Product Data Scientist

Best Egg • Wilmington, NC

13h

About The Position

Best Egg, now part of Barclays, is a market-leading, tech-enabled financial platform helping people build financial confidence through innovative lending solutions and financial health tools. As a Barclays company, we combine the agility and customer focus of a fintech with the global reach, stability, and purpose of a leading financial institution—working together to create a better financial future for our customers and communities. At Best Egg, you’ll find a culture grounded in our core values—putting people first, creating clarity, delivering with excellence —enhanced by Barclays’ commitment to integrity, inclusion, and long-term impact. Together, we empower our colleagues to challenge, innovate, and take ownership while making a meaningful difference in people’s financial lives. With the strength of Barclays behind us, we offer expanded opportunities for growth, development, and career mobility across a global organization—while continuing to build the products and experiences that make Best Egg unique. We’re looking for collaborative, curious problem-solvers who are excited to make an impact and grow with us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are seeking a Product Data Scientist who can identify business problems, translate insights into actionable recommendations, develop AI/ML stack solutions, drive test/learn plans, present recommendations, and independently deploy these solutions into production. The ideal candidate has a high sense of urgency, a creative mind, great communication skills, and a strong background in ML and analytics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Operational Research, Computer Science/Engineering, Data Science or other quantitative major.
• 3+ years’ experience analyzing data and delivering business insights
• 1+ years’ experience in AI development and deployment
• Strong Python and SQL skills are required
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to translate quantitative concepts to a non-technical audience.

Nice To Haves

• Masters or PhD is preferred

Responsibilities

• Improve funnel efficiency and drive business KPI by partnering with the Product team to optimize the application processes
• Develop and automate reporting and monitoring around funnel performance metrics leveraging SQL and Python
• Partner with various business units to develop AI/ML solutions aimed at optimizing and automating business tasks relating to application, applicants’ verification and/or operational strategies
• Assess the capabilities and values of 3rd party vendors.
• Contribute to a culture focused on continuous learning and celebrate frequent wins, while providing valuable insights

Benefits

• Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching program
• Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short-- term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company holidays
• Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options
• Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs
• Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance, fitness center reimbursements, and many more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level