Director, Credit Risk, Lending
Airwallex
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4–6 data scientists with regular 1:1s and performance assessments
- Drive project management and reporting: track KPIs, OKRs, milestones, and deadlines
- Act as the bridge between the team and top management, providing updates on progress, blockers, and outcomes
- Partner with Tech Leads to balance technical trade-offs with business deadlines and priorities
- Foster a collaborative, positive team culture and address team challenges and concerns
- Support rationalization of team structures and headcount as the Data Science organization evolves
- Apply Agile methodologies and scale-up management practices to ensure efficient workflows
- Collaborate closely with Tech Lead; focus on team growth, project delivery, and stakeholder alignment
Requirements
- Proven experience as a manager or project lead in Data Science, Data Engineering, Analytics, or a related technical discipline
- Strong communication and reporting skills, able to explain complex metrics and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Skilled in project management: tracking KPIs/OKRs, setting timelines, managing dependencies, and ensuring accountability
- Natural people leader: experienced in 1:1s, coaching, and building team cohesion in fast-moving environments
- Comfortable under deadline pressure, with the ability to make trade-offs and keep teams aligned
- Background in Data Science, Analytics, or Engineering preferred (role is 100% hands-off technically)
- Experience in AdTech is a plus; experience in tech scale-ups or small teams is highly valued
- Fluent in English; French is a plus
- Must be based onsite in Paris — hybrid in-office leadership role
