Lead Data Scientist, Acquisition

Key Skills

Data science techniques, Large data sets, Leadership Skill, Machine learning techniques, matplotlib, Optimization, Pandas, Python Programming, Scikit-learn, SciPy, Statistics

Job Description

About The Data Science Team

Varo’s Data Science Team builds algorithms that make it easier for the right people to get access to funds, help protect customers from fraudsters, and transform the in-app banking experience with real-time recommendations. Unlike some organizations where data takes a support role, here at Varo data science is front and center. Since we are in hyper-growth mode, you will get to build data science systems from scratch from day one. We rely on advanced techniques in machine learning, cloud platforms, and big data and are primarily PhDs and ex-academics with a collegial work atmosphere. If you are interested in working with an impressive team of Data pros who collaborate and challenge each other and want to solve interesting problems to propel the company’s growth, apply now!

What you'll be doing

• Develop production ML models to drive customer acquisition and engagement marketing
• Improve our understanding of customers through clustering, segmentation, and LTV models
• Design experiments that provide insights to the marketing and product teams as well as measure & optimize the online performance of machine learning models. 
• Work with stakeholders throughout the marketing and product organization to identify opportunities for leveraging data to better drive business decisions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the engineering team to improve our production pipeline and engineer new features and metrics
• Have the opportunity to mentor junior data scientists 

You’ll bring the following required skills and experiences

• An advanced degree in a quantitative field that offers training in ML and/or causal inference - statistics, economics, biostatistics, etc.
• 6+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, Economist, or Statistician as an individual contributor, including relevant experience from your PhD research
• Experience applying a wide range of statistical techniques to large data sets, and understanding their real-world advantages/drawbacks
• Experienced in using Python for analysis and modeling (pandas, numpy, scikit, scipy, statsmodels, matplotlib, etc.)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in marketing optimization is nice to have

We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

About Varo

Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all-digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer. 

As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.

We are growing quickly in our hub locations of San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte along with colleagues located across the country. We have been recognized among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes’ Fintech 50, and earned the No. 7 spot on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies across the country.

Varo. A bank for all of us.

Our Core Values

- Customers First

- Take Ownership

- Respect

- Stay Curious

- Make it Better

Learn more about Varo by following us:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/varomoney

Instagram - www.instagram.com/varobank

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/varobank

Twitter - https://twitter.com/varobank

Engineering Blog - https://medium.com/engineering-varo

SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/varobank