Staff Marketing Data Scientist, Machine Learning

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$154K/yr – $240K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive ML-powered marketing for financial products by building models, feature stores, and experimentation to optimize acquisition, onboarding, and lifecycle engagement.

  • Own end-to-end model development for key metrics (LTV, conversion, retention) across multiple channels.
  • Must-have: 8+ years in ML/data science with Python/SQL and modern frameworks.
  • Standout: Governance, Fair Lending alignment, and cross-functional collaboration with MRM/FL.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy machine learning models to optimize customer acquisition, onboarding, and lifecycle engagement across financial products (e.g., loans, credit cards, money, invest, crypto and etc).
  • Build predictive models for critical business outcomes, including Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), conversion propensity, cross-sell/upsell effectiveness, and retention across various channels (e.g., direct mail, email, in-app, Operations).
  • Leverage structured and unstructured data to drive audience segmentation and personalization at scale and maintain a robust feature store.
  • Build experimentation frameworks to support A/B testing and measure incremental business impact of the models.
  • Collaborate with Fair Lending and Model Risk Management to ensure compliance and responsible marketing practices.
  • Support scoring and implementation of models through real-time and batch processes for marketing execution and analytics.
  • Monitor model performance and iterate based on conversion, retention, revenue, and risk-adjusted returns.
  • Partner with MDS and business stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize the model pipeline, and monitor performance.
  • Stay at the forefront of modeling, data, and AI innovations to support scalable marketing growth in financial services.
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SoFi is a values-driven company on a mission to help our members get their money right. We create modern financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so that they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions—from owning a home to saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, and more. CFL #6054612; NMLS #1121636 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org) Advisory services through SoFi LLC, a registered investment advisor. SoFi Checking and Savings is offered through SoFi Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. SoFi MoneyTM is offered through SoFi Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.

Founded in 2011
San Francisco, California, USA
5.8K employees (454 in marketing)
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22.6M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$20.7M
Traffic Source Mix
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26.6%
Direct
68.9%
Referral
3.1%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
280 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
4.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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Funding

Total Funding
$12.3B
Last Raise
$1.5B
Post IPO Equity, 3 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $1.5B
  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $1.5B
  • Apr 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $3.2B

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