
Data Science Manager – Credit
Moniepoint Inc. (Formerly TeamApt Inc.)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇮🇳 India
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
PythonSQL
About the role
- Developing credit scoring, affordability, and behavioural models to support underwriting, pricing, and collections
- Design and run experiments to optimise approval rates, loss rates, and profitability
- Partner with product squads to embed decision logic into real-time systems
- Ensure data quality, compliance, and ethical use of models across all decisioning processes
- Mentor product squads on best practices in experimentation and data-driven decision making
- Provide models to optimise outcomes in collections, churn management and user retention
Requirements
- You’re comfortable with Statistics - and have a Degree or qualifications in a quantitative field (Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or similar)
- You have +5 years of experience in data science, decision science, or risk analytics within financial services, including +2 years in management
- Working knowledge of credit risk, consumer lending, and regulatory considerations
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one modelling/programming language (Python, R)
- Experience with A/B testing, machine learning, collections modelling and churn management
- Ability to translate complex analyses into clear recommendations for business stakeholders
- High ownership mindset and comfort working in fast-paced, cross-functional teams
Benefits
- The opportunity to drive financial inclusion and shape the future of the African financial ecosystem
- The chance to work on innovative and impactful projects
- A dynamic, diverse, and collaborative environment where every team member’s voice is recognized and valued
- Flexible work arrangements
- Continuous learning and career growth opportunities
- Competitive salary, individual performance bonuses, and firmwide performance bonus
- Company covered health insurance plans
- Pension plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
StatisticsSQLPythonRA/B testingmachine learningcollections modellingchurn managementdata sciencedecision science
Soft skills
mentoringdata-driven decision makingtranslating complex analysesclear communicationownership mindsetcollaborationadaptabilityproblem-solvingleadershipinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Degree in StatisticsDegree in MathematicsDegree in Engineering