Through groundbreaking research, advisory services, measurement tools, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, we advance awareness, understanding and proven best practices in support of improved financial health for all.    SCOPE OF ROLE                                         The Associate will be part of the Program Team, a cross-functional team that drives Financial Health Network’s thought leadership and research, our consulting services, and our work to seed innovation. The Associate must be an...

The champion on all things Operations , you will ensure that we run a tight ship as we navigate the deep waters of P2P financing.   About The Job Understand our AML & CFT standards to implement effective Know Your Customer (KYC), Due Diligence (DD), Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) and Risk Profiling checks Ensure timely end of day reconciliation between our Trust accounts and microLEAP’s platform Execute transfers between our Trust accounts, handle monthly payments and handle ad hoc deposits and withdrawals from our users Assist in our credit checking process to ensure Issuers are correctly evaluated Be aware of new and current SC regulations and its impact on our company Assist in establishing our Operations manual, code of conduct and SOPs At all times be compliant with Securities Commission's rules, regulations & guidelines   Job Requirements Minimum Diploma or Degree holder Up to 3 years Operations experience in the fintech, banking or...

We are seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join the Research team at Wealthfront. The primary responsibility of the role is to investigate and develop proprietary, automated investment strategies addressing our clients' various investment problems. Your focus will span topics related to asset allocation, portfolio construction (taxable and non-taxable), investment vehicle selection, tax efficiency, optimization, trade execution, behavioral finance, as well as, risk modeling and risk tolerance assessment. Successful candidates will combine an ability to derive and apply quantitative models to the empirical analysis of financial and client data. Code and models are the way we express insights and analysis, thus you need to be comfortable working with large datasets and writing significant amounts of R code. Responsibilities Develop portfolio optimization models and investment algorithms Build reproducible backtests for proposed models / algorithms...

We are seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join the Research team at Wealthfront. The primary responsibility of the role is to investigate and develop proprietary, automated investment strategies addressing our clients' various investment problems. Your focus will span topics related to asset allocation, portfolio construction (taxable and non-taxable), investment vehicle selection, tax efficiency, optimization, trade execution, behavioral finance, as well as, risk modeling and risk tolerance assessment. Successful candidates will combine an ability to derive and apply quantitative models to the empirical analysis of financial and client data. Code and models are the way we express insights and analysis, thus you need to be comfortable working with large datasets and writing significant amounts of R code. Responsibilities Develop portfolio optimization models and investment algorithms Build reproducible backtests for proposed models / algorithms...

We are seeking a quantitative analyst / data scientist to join the Quantitative Research team at Wealthfront. The primary responsibility of the role is to investigate and develop proprietary, automated investment strategies addressing our clients' various investment problems. Your focus will span topics related to asset allocation, portfolio construction, optimization, tax efficiency, trade execution, behavioral finance, and will afford you the opportunity to work with a proprietary dataset spanning the investments of hundreds of thousands of clients.  Successful candidates will combine an ability to derive and apply quantitative models to the empirical analysis of financial and client data. Code and models are the way we express insights and analysis, thus you need to be comfortable working with large datasets and writing significant amounts of R code. Responsibilities Build reproducible backtests for proposed models / algorithms Contribute to the...

We’re looking for the first User Experience Researcher to join our design team. In this senior role, you will partner closely with designers, product managers, engineers, and the rest of the team to build amazing mobile and web experiences. You'll have the opportunity to take on research questions big and small. Playing a meaningful role in our product development process, you'll drive answers to critical questions, build insight at scale for our clients and help drive new concepts. It’s a great opportunity to work on an important problem and mission, and join a fun, collaborative team.   You will be successful in this role if you have experience and mastery over their methods, but aren't afraid to get scrappy, creative and invent new ways of collecting insights. Responsibilities Collaborate with Design and Product teams to identify research opportunities. Design and execute a wide variety of research projects ranging from early...

