Senior Data Scientist - Credit Risk & Fraud Analytics (Hybrid)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment in Cape Town seeks a Senior Consultant: Data Scientist to join a specialist analytics team. You will transform complex data into actionable insights, build advanced models for credit risk, fraud prevention, and customer engagement, and mentor colleagues on client-facing projects.

You will work in a hybrid Cape Town environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams across geographies.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or engineering.
• 6–8 years of analytics or data-driven consulting experience.
• Experience delivering client-facing analytic projects.
• Strong credit risk or propensity modeling background.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, for senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in R and SQL; strong MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of predictive, descriptive, and prescriptive analytics solutions.
• Build and refine models for credit risk, fraud detection, and customer behavior.
• Translate findings into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders and clients.
• Collaborate with teams across geographies and functions.
• Provide SME on industry trends and data-driven opportunities.
• Foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

Skills

R

SQL

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Education

Postgraduate degree in statistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or engineering

6+ years analytics/consulting experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salt Digital Recruitment in Cape Town seeks a Senior Consultant: Data Scientist to join a specialist analytics team. You will transform complex data into actionable insights, build advanced models for credit risk, fraud prevention, and customer engagement, and mentor colleagues on client-facing projects.

You will work in a hybrid Cape Town environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams across geographies.