Data Scientist - AI & ML for Fintech (East London)

Placements24; East London; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement fund

Paid holidays

Professional development

East London location access

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist to join the AI & Machine Learning team in East London. The role focuses on leveraging advanced statistical and ML techniques to extract insights from complex datasets, build predictive models, and drive data-informed decisions across the organization.

You will work on projects from fraud detection to optimizing customer engagement, requiring strong Python or R skills, data manipulation, and visualization expertise, in a dynamic fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in data-related field (Data Science, Statistics, CS, Math, Economics or similar).
• 3+ years as a Data Scientist or analytical role.
• Proficient in Python or R and ML libraries (pandas, scikit-learn, NumPy).
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Solid ML knowledge (regression, classification, clustering, time series).
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Matplotlib/Seaborn).
• Familiarity with big data tech (Spark, Hadoop) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and preprocess large datasets from multiple sources.
• Train, evaluate, and refine ML models for predictive analytics.
• Apply stats to analyze data and identify trends.
• Design and run A/B tests and experiments.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Create data visualizations and dashboards of model performance.
• Collaborate with engineers to productionize ML models.
• Stay updated on DS/ML/AI advancements.
• Contribute to data strategy and best practices.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Python or R

SQL

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

pandas

scikit-learn

NumPy

Tableau

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Data Scientist to join the AI & Machine Learning team in East London. The role focuses on leveraging advanced statistical and ML techniques to extract insights from complex datasets, build predictive models, and drive data-informed decisions across the organization.

You will work on projects from fraud detection to optimizing customer engagement, requiring strong Python or R skills, data manipulation, and visualization expertise, in a dynamic fintech environment.