Remote Lead Data Scientist - Finance ML and Team Mentor

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 1.400.000 - 2.100.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Stock options

Retirement plan

Fully remote

Career development

Zusammenfassung

Placements24, a cutting-edge fintech, is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive financial analytics from Vereeniging, with full remote flexibility. You will build and deploy advanced ML models to forecast outcomes, optimize products, and enhance customer experiences while mentoring a team of data scientists.

You will define the data science roadmap, partner with product and engineering teams, ensure robust data governance and MLOps, and stay up-to-date with the latest techniques in finance.

Qualifikationen

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience leading data science projects and teams.
• Expertise in ML algorithms (regression, classification, clustering, deep learning) and their finance applications.
• Strong Python or R programming skills with Pandas/NumPy.
• Experience with Spark/Hadoop and SQL databases.

Aufgaben

• Lead design, development, and deployment of advanced ML models for financial forecasting and risk assessment.
• Mentor and guide a team of data scientists with technical leadership.
• Define and drive the data science roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to prioritize data science projects.
• Extract, clean, and transform large datasets from diverse sources.
• Develop and evaluate A/B testing frameworks to measure impact.
• Present findings to technical and non-technical audiences clearly.
• Stay current with advances in data science and ML for finance.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Machine learning

Python/R

Pandas/NumPy

Big data

SQL

Cloud platforms

Data visualization

Communication

Mentoring

Ausbildung

Master's or PhD in CS/Statistics/Math/Data Science

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

SQL databases

Python

R

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24, a cutting-edge fintech, is seeking a Lead Data Scientist to drive financial analytics from Vereeniging, with full remote flexibility. You will build and deploy advanced ML models to forecast outcomes, optimize products, and enhance customer experiences while mentoring a team of data scientists.

You will define the data science roadmap, partner with product and engineering teams, ensure robust data governance and MLOps, and stay up-to-date with the latest techniques in finance.