Description   ABOUT THE ROLE Our fast-growing product design team is seeking an exceptional Senior UX Researcher to help us supercharge our business and your career at SoFi’s Presidio headquarters in San Francisco, CA. As a member of our small, but growing User Research team, you’ll have a hand in shaping the role of User Research at SoFi and championing a customer-centric approach to our products, business and culture. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys forward-looking, intrapreneurial roles, but who is also seeking the stability of a seasoned management team. Partnering closely with designers, product managers and product marketers, our UX Research team conducts exploratory, formative and evaluative research studies that enable stakeholders to make more informed, confident decisions. In this role, you’ll be expected to plan, lead, and socialize high profile research projects. You can take the lead but are also collaborative. You are...

Kickstarter is looking for an experienced Analytics & Insights Manager to build and manage our growing team of analysts and data scientists, leading our analysis and product insights efforts. On a daily basis, you'll work with your team to monitor platform usage, investigate trends, and collaborate with colleagues across Kickstarter to ask the right questions about our products. Throughout this, you will ensure Kickstarter’s high standards of excellence through rigorous skepticism, creative problem solving, and experimentation. Long term, you’ll help Kickstarter utilize data for product development, research and analysis, and hypothesis testing. The team (and company) is small and your work will be relatively hands-on: ideally you have experience doing primary research or shipping production code. About the Team Kickstarter's Insights team is a collaborative group of people who are passionate about using data and research to help bring creative projects...

Kabbage is blazing a trail in big data & fintech and we are looking for a  UX Research Lead  to join us as we continue our amazing growth trajectory.   Kabbage is more than a lender for small businesses; our data and technology platform is now being used as a fully branded product by other lenders, and our products are expanding.  We've received numerous awards & recognition, including Glassdoor's 2017 Best Places to Work, "36 th  fastest growing company in the US" on the INC 500 List, Fast Company's "Top 10 most innovative companies in finance" and Forbes' "America's Top 100 Most Promising Companies" among others. Your mission: As a  UX Research Lead  you will have the opportunity to support our goal in developing innovative, user-friendly products. As a key voice of the customer, your insights and direction will be vital to the company during collaborative ideation sessions, design sprints, and other activities. You...

Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with a leading platform powered by artificial intelligence and big data. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one critical mission: make commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether it’s in person, online or via mobile devices.   You We want your incredible talent to drive growth and help our customers be successful.  You are a curious person, driven by the willing of wanting to learn and looking for answers for challenging problems. You are a good-humoured team player, someone who’s reliable and accountable. You care for the quality of your work and for the success of the product you help developing.   Your day–to–day You will be monitoring real time queues and identify...

Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with a leading platform powered by artificial intelligence and big data. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one critical mission: make commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether it’s in person, online or via mobile devices.   You We want your incredible talent to drive growth and help our customers be successful.  You are a curious person, driven by the willing of wanting to learn and looking for answers for challenging problems. You are a good-humoured team player, someone who’s reliable and accountable. You care for the quality of your work and for the success of the product you help developing.   Your day–to–day Distilling complex data into insightful and...

Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with a leading platform powered by artificial intelligence and big data. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one critical mission: make commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether it’s in person, online or via mobile devices.   You We want your incredible talent to drive growth and help our customers be successful.  You are a curious person, driven by the willing of wanting to learn and looking for answers for challenging problems. You are a good-humoured team player, someone who’s reliable and accountable. You care for the quality of your work and for the success of the product you help developing.   Your day–to–day As a Data Scientist, your main role is to do Data...

Feedzai is AI. We’re coding the future of commerce with a leading platform powered by artificial intelligence and big data. Founded and developed by data scientists and aerospace engineers, Feedzai has one critical mission: make commerce safe. The world’s largest banks, payment providers and retailers use Feedzai’s machine learning technology to manage risks associated with banking and shopping, whether it’s in person, online or via mobile devices.   You We want your incredible talent to drive growth and help our customers be successful. You are a curious person, driven by the  willingness  to learn and looking for answers  to challenging problems. You are a good-humoured team player, someone who’s reliable and accountable. You care for the quality of your work and for the success of the product you help developing.   Your day-to-day You are the link between raw data and our Data Scientists and Data...

