Lead, Finance Analytics & Enablement AI/ML
Job Description
Hopper is looking for a Lead, Finance Analytics & Enablement AI/ML to own our data warehouse, business intelligence, GCP/AI optimization, and Finance AI enablement strategy. You will be a key business partner across the organization, managing partner relationships across a broad range of commercial arrangements, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.
What would your day-to-day look like:\n- \n
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Provide actionable insights to drive business decisions based on finance and data analytics
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Own the data warehouse strategy, governance and execution of the finance ledger
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Build and lead a Center of Excellence for reporting including owning infrastructure and metrics across finance and the business units
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Create, own, implement and track success of the Finance AI automation roadmap in partnership with FP&A, accounting and data
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Establish data pipeline and AI model foundation
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Understand and optimize our GCP infrastructure costs in partnership with engineering and Financial Operations
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Establish Finance as the single source of truth for financial and business performance and create self‑service analytics for key stakeholders
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Manage a team of 4 engineers and 1 finance and strategy manager
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Establish internal controls and support external audits related to data governance
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Work experience 15+ years in travel and/or SaaS
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Bachelor’s Degree, with a strong preference for a Master’s degree or equivalent experience
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Engineering background preferred
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Fluency in SQL, Python, GCP and Data Science, hands on coding ability
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Understanding of LLM‑based systems, prompt design, and AI model evaluation frameworks
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Familiarity with automation frameworks and observability tools (Amplitude, Datadog, Looker) to assess reliability and performance
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Strong data reconciliation skills across large, multi‑source datasets
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A bias toward first‑principles thinking — questioning assumptions, stress‑testing processes, and always asking why something works the way it does
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Clear communicator with senior leadership and external partners
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Comfort with ambiguity and ground‑zero building
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Nice to Have
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Background at a high‑growth technology or marketplace company
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Experience working cross‑functionally with data engineering or warehouse teams
\nPerks and benefits of working with us:
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Well‑funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary, upsides of pre‑IPO equity packages.
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Hopper covers 100% of the premiums for the employee for a group insurance plan through Vitality Health.
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Automatic contributions when you start with Hopper through Smart Pension.
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Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!.
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Access to co‑working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work‑from‑home stipend.
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Carrot Cash travel stipend.
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Unlimited PTO.
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Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
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Open communication with management and company leadership.
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Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
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