[Remote] Lead, Finance Analytics & Enablement AI/ML
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hopper is a leading travel platform on a mission to revolutionize the travel industry through advanced machine learning and fintech solutions. They are seeking a Lead in Finance Analytics & Enablement AI/ML to manage their data warehouse and drive finance AI initiatives, collaborating closely with various business units and the CFO.
Responsibilities
- Provide actionable insights to drive business decisions based on finance and data analytics
- Own the data warehouse strategy, governance and execution of the finance ledger
- Build and lead a Center of Excellence for reporting including owning infrastructure and metrics across finance and the business units
- Create, own, implement and track success of the Finance AI automation roadmap in partnership with FP&A, accounting and data
- Establish data pipeline and AI model foundation
- Understand and optimize our GCP infrastructure costs in partnership with engineering and Financial Operations
- Establish Finance as the single source of truth for financial and business performance and create self-service analytics for key stakeholders
- Manage a team of 4 engineers and 1 finance and strategy manager
- Establish internal controls and support external audits related to data governance
Skills
- Work experience 15+ years in travel and/or SaaS
- Bachelor's Degree, with a strong preference for a Master's degree or equivalent experience
- Engineering background preferred
- Fluency in SQL, Python, GCP and Data Science, hands on coding ability
- Understanding of LLM-based systems, prompt design, and AI model evaluation frameworks
- Familiarity with automation frameworks and observability tools (Amplitude, Datadog, Looker) to assess reliability and performance
- Strong data reconciliation skills across large, multi-source datasets
- A bias toward first-principles thinking — questioning assumptions, stress-testing processes, and always asking why something works the way it does
- Clear communicator with senior leadership and external partners
- Comfort with ambiguity and ground-zero building
- Background at a high-growth technology or marketplace company
- Experience working cross-functionally with data engineering or warehouse teams
Benefits
- Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Carrot Cash travel stipend.
- Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.
- Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!.
- Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
- Open communication with management and company leadership.
- Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
- 100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees.
- Access to Disability & Life insurance.
- Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
- DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan.
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