Lead Data Scientist

GoTo Group; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital ecosystem company in Indonesia is seeking a Data Scientist to join their Data Science team. The role involves creating models to grow customer engagement for GoPay and working with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in data science, strong problem-solving skills, and proficiency in Python or R.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of relevant experience.
• Solid understanding of Statistics/ML fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience in Python, R.

Responsibilities

• Build data science solutions to enhance customer engagement.
• Prototype data science solutions quickly.
• Analyze large volume data for actionable insights.
• Own end-to-end solutioning from problem formulation to deployment.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Problem-solving

Python

R

Communication

Education

Ph.D. or Masters in a quantitative discipline

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a data scientist to join our Data Science team at GoPay – you will create models which help grow the customer base and transactions in GoPay. You will work closely with the business, product and engineering stakeholders to identify and solve some of the most challenging business problems in the payments space. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast‑paced environment in a highly cross‑functional team and leverage our robust data infrastructure.

What You Will Do

• Work as part of a cross‑functional team of engineers, product managers and business analysts to build data science solutions that build customer engagement and help grow GoPay’s customer base and transactions
• Rapidly prototype data science solutions and be involved in product and feature discussions
• Analyze large volume data and generate insights which will be actionable
• Own end‑to‑end solutioning, from formulating the technical problem to deployment (along with engineers) of the solution
• Participate in internal and external conferences and workshops

What You Will Need

• 6-8 years of relevant experience
• Strong quantitative and problem‑solving skills
• Solid understanding of Statistics/ML fundamentals and demonstrated experience in Python, R
• Communication skills to engage with business stakeholders to understand their needs and effectively communicate the results of the analytical solutions
• Ability to write clear and concise technical documentation
• Ph.D. or Masters in a quantitative discipline is a plus point
• Experience in recommender systems, ranking, search and discovery is a plus

About the Team

GoPay Data Science team builds critical ML components/models which go into the engineering systems which make GoPay a safe, trusted and fun way to do payments. Our team members come from varied backgrounds, and bring with them a wide set of skills (mathematics, statistics, machine learning, deep learning etc) which we use some of the toughest business problems in GoPay. We are enthusiastic about both data science techniques and methods, as well as the business impact of our models, and have numerous internal forums where sharing, discussions and presentations by the team members happen.

About GoTo Group

GoTo Group is the largest digital ecosystem in Indonesia with its mission to “Empower Progress’ by offering technological infrastructure and solutions for everyone to access and thrive in the digital economy. The GoTo ecosystem consists of on‑demand transportation services, food and grocery delivery, logistics and fulfillment, as well as financial and payment services through the Gojek and GoTo Financial platforms.It is the first platform in Southeast Asia that hosts these crucial cases in a single ecosystem, capturing the majority of Indonesia’s vast consumer household.

About Gojek

Gojek is Southeast Asia’s leading on‑demand platform and pioneer of the multi-service ecosystem with over 2.5 million driver partners across the regions offering a wide range of services such as transportation, food delivery, logistics and more. With its mission to create impact at scale, Gojek is committed to resolving consumer problems and raising standards of living by connecting consumers to the best providers of goods and services in the market.

About GoTo Financial

GoTo Financial accelerates financial inclusion through its leading financial services and merchants solutions. Its consumer services include GoPay and GoPayLater and serve businesses of all sizes through Midtrans, Moka, GoBiz Plus, GoBiz, and Selly. With its trusted and inclusive ecosystem of products, GoTo Financial is open to new growth opportunities and aims to empower everyone to Make It Happen, Make It Together, Make It Last.

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