Hopper

Lead, Finance Analytics & Enablement AI/ML

Hopper$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in travel and/or SaaS industries
  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
  • Preferred engineering background
  • Fluency in SQL, Python, GCP, and Data Science
  • Familiarity with AI model evaluation frameworks and LLM systems
  • Strong data reconciliation skills across large datasets
  • Excellent communication skills for liaising with leadership and partners

Responsibilities

  • Provide actionable insights to drive business decisions from finance analytics
  • Own data warehouse strategy and management for the finance ledger
  • Develop and lead a Center of Excellence for finance reporting
  • Implement and track Finance AI automation roadmap in collaboration with teams
  • Establish data pipelines and foundation for AI modeling
  • Optimize GCP infrastructure costs with engineering and financial operations
  • Create self-service analytics for organizational stakeholders
  • Manage a team of finance and analytics engineers and managers

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO policy
  • Carrot Cash travel stipend
  • FlexDesk access for co-working space
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • Entrepreneurial culture promoting risk-taking
  • Open communication with management
  • Small team structure for impactful contributions
  • Comprehensive employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Access to disability and life insurance
  • Health reimbursement account available
  • Flexible spending account and access to 401k plan
Full Job Description
About the Role

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:
  • Provide actionable insights to drive business decisions based on finance and data analytics
  • Own the data warehouse strategy, governance and execution of the finance ledger
  • Build and lead a Center of Excellence for reporting including owning infrastructure and metrics across finance and the business units
  • Create, own, implement and track success of the Finance AI automation roadmap in partnership with FP&A, accounting and data
  • Establish data pipeline and AI model foundation
  • Understand and optimize our GCP infrastructure costs in partnership with engineering and Financial Operations
  • Establish Finance as the single source of truth for financial and business performance and create self-service analytics for key stakeholders
  • Manage a team of 4 engineers and 1 finance and strategy manager
  • Establish internal controls and support external audits related to data governance


An ideal candidate has:

  • Work experience 15+ years in travel and/or SaaS
  • Bachelor's Degree, with a strong preference for a Master's degree or equivalent experience
  • Engineering background preferred
  • Fluency in SQL, Python, GCP and Data Science, hands on coding ability
  • Understanding of LLM-based systems, prompt design, and AI model evaluation frameworks
  • Familiarity with automation frameworks and observability tools (Amplitude, Datadog, Looker) to assess reliability and performance
  • Strong data reconciliation skills across large, multi-source datasets
  • A bias toward first-principles thinking - questioning assumptions, stress-testing processes, and always asking why something works the way it does
  • Clear communicator with senior leadership and external partners
  • "Comfort with ambiguity and ground-zero building

Nice to Have
  • Background at a high-growth technology or marketplace company
  • Experience working cross-functionally with data engineering or warehouse teams
  • Perks and benefits of working with us:
    • Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary and the upsides of pre-IPO equity packages.
    • Unlimited PTO.
    • Carrot Cash travel stipend.
    • Access to co-working space on demand through FlexDesk AND Work-from-home stipend.
    • Please ask us about our very generous parental leave, much above industry standards!.
    • Entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business.
    • Open communication with management and company leadership.
    • Small, dynamic teams = massive impact.
    • 100% employer paid Medical, Dental and Vision coverage for employees.
    • Access to Disability & Life insurance.
    • Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).
    • DCA/ FSA and access to 401k plan.

About Hopper

Hopper is a travel booking app that uses big data to predict and analyze airfare and accommodations. The app provides personalized recommendations and alerts users when prices are expected to rise or fall. Hopper was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The company has raised over $400 million in funding and has been recognized as one of the most innovative companies in travel.
Learn more about Hopper
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2007

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