Director of Data Science, Operations

Mission Lane

124d • $185,000 - $226,000

About The Position

As a Director of Data Science, Operations, you will lead a data science team and cross-functional projects to innovate and improve the machine learning models we rely on to make billions of dollars of efficient and accurate decisions and to enable financial progress for our customers. You’ll partner with business leaders and technical experts across the company to develop new data sources, improve our modeling methodology, and apply models with sound risk management.

Requirements

• Experience applying data science to financial services.
• Ability to improve operations for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio.
• Clear communication of goals and team purpose.
• Experience in team development and providing training opportunities.
• Deep understanding of data science and its practical applications.
• Experience creating, deploying, and managing experiments and models in production systems.
• Solid fundamentals in software engineering and familiarity with the PyData stack (numpy, scikit-learn, pandas, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Experience solving problems in consumer lending or fintech.
• Interest in advancing operations like fraud defenses, collections, and customer experience through new data sources, experimentation, and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models to solve practical problems and help our business and customers reach their financial goals.
• Partner with business leaders and technical experts to develop new data sources and improve modeling methodology.
• Apply models with sound risk management.

Benefits

• Full health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible Spending Account for medical and childcare expenses.
• Paid parental leave.
• 401k Company Match.
• Generous PTO.
• Flexible schedules.
• Calm App subscription.
• Access to training programs and advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees