Head- Data Science at Fintech Pioneer | GGN · Delhi, Gurugram, Noida · 8 - 13 years · ₹60L - ₹70L / yr · Posted 25 Jun 2021

- Working closely with business stakeholders to define, strategize and execute crucial business problem statements which lie at the core of improvising current and future data-backed product offerings.
- Building and refining underwriting models for extending credit to sellers and API Partners in collaboration with the lending team
- Conceiving, planning and prioritizing data projects and manage timelines
- Building analytical systems and predictive models as a part of the agile ecosystem
- Testing performance of data-driven products participating in sprint-wise feature releases
- Managing a team of data scientists and data engineers to develop, train and test predictive models
- Managing collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Building data-centric culture from within, partnering with every team, learning deeply about business, working with highly experienced, sharp and insanely ambitious colleagues
What you need to have:
- B.Tech/ M.Tech/ MS/ PhD in Data Science / Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics & Computation with a demonstrated skill-set in leading an Analytics and Data Science team from IIT, BITS Pilani, ISI
- 8+ years working in the Data Science and analytics domain with 3+ years of experience in leading a data science team to understand the projects to be prioritized, how the team strategy aligns with the organization mission;
- Deep understanding of credit risk landscape; should have built or maintained underwriting models for unsecured lending products
- Should have handled a leadership team in a tech startup preferably a fintech/ lending/ credit risk startup.
- We value entrepreneurship spirit: if you have had the experience of starting your own venture - that is an added advantage.
- Strategic thinker with agility and endurance
- Aware of the latest industry trends in Data Science and Analytics with respect to Fintech, Digital Transformations and Credit-lending domain
- Excellent command over communication is the key to manage multiple stakeholders like the leadership team, product teams, existing & new investors.
- Cloud Computing, Python, SQL, ML algorithms, Analytics and problem - solving mindset
- Knowledge and demonstrated skill-sets in AWS

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