WealthfrontData Science

Lead Economist, Editorial

New York City, NYFull-timeLeadSalary: Not disclosed
Posted Sep 8, 2026Deadline: Keep Open
Job SnapshotActively hiring
LocationNew York City, NY
Job typeFull-time
SalaryNot disclosed
DeadlineKeep Open

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Wealthfront expands its digital mortgage offering to California

Wealthfront Home Lending launched in California on Aug. 11, expanding beyond Colorado and Texas. The company says the digital-first product aims to offer mortgage rates at least 50 basis points below the national average.

August 2026From the webGlobeNewswire

Wealthfront launches automated, tax-efficient Custodial Account

The new account has a $500 minimum and 0.25% annual advisory fee. It automates portfolio management and Tax-Gain Harvesting, designed to reduce a child's future tax burden.

June 2026From the webGlobeNewswire

Wealthfront reports 7% revenue growth and record platform assets

Fiscal Q1 2027 revenue rose 7% year over year to $90.5 million, while total platform assets increased 19% to a record $96.6 billion. GAAP net income fell 51% to $12.8 million.

June 2026From the webGlobeNewswire

Wealthfront raises about $486 million in Nasdaq IPO

Wealthfront priced 34.6 million shares at $14 each, raising about $486 million and valuing the company at roughly $2 billion. Its shares began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker WLTH.

December 2025From the webReuters

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What you'll own

Produce public‑facing economic research, data sets, and written content that ties macro trends to personal finance goals, and create visualizations for Wealthfront’s blog, newsletter, and social media.

What they're looking for

A macro‑focused economist or data scientist with experience analyzing market and economic indicators, crafting engaging commentary for broad audiences, and collaborating across content, research, and compliance teams.

Why this role matters

The role fuels Wealthfront’s market commentary vertical and Vested Interest newsletter, helping young professionals connect macro news to their wealth‑building decisions and positioning Wealthfront as a trusted financial partner.

Best suited to

Candidates who enjoy turning complex economic data into clear, compelling stories, have strong visualization skills, and thrive in a cross‑functional, content‑driven environment.

About this role

Opportunity

Wealthfront is looking for an economist or data scientist with macro expertise to produce public-facing economic research, data sets, and written content using first- and third-party data. This role will sit within Wealthfront’s Investment Research and Data Science team, and support the Wealthfront Content Team by providing insight into consumer, market, and business trends that helps young professionals connect macroeconomic news with their personal finance goals.

This role will particularly support our growing market commentary vertical and newsletter, Vested Interest, in addition to Wealthfront’s blog, social media channels, and media outreach. To bring content and analyses to life across channels, this role will work closely with multiple teams across the company including the Vested Interest team, Investment Research, Social Media, Blog, Creative, Compliance, and more.

Data Science at Wealthfront

The Wealthfront Data Science team utilizes our rich financial and behavioral data to influence Marketing, Product and information security decisions. The team draws from backgrounds in Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics and Finance.

The Data Scientist in this role will be primarily embedded within Wealthfront’s Content Team, which focuses on inspiring and empowering smart financial decisions through original, timely content. Through this content, we aim to make Wealthfront the trusted partner for young professionals managing and growing wealth.

This is an ideal opportunity for a data scientist and/or macroeconomist who has experience analyzing stock market data and key economic indicators (CPI, PPI, FRED, etc.) and producing engaging public-facing writing and commentary for broad audiences. An ideal candidate will also have experience creating data visualizations and conducting media interviews about their work.

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