Senior Data Scientist

Summary

Join Oportun's world-class team of Data Scientists and help broaden financial inclusion by leveraging alternative data. You will develop and enhance Oportun’s core intellectual property used in scoring risk for underbanked consumers. This role involves working with large and diverse alternative data sets, utilizing machine learning and statistical modeling to build scores and strategies for managing risk, collection/loss mitigation, and fraud. You will also drive growth and optimize marketing spend by predicting consumer interest in Oportun’s loan product. This position offers the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of financial technology and make a significant impact on the lives of underbanked consumers. The ideal candidate is a relentless problem solver with a proven track record of driving business results.

Requirements

• A relentless problem solver and out of the box thinker with a proven track record of driving business results in a timely manner
• Master’s degree or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or Economics or other quantitative discipline (Bachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience will be considered)
• Hands on experience leveraging machine learning techniques such as Gradient Boosting, Logistic Regression and Neural Network to solve real world problems
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with data extraction, cleaning, analysis and building reusable data pipelines; Proficient in SQL, Spark SQL and/or Hive
• 3+ years of experience in leveraging modern machine learning toolset and programming languages such as Python
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management and project management skills
• Comfortable in a high-growth, fast-paced, agile environment

Responsibilities

• Develop data products and machine learning models used in Risk, Fraud, Collections, and portfolio management, and provide frictionless customer experience for various products and services Oportun provides
• Build accurate and automated monitoring tools which can help us to keep a close eye on the performance of the models and rules
• Build model deployment platform which can shorten the time of implementing new models
• Build end-to-end reusable pipelines from data acquisition to model output delivery
• Lead initiatives to drive business value from start to finish including project planning, communication, and stakeholder management
• Lead discussions with Compliance, Bank Partners, and Model Risk Management teams to facilitate the Model Governance Activities such as Model Validations and Monitoring

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AWS EMR, Sage-maker or other cloud-based platforms is a plus
• Experience with HDFS, Hive, Shell script and other big data tools is a plus