Decision Scientist

Outcome

 Deliver business solutions via a collaborative approach to make optimal consumer credit and underwriting decisions. Do this by:
 Analyzing data
 Building predictive models
 Monitoring portfolio performance
 Identifying opportunities to improve profitability
 Analyze portfolio to determine the most effective way to increase financial inclusion whilst minimizing credit risk exposure
 Being creative in creating new features from available data

Competencies

 Strong SQL skills
 Proficiency with an open source data science language for building predictive models (Python, R)
 Experienced in building and evaluating Credit Scorecards
 Understanding of retail credit / unsecured consumer lending / BNPL products
 Strong business insight and appreciation of the challenges facing growing businesses
 Bonus if you have: any experience working with alternative data such as mobile money transactions, strong Git change control practices

You

 Thrive in a cooperative, dynamic environment
 Are passionate about developing efficient data structures to support an analytics function
 Have strong quantitative, problem-solving, and project management skills
 Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Pride yourself on attention to detail
 Exhibit a strong tendency towards self-management
 Exemplify Angaza’s key values: maximizing impact, empathetic, courageous, trustworthy, curious, and collaborative

Recommended Experience

We expect candidates to have at least four-five years of practical experience in a role requiring: the development of consumer credit scorecards, frequent use of SQL / R / Python
Recommended Education: Strong quantitative degree: Math, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Engineering

Other Details
Angaza is a for-profit company with headquarters in Nairobi and San Francisco.
Employees receive salary and competitive benefits that include:

 Company-sponsored private medical plan
 Pension plan with company contribution
 Flexible scheduling and time off policies
 Knowledge that you’re making a positive impact on the world every day you come to work!

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