About this opportunity
Creditstar Group lists this Senior Data Scientist - Credit Risk opportunity in remote, South Dakota. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Creditstar Group is a rapidly growing international consumer finance company, headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia and operating in multiple European markets.
At the core, we are a financial technology company that uses automated processes, algorithms and data analysis to make financial instruments easily available to a population of more than 175 million people in our target markets. We are a team of ambitious professionals who value innovation, speed, high growth and high performance. For more information on the group, please visit
Our vision is to build and deliver digital banking products of the future. If you want to be part of this, here is your chance.
YOUR POSITION: SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST
YOUR ROLE:
How about being a key player in driving the data strategy in the company? We are looking for a Data Scientist who will own and develop the data science framework for all our Products across the Group.
As a Data Scientist you will be at the forefront of underwriting development, defining how and what data should be collected to improve our decision making and enable discovery of actionable insights that will improve the experience of our customers in 8 countries. You will be helping Product and Risk Managers make data-informed decisions and lead your own projects. With us, you can push your creative ideas forward and take care of making innovation in the data-driven world!
Requirements
YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:
Build models based on data to predict customers' payment behavior
Design A/B experiments, analyze the results, and provide decision recommendations
Work in tight cooperation with stakeholders to analyze complex data and provide data-driven insights for business-critical decisions
Review the work and provide feedback to data analysts and data scientists
Share your knowledge and provide training on best practices in data processing and analytics methodologies
Define data science strategy, communicate and align it with the management and other teams
Propose, assess, prioritize, and lead data science projects
Work closely with data engineers to ensure the best possible data infrastructure across products
Research and implement best practices and standards in Data Science across product teams
Requirements:
At least 5 years professional experience related to data science
BS in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Physics or Statistics
Excellent knowledge of SQL and Python (or a similar scripting language)
Knowledge of machine learning and statistical modeling techniques
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Good project management skills
Proactive attitude, sense of ownership, ability to work autonomously but also to coach other team members
Having a startup mindset and willingness to work in a fast evolving environment
Fluency in spoken and written English
Passion about what you do
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
Experience of project and people leadership
Previous work experience in the Financial/Fintech sector
Benefits
Dynamic, challenging, and rewarding work within a rapidly growing international company;
Chance to contribute to the business' decision-making processes and make a tangible impact;
Talented and fun international team who always has your back;
Supportive environment facilitating growth and achievement;
Flexible working hours;
Regular company parties and events;
Office with games, pool table, free snacks/drinks and the possibility to work remotely;
Powerful equipment and modern tools;
On-demand sponsorship for your professional development;
Competitive remuneration package
Gross salary range for this position is €4000-€5000 per month.
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Who can apply
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