Lead Data Scientist, Financial Analytics & Strategy

Placements24; Upington; Presencial; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

Pension plan

Training opportunities

Paid time off

Leadership projects

Collaborative environment

Resumo da oferta

Placements24 seeks a Lead Data Scientist to drive financial analytics in Upington, Northern Cape. You will lead a team of data scientists, develop advanced ML models for Banking & Finance, and collaborate with product and engineering to turn insights into business value.

You will mentor, design scalable data pipelines, ensure data quality and ethical use, and stay ahead of AI trends while delivering measurable impact.

Qualificações

• PhD or MSc in a quantitative field (Data Science, CS, Stats, Math).
• 6+ years in data science with 2+ years in leadership or lead role.
• Proven ML algorithms, statistical modeling, predictive analytics.
• Strong Python/R programming and libraries (scikit-learn, TF, Torch).
• Experience with Spark/Hadoop and SQL databases.
• Excellent data visualization skills (Tableau/Power BI).
• Analytical, problem-solving and leadership abilities.
• Experience in the financial services industry is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the design, development and deployment of ML models for financial apps.
• Mentor a data science team and foster innovation.
• Collaborate with product, engineers, and analysts on business challenges.
• Develop predictive models for customer behavior, risk, fraud, and trends.
• Perform EDA, feature engineering and model evaluation.
• Translate analytics into clear, actionable business insights.
• Develop data-driven strategies to improve product performance and operations.
• Stay updated on ML/AI advances and ensure data quality and ethics.

Conhecimentos

PhD or MSc DS

Leadership experience

ML algorithms

Python/R

Big data (Spark/Hadoop)

Data viz tools

Strong communication

Financial services domain

Formação académica

PhD in DS

MSc in quantitative field

Ferramentas

Python

R

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Spark

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Placements24 seeks a Lead Data Scientist to drive financial analytics in Upington, Northern Cape. You will lead a team of data scientists, develop advanced ML models for Banking & Finance, and collaborate with product and engineering to turn insights into business value.

You will mentor, design scalable data pipelines, ensure data quality and ethical use, and stay ahead of AI trends while delivering measurable impact.