Head of Credit Risk Data Science & Strategy

Harnham; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham partners with a high-growth consumer fintech to lead acquisition modelling strategy at scale, owning predictive models and balancing growth, risk, and regulatory considerations. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Data Science leader to shape strategy, influence executives, and build the function during a significant growth phase.

You will lead a team and set governance across the modelling lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Data Science teams and delivering production-grade predictive models.
• Background in credit risk or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of model governance, monitoring and explainability.

Responsibilities

• Own acquisition modelling strategy and drive scalable ML models.
• Lead and develop a Data Science team, partnering with stakeholders.
• Balance business growth with risk, regulatory and customer outcomes.
• Set governance standards across the modelling lifecycle.

Skills

Data science leadership

Predictive modelling

Model governance

Production ML deployment

Credit risk understanding

Job description

Harnham partners with a high-growth consumer fintech to lead acquisition modelling strategy at scale, owning predictive models and balancing growth, risk, and regulatory considerations. This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Data Science leader to shape strategy, influence executives, and build the function during a significant growth phase.

You will lead a team and set governance across the modelling lifecycle.