Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Clio; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing fintech company in Toronto is looking for an experienced professional to lead product strategy and competitive analysis. You will deliver insights to inform pricing and product strategies, while mentoring a team of analysts. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in financial services and strong analytical skills, coupled with proficiency in tools like SQL and Tableau. This role offers a competitive salary and health benefits, within a vibrant company culture.

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Competitive salary and health benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in financial services, consulting or a data-driven product environment.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing product and/or pricing strategies.
• Strong SQL skills for querying large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of structured competitive analysis.
• Deliver insights about market dynamics to inform strategies.
• Monitor product performance across channels.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

SQL proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business discipline

Advanced degree (Masters+)

Tools

Tableau

Excel

Job description

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About Us:

Propel (TSX: PRL) is the fintech company building a new world of financial opportunity by facilitating access to credit for consumers underserved by traditional financial institutions. Through its AI-driven platform, Propel evaluates customers in a more comprehensive way than traditional credit scores can. Our revolutionary fintech platform has already helped consumers access over one million loans and lines of credit and over one billion dollars in credit.

To build a new world of opportunity we bring together the brightest talent to help us build opportunities. We are entrepreneurs and believe in measuring success through results and growing within; talent and hard work never goes unnoticed. At Propel, we are here to change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.

We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs, who foster curiosity and growth in our employees. Our culture is why we’ve been so successful and why our employees choose Propel to build their careers. It’s also why we’re one of North America’s fastest growing companies and a Best Place to Work.

Join us as we change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.

About You:

As a fast-growing fintech, we stay true to our startup roots. You picture yourself within a vibrant and entrepreneurial organization where your ideas will be heard, and you have an opportunity to showcase your talent. You are motivated by goals, a self-starter and like to wear multiple hats.

You are a talented strategic and tactical problem solver with a “hands-on” orientation, who understands what it takes to drive real operating change, can create a sense of urgency, make decisions quickly, and effectively influence others. You have the drive and ability to help develop analytical and financial frameworks to identify practical and meaningful business improvement opportunities, and to define and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of structured competitive analysis to continually evaluate pricing, offer competitiveness and placement across key competitors and channels
• Deliver timely, actionable insights about market dynamics, competitor moves, and customer behaviour to inform pricing and product strategies
• Monitor product performance across channels for each of Propel brands and products to ensure alignment with set budget targets
• Align pricing and acquisition strategies with Risk, Marketing and Operational goals
• Prepare and deliver compelling analytical presentations to Senior Management, translating complex data into clear strategic recommendations
• Partner with Marketing, Risk and Product teams to refine offer structures and positioning
• Lead and mentor a team of Product Analysts fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business discipline (e.g., Management Analytics, Finance, Risk Management, Statistics, Economics); advanced degree (Masters+) is a plus
• 9+ years of experience in financial services, consulting or a data-driven product environment
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing product and/or pricing strategies
• Highly organized, self-driven and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional analytical thinking, with the ability to connect data, market dynamics and business strategy
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to persuade and influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior management
• Strong SQL skills for querying large, complex datasets. Proficiency leveraging machine learning in R, Python and Spark is an asset
• Experience using and implementing visualization tools like D3, Tableau or DOMO and storytelling with data
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Excel, Visual Basic, Access, Word, and PowerPoint

Benefits to Joining Propel

• Growth and opportunity – we pride ourselves on promoting from within
• Incredible company culture
• Competitive salary and health benefits
• Group health and dental benefits
• Group RRSP program
• Support for new parents
• Diverse and inclusive workplace

Should you require accommodation throughout any stage of the recruitment and selection process, please specify your requirements when submitting your application and we will work with you to accommodate your needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, including aboriginal, women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities, regardless of race, ethnicity, family status, national origin, age, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies or phone calls.