Head of Data Science

Thyme
London, England
13 months ago
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Job Description

Head of Data Science


About us:

We’re a fast-growingFinTechfocused on improving access to credit. We combine deep credit expertise with strong tech and data capability, and we’re building a team that’s motivated by doing the right thing for customers.

The atmosphere is open, fast-paced, and hands-on. If you care about impact, ownership and working on problems that matter - you’ll feel at home here.


The opportunity:

We’re hiring aHead of Data Scienceto lead and grow our data science function. This is a key hire for the business, with real influence acrosscredit strategy, product, and risk. You’ll head up a talented team and shape how we use data and modelling to make smarter lending decisions and deliver better outcomes for our customers.



What you’ll be doing:

  • Leading and developing a team of Data Scientists working on credit risk and portfolio optimisation
  • Designing, building and deployingcredit risk models (PD, LGD, EAD) for consumer lending
  • Driving test-and-learn initiatives to improve lending performance and customer outcomes
  • Working closely with Credit Risk, Product, and Engineering to embed models into key d...

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