Senior Financial Data Scientist

In this role, you'll engage with key decision-makers, forge impactful relationships with some of the world's most influential organizations, and directly contribute to the growth of Semrush.

We are a global leader in online marketing technology, meeting market demand with rapid scaling. Don't miss the chance to join our unstoppable momentum and make history with us!

Some highlights of our success include:

• Semrush named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Search Engine Optimization Solutions, Q3 2025

• $400M+ Annual Recurring Revenue

• 118,000+ paying customers worldwide

• 1M+ freemium users

• Exceptional demand for our new Enterprise platform, with deals secured from global giants like P&G, Tesla, FedEx, Samsung, Amazon, and others.

If you're looking for a role where your impact will be visible and meaningful, we'd love to hear from you.

We are seeking a Senior Financial Data Scientist with a deep background in quantitative research and financial markets to lead the growth of our alternative data feed products tailored for institutional investors. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of product, strategy, sales, marketing, and client success, with a focus on delivering actionable intelligence to the world's leading hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks, and PE/VC firms.
You will drive the vision, integration, and adoption of data products including Clickstream, Semrush APIs, Mobile/App data, Backlinks, Brand, and Social solutions-with a clear mandate to build out best-in-class solutions for systematic and discretionary investment workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and scale a portfolio of data feed products across quant, discretionary, and hybrid financial institutions
• Leverage alternative data experience (e.g., credit card, receipt, or web data) to build valuable and usable investment signals
• Evaluate and integrate internal and third-party datasets to expand coverage, quality, and commercial appeal
• Backtest and analyze data utility using quant-driven evaluation frameworks and real-world client feedback
• Champion the end user, tailoring product design to fit systematic, discretionary, and hybrid workflows
• Identify gaps in the alternative data market and lead product innovation beyond
• traditional feeds
• Collaborate closely with engineering to shape delivery formats, latency, and accessibility
• Author compelling research (white papers, notebooks, and case studies) to educate clients and drive adoption
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, GTM, Product, and Customer Success to ensure commercial success and client enablement

Key Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a quantitative research, data science, or alternative data strategy role
• Deep familiarity with quant/data science fund workflows, including alpha discovery, signal validation, and portfolio integration
• Demonstrated success in launching and growing data products and/or strategies within institutional finance
• Strong command of Python, SQL, and data engineering/statistical tooling
• Skilled in translating complex datasets into clear, actionable value for both internal stakeholders and clients
• Experience collaborating across sales, product, and engineering to drive outcomes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills-capable of engaging both technical and non-technical audiences
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work autonomously and move initiatives from 0 to 1
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for customers and internal teams

Preferred Skills:

• Deep network in the buy-side and alternative data community
• Experience with time-series, transactional, or behavioral data sets
• Background in building research and marketing collateral for sophisticated institutional buyers
• Prior experience evaluating or acquiring third-party datasets

The Sales team is at the forefront of empowering businesses to achieve online visibility and digital marketing success.

Through our One Semrush selling approach and world-class enablement programs, we equip our team with the tools, resources, and training needed to:

• Exceed sales goals

• Maximize earning potential

• Deliver meaningful results for our clients

To learn more about our business and vision, explore the Semrush Analyst Day 2024 presentation from New York City.

• Unlimited PTO

• Low cost medical, dental, and vision plans

• Life insurance

• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance

• Dependent Care Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Health Saving Account

• Short-term and long-term Disability

• Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• 401(k) plan

• Paid parental leave

• Relief Fund

• Travel coverage

• Corporate events

• Teambuilding

• Snacks, drinks at the office

• Gifts for employees

Semrush is a leading online visibility management SaaS platform that enables businesses globally to run search engine optimization, pay-per-click, content, social media and competitive research campaigns and get measurable results from online marketing.

We've been developing our product for 16 years and have been awarded G2's Top 100 Software Products, Global and US Search Awards 2021, Great Place to Work Certification, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and many more. In March 2021 Semrush went public and started trading on the NYSE with the SEMR ticker.

10,000,000+ users in America, Europe, Asia, and Australia have already tried Semrush, and over 1,700 people around the world are working on its development. The Semrush team is constantly growing.

Semrush is an equal opportunity employer. Building a better future for marketers around the world unites people from all backgrounds. Even if you feel that you don't 100% match all requirements, don't be discouraged to apply! We are committed to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging in the workplace.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or medical condition including medical characteristics, genetic identity, marital status, military service, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Our new colleague, we are waiting for you!