Lead Data Scientist: Credit Modeling & Strategy

Visa Hunt; Suomi; On-site; CAD 145,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks vacation

Private healthcare compensation

Hobby grant

Mental health support

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Job summary

Bondora seeks a Lead Data Scientist to steer our data science strategy and build high-impact scoring models across credit, product, and engineering.

You will lead a team of data scientists, ensure model accuracy and regulatory compliance, and partner with business units to enable data-driven decision making.

This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, with opportunities to shape our AI product roadmap across Europe.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in building and validating credit models.
• Experience leading data science teams and delivering production-grade models.
• Strong programming in Python or R and SQL; fluent in data storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, development, and deployment of scalable scoring models.
• Collaborate with the Credit team to align data strategies with business goals.
• Mentor junior data scientists and promote best practices in model development.
• Communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders for data-driven decisions.
• Establish testing and validation protocols ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Stay updated on industry trends and integrate new tech into workflows.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to productionize insights.

Skills

Data science leadership

Modeling expertise

Python

SQL

Communicating insights

Agile

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Tableau

ETL pipelines

Job description

Bondora seeks a Lead Data Scientist to steer our data science strategy and build high-impact scoring models across credit, product, and engineering.

You will lead a team of data scientists, ensure model accuracy and regulatory compliance, and partner with business units to enable data-driven decision making.

This role blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, with opportunities to shape our AI product roadmap across Europe.