Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics

Senior Data Scientist

Lightspark is building open payments for the Internetalways-on payment solutions powered by Bitcoin, the only open, neutral network for moving value. With enterprise tools like Connect, UMA, and Spark, businesses can send and receive money instantly, securely, and at a fraction of the cost, anytime, anywhere. Lightspark is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, but serves the world.

We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Data Science team and drive data-informed decisions across Product, Finance, Compliance, and Strategy. You'll be the bridge between our data infrastructure and the business teams that depend on insights to grow the Money Grid. This role combines the analytical rigor of a data scientist with the technical self-sufficiency of an analytics engineer. You'll define metrics that matter, build the pipelines to track them, and translate complex data into actionable insights that shape our product roadmap and business strategy.

What You'll Be Doing

Own Key Metrics & Measurement

• Design and implement measurement frameworks for our core products (UMA, Spark, Lightspark Payments)
• Define success metrics for strategic partners like Nubank and SoFi
• Build dashboards and reporting that make data self-service for cross-functional teams
• Track product health, user engagement, retention, and transaction patterns

Enable Cross-Functional Decision-Making

Build Data Products & Pipelines

Drive Data Culture

What We're Looking For

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Lightspark is on a mission to build an open payment protocol for the Internet at scale and therefore we're committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workplace to reflect the customers we serve. We welcome interest from individuals of all backgrounds and levels of experience who share our mission. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the State of California Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.