I am hiring a Senior Data Scientist / Analytics Engineer for the data and AI division of a 400+ employee fintech group in Japan. The business is an established player in Japan’s alternative data market, supporting major financial institutions, real estate developers, consumer brands, and public-sector organizations. It develops commercial data products using payment, POS, location, corporate, labor-market, and consumer behavior data. This role combines data science, analytics engineering, and product development. You will turn analytical insights into scalable products and measurable business outcomes.
What you will do • Analyze consumer, financial, retail, and location data • Build forecasting, market analysis, and decision-support solutions • Develop data marts, analytical pipelines, and backend features • Turn analysis into SaaS product functionality • Lead projects from problem definition to implementation • Work with enterprise clients, government agencies, and municipalities • Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers
What we are looking for • Experience in data analytics or data science • Strong Python skills for structured data analysis and machine learning • Experience identifying business problems and proposing solutions • Experience leading client-facing analytics projects • Business-level Japanese for client communication
Why consider this role? • Access to large-scale and unique alternative datasets • Ownership from analysis through product implementation • Opportunity to build and scale products from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10 • Exposure to data engineering, application development, and Generative AI • Full remote work and flexible working hours • Stock options, employee share program, and visa support