Lead Data Scientist

Role Overview:

• Design, develop and deploy advanced statistical or machine learning models for credit risk, pricing, collections, fraud, and other high-impact business use cases.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of data science initiatives from problem framing and model design through deployment, monitoring and ongoing maintenance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Portfolio Strategy, Engineering, Product, Underwriting, Sales and Collections to integrate models into our applications.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of hands-on model development and deployment experience using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques.
• Deep experience in building and deploying credit risk models in fintech, lending or financial services.
• Expert in Python, SQL and Git with experience in workflow orchestration tools like Metaflow.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Annual Salary: $174,000 - $220,000 CAD with potential 12% annual bonus.
• Comprehensive total rewards package including medical, dental, vision, flexible time-off, paid parental leave, RRSP match, wellness reimbursement, and more.
• Remote-first company with flexible hours and option to work from home, office, or both.