Lendable

Fintech

DataScienceManager

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Data Science Manager at Lendable. Skills: Data Science Management, Python, SQL. Hire, develop and retain data scientists. Own data science roadmap”

What You'll Achieve.

Define what to build from a data science perspective; Lead the delivery of data science projects; Contribute to new product expansion; Define the success of the data science projects; Drive exciting data science projects from both strategic level and tactical level

Industry & Context.

Fintech
Problems you'll solve

Relentlessly resourceful to solve problems; Find smarter solutions than the status quo

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

At least 2 years experience as a people manager, technical skills in Python, SQL, statistics, Experience across the model lifecycle from scoping and model development to deployment and monitoring

Nice to Have

Experience of working in insurance, telco or consulting in financial services industry

What You'll Do.

develop and retain data scientists

Own data science roadmap

Build trust and influence leaders

Drive data science projects

Communicate results to stakeholders

Share ideas with team

Mentor data scientists

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with cross functional fast moving teams; Partner with managing directors; Build trust and influence a diverse range of leaders and stakeholders; Share ideas with the wider team; Contribute to the body of knowledge

Communication Scope

Confident and effective communication both internally and externally; Clearly communicate results to stakeholders through verbal and written communication

Process & Methodology

Managing data science projects

Full Job Description

ABOUT LENDABLE Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: - One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people - Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK - Profitable since 2017 - Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs - Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk) So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. JOIN US IF YOU WANT TO 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role We are looking for a data science manager to own the data science strategy and build a data science team for non-lending products. You will partner with the managing directors to define what to build from a data science perspective and lead the delivery of the data science projects. Join us if: - You enjoy working with cross functional fast moving teams - You are able to think strategically about commercial products and how decisions using data can unlock more value for our customers - You enjoy being the thought partner to the managing directors who a

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