Senior Data Scientist

Key Skills

Effective communication skills, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming, SQL

Job Description

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist interested in solving one of the world's biggest problems: financial inclusion. As a Data Scientist, you will lead data science initiatives that drive improvements in customer experience, operational efficiency, and recovery. You will own the modeling cycle through scoping, development, deployment after sale, and monitoring, with a keen focus on business outcomes and stakeholder management.

What You'll Do

• Embed with business stakeholders to identify, test, and implement data science solutions that drive business and customer success. Develop a roadmap in collaboration with stakeholders to organize and prioritize initiatives.
• Own full-cycle of machine learning products from ideation and training through deployment into our production environment – including real-time inference – and after-sale service. Obsess over machine learning products, iterating rapidly if necessary.
• Become a multiplier for the data science team by sharing work, providing mentorship to junior team members, providing technical feedback, and developing work into shared team tooling.
• Be a thought partner for the business, leverage data insights and strong communication skills to influence company strategy.

What You'll Need

• 4+ years of experience in a data science role or equivalent position.
• 2+ years in a senior position leading the execution of end-to-end machine learning solutions for business stakeholders.
• Fluency with Python and packages related to machine learning.
• Comfort with SQL.
• Experience with the full modeling cycle, from scoping and development through deployment, after-sale, and monitoring. Demonstrated business value in previous roles.

Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.