Data Scientist- Fintech

Harnham
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Junior
Compensation
£ 65K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Build Automation
Raw Data
Feature Engineering

Job description

You'll join a compact US-focused Data Science team, taking full ownership of the end-to-end model lifecycle. This isn't a traditional "build and hand off" role, you'll manage everything from data collection to feature engineering, model development, testing, and deployment., * Develop credit risk predictive models, including scorecards, income models, and early repayment models.

  • Build automation for lending decisions and support acquisition and verification models for credit cards.
  • Create forecasting and marketing models to support customer segmentation and growth strategies.
  • Own the full modelling process, from raw data through deployment, without separate engineering teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure models are robust, actionable, and scalable.
  • Continuously improve modelling approaches as volumes and portfolios expand.

Requirements

  • 1+ years' experience in ML modelling, ideally with customer prediction models (forecasting, segmentation, pricing).
  • Open to candidates from any sector, though financial services, insurance, or gambling is a plus.
  • Strong academics - STEM degree from a top university; PhD candidates considered.
  • Highly independent, able to own and deliver projects end-to-end.
  • Smart, adaptable, and excited to work in a fast-paced, international expansion environment.

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