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Essential Skills & Experience * 3+ years' experience in a Data Science, Credit Risk Modelling, Quantitative Analytics, or similar role. * Proven experience building and validating predictive models in a commercial environment. * Strong Python and SQL skills. * Experience working across classification and regression modelling techniques. * Practical experience handling large, complex datasets from multiple sources. * Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. * Ability to explain complex modelling concepts and limitations to business audiences. Desirable Experience * Credit risk, lending, financial services, banking, fintech, or related domain experience. * Experience with survival analysis. * Knowledge of model governance, monitoring, and validation frameworks. * Experience developing scorecards or decisioning models. ## Description Gravitas are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a market-leading global technology and mobility organisation to recruit a Data Scientist (Credit Risk). This is a unique opportunity to join a high-growth business that is investing heavily in data and analytics. You'll play a pivotal role in designing and deploying predictive models that sit at the heart of the company's credit decisioning process, directly influencing commercial outcomes and risk strategy. If you're passionate about turning complex data into actionable insights and enjoy building models that drive real-world decisions, we'd love to hear from you. The Opportunity As a Data Scientist within the Credit team, you'll be responsible for the end-to-end development, validation, and monitoring of credit risk models across the customer lifecycle. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Credit, Finance, Commercial, and Analytics, you'll translate business challenges into data science solutions that drive smarter lending and credit decisions. 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