Decision Scientist at Angaza

Job Description

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Responsibilities

Outcome

 Deliver business solutions via a collaborative approach to make optimal consumer credit and underwriting decisions. Do this by:  Analyzing data  Building predictive models  Monitoring portfolio performance  Identifying opportunities to improve profitability  Analyze portfolio to determine the most effective way to increase financial inclusion whilst minimizing credit risk exposure  Being creative in creating new features from available data

Competencies

 Strong SQL skills  Proficiency with an open source data science language for building predictive models (Python, R)  Experienced in building and evaluating Credit Scorecards  Understanding of retail credit / unsecured consumer lending / BNPL products  Strong business insight and appreciation of the challenges facing growing businesses  Bonus if you have: any experience working with alternative data such as mobile money transactions, strong Git change control practices

You

 Thrive in a cooperative, dynamic environment  Are passionate about developing efficient data structures to support an analytics function  Have strong quantitative, problem-solving, and project management skills  Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills  Pride yourself on attention to detail  Exhibit a strong tendency towards self-management  Exemplify Angaza’s key values: maximizing impact, empathetic, courageous, trustworthy, curious, and collaborative

Recommended Experience

We expect candidates to have at least four-five years of practical experience in a role requiring: the development of consumer credit scorecards, frequent use of SQL / R / Python Recommended Education:  Strong quantitative degree: Math, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Engineering

Other Details

Angaza is a for-profit company with headquarters in Nairobi and San Francisco.

Employees receive salary and competitive benefits that include:

 Company-sponsored private medical plan  Pension plan with company contribution  Flexible scheduling and time off policies  Knowledge that you’re making a positive impact on the world every day you come to work!