Senior Data Scientist - Repeats Team
iwoca, United Kingdom
Job Description
We’re here because we believe in small businesses. We believe they deserve better than waiting weeks for a loan. And we believe it’s our job to help them grow.
We started in 2012 with these principles, and we hold true to them today now that we’re one of the fastest-growing fintechs in Europe. In the time between, we’ve built the best tech platform in lending, won several awards and opened up 3.5 billion in loans to over 70,000 businesses.
So what’s next? Our mission now is to help one million businesses who need us. To do this, we’ll need new products and partnerships. But most of all, we’ll need smart, hands-on people to join us on the journey and get us to our goal.
What does the team do?
The Repeats team is responsible for the lending product strategy and digital user experience of our recurring customers. We own all the product decisions that occur after a customer has taken their first funding. This includes the user journeys for repeat customers, the eligibility and data requirements for repeat applications, the offer terms (such as funding amount or pricing), among other things.
As a Senior Data Scientist joining the Repeats team, you could work on any of these areas. You will look at observational data, identify hypotheses for possible unknown relationships, figure out the commercial relevance of these hypotheses, and design and implement tests to test these.
Requirements
- Strong numerate background with a degree in e.g. Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent
- Ability to dive deep into the business context and translate data into actionable insights
- Experience with Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, R, Matlab, and/or SQL.
- Ability to work independently. The role will require you to produce good outcomes without a high level of supervision.
- Experience with Bayesian analysis preferred.
Benefits
We put a lot of effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work:
- Offices in London, Leeds, and Frankfurt
- Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football
- Two company retreats a year, we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain and further afield
- Plenty of drinks and snacks in our offices.
Our benefits package is second-to-none:
- Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership
- 25 days’ holiday and an extra day off for your birthday
- Instant access to emotional and mental health support with our partner, Spill
- Generous maternity leave and shared parental leave
- A nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money
- Paid volunteering time to support your chosen charity
- Extra leave if you want to travel or study
- One-month fully paid sabbaticals after 4 years
- Cycle-to-work scheme and electric car scheme
And to make sure we all keep learning, we offer:
- An Lamp;D budget for everyone, including a book budget
- Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers
- Access to learning platforms like Treehouse if you want to learn to code.