Senior Data Scientist - Fintech, Build DS Capability

SF Technology Solutions; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing fintech company based in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to be their first permanent hire in this capacity. This fully remote role involves building and scaling the data science function, working with financial data, and presenting insights to stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to shape the data strategy and influence the company's growth while enjoying full autonomy in a rapidly evolving fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services environment.
• Proficient in building predictive models and scorecards.
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale data science foundations.
• Work with financial and behavioural data for new models.
• Design MI dashboards for business data understanding.
• Collaborate with various teams for project success.
• Evaluate ML/AI integration in the SaaS platform.
• Present insights to board and investors.

Skills

Strong hands-on Data Scientist

Experience in FS / fintech

Confident in Python

SQL proficiency

Experience with Databricks

Capable of building predictive models

Creating dashboards / MI

Clear communication to senior audiences

Building analytic dashboards using Power BI

Working with consumer-level data

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

A growing fintech company based in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to be their first permanent hire in this capacity. This fully remote role involves building and scaling the data science function, working with financial data, and presenting insights to stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to shape the data strategy and influence the company's growth while enjoying full autonomy in a rapidly evolving fintech environment.