
Data Scientist - Borrow Analytics Manager
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze and measure the effectiveness of lending strategies including performance of marketing campaigns or customer segmentation
- Work with credit risk team to optimize the credit risk strategies for the lending products
- Consult with business partners on analytical needs and make strategy recommendations
- Solve unstructured business problems and develop deep dive analysis of customer behavior using multiple analytics and statistical techniques.
- Interpret results and present to stakeholders and senior management
- Continuously develop skills to provide best-in-class analytics to the business
- Bachelor's and Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (Data Science/Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Economics, Finance or related fields)
- Strong knowledge and experience in retail lending such as credit cards, personal loan, or overdraft products.
- Thought leader in data science and analytics who can define analytical agenda for projects, demonstrates ability to frame ambiguous business questions into analytical plans (e.g., assessing data needs, sourcing files, preparing data, creating new features, evaluating quality, etc.), and executes with precision
- Knowledge of modern data mining, quantitative research, and data science techniques (e.g., decision trees, regressions, machine learning, string similarity, behavioral analytics, look-a-like models)
- 3+ years of experience with SQL, Hive, Hadoop, Spark, Python
- 3+ years of experience in applying statistical methods to real world problems
- Superior written, oral communication and presentation skills with experience communicating concisely and effectively with all levels of management and partners
- Self-starter with out-of-the box problem solving skills and a drive to bring new ideas to life
- Strong time-management skills, with the ability to multi-task and keep numerous projects on track
- Intellectually curious and eager to learn new things with an eye towards innovation
- Strategic thinkers with the ability to focus on business goals
- Excellent at solving unstructured problems independently
- Highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks
- Superior written and oral communication and presentation skills with experience communicating effectively with diverse audiences - across business and technology partners, including senior leadership