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Guest Spotlight: Delina Ivanova

Delina Ivanova, Director, Data Science at Wealthsimple
Delina Ivanova
Wealthsimple | Data Scientist

About Delina Ivanova

Delina Ivanova is Director of Data Science at Wealthsimple, where she leads experimentation across growth and investing. Her work spans experiment design, predictive modeling, personalization and the early signals that connect engagement to deposits and revenue. She is building toward systemic learning, uplift modeling and faster AI-assisted tests that help teams decide what to ship and where to invest.
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Pooling every past experiment into one view turns tests into a mega learning system for pricing, messaging and personalization

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When a feature you believe in loses, check whether it is a messaging, targeting or experience problem, and design variants to find out

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Combining 2 incentives in one message hides what you are trying to learn; decouple offers so each test isolates one outcome

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Deposits and revenue can lag 60 to 90 days in financial services, so pick early metrics that are proven to lead to them

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Skip the test when you are removing a clear blocker for clients, and test when the change is optional or the outcome is uncertain

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