Tala is looking for an experienced, talented researcher to help lead design and mobile UI/UX research for our platform. The researcher should have significant experience in consumer mobile products and product discovery.  In addition, experience in the digital space in emerging markets and our target market is strongly preferred. This role is part of the Product Impact & Insights Group, which covers strategic and user research, usability testing, human-centered design, and early concept testing.  You and your team are responsible for ensuring we have the best understanding of our customers’ lives, attitudes, and behaviors. Your research will support many teams--including Product, Credit, Data Science, and Growth--and will be at the center of our mission to provide financial access, choice and control. Responsibilities Bridge user insights and product building Facilitate discovery research activities around need-finding, early/rapid...

In order to fulfill our mission of an open financial system, we need to understand how to bring cryptocurrency to the mainstream. User research is critical to understanding both our current and potential users and knowing how to design for them. We are looking for an experienced user research strategist to help us define and evangelize User Research throughout our product teams. Responsibilities Serve as a strategic research partner embedded in multiple product teams Act as primary point of contact for all team research needs—from large foundational and generative projects to evaluative, tactical, and investigative quick wins Coordinate and conduct mixed-methods research, including interviews, concept testing, prototype testing, surveys, fieldwork, and other methods as needed Contribute to internal research processes such as archiving and communicating findings internally Provide thoughtful guidance and education to stakeholders to help turn vague...

Job description About the role A blockchain is a novel economic system, and at Chainalysis, we are among the few who are asking fundamental questions about its nature. By answering these questions, we help build trust in blockchains between people, businesses, and governments, thereby enabling greater adoption. If you are an insightful and thorough researcher, we need you to help us develop and answer these fundamental economic questions using data. This ranges from measuring financial stability risks within cryptocurrencies, to evaluating how mining activity affects the price, to identifying the conditions for a blockchain to fork.   Your responsibility will be to help develop the research questions that the team investigates, to create research methods and data specifications that implement these questions, and to help evaluate findings with regards to their robustness and potential as a product. This latter responsibility will require communicating our...

Job description About the role A blockchain is a novel economic system, and at Chainalysis, we are among the few who are asking fundamental questions about its nature. By answering these questions, we help build trust in blockchains between people, businesses, and governments, thereby enabling greater adoption. If you are an insightful and thorough researcher, we need you to help us develop and answer these fundamental economic questions using data. This ranges from measuring financial stability risks within cryptocurrencies, to evaluating how mining activity affects the price, to identifying the conditions for a blockchain to fork.   Your responsibility will be to help develop the research questions that the team investigates, to create research methods and data specifications that implement these questions, and to help evaluate findings with regards to their robustness and potential as a product. This latter responsibility will require communicating our...

What does the job entail? Lead our machine learning engineers in making next-generation improvements to our AI based receipt processing engine. We're looking for someone who is comfortable writing up a script to test a hypothesis, while also being able to strategically plan a solution to a complex problem. As a player-coach, you are driven by the satisfaction obtained when you foster the continued growth and success of your team. Being able to inspire your team to deliver their best work is a key asset. A day in the life: Be responsible for the continuous delivery of improvements to the receipt processing solution, at the rapid pace our clients have come to expect. Get hands-on and set a positive example by following best programming practices. Guide your team in their career development and be responsible for their growth, performance, and evaluation Organize and mentor a team of algorithm developers, as well as engineers working on machine learning, motivating...

The Investment Writer will be responsible for creating a wide range of effective, compelling content across all mediums (digital, print and video) that supports business goals across intermediary, retail and institutional channels. As part of the Content team, the individual will work closely with the rest of the team and other project stakeholders to help craft an effective content and communication strategy. The writer is primarily responsible for gathering, conceiving and producing insights. This is an opportunity for an outstanding candidate who has a strong interest in business and investment.   Responsibilities Help drive the content strategy and create content to support the business and marketing priorities Interact with Director of Research & Strategy and other investment professionals, to extract insight and communicate it clearly Create web content and develop content for video, social media and PR opportunities Contribute to developing content for fund...