Job description
CURO Financial Technologies is one of the largest, fastest growing providers of short-term loans and financial services in the United States and Canada. Our licensed, direct lending products and heightened customer service focus are at the core of what we offer.
We have an upbeat, friendly and fast-paced environment. Our employees are excited to be a part of the CURO family, as evidenced by our low turnover rates and energized company culture. We've consistently grown well ahead of other short-term loan lenders and are primed for continued growth and enduring success.
Come and work for a Fintech company that has distinguished itself from competitors with quality product offerings, genuine customer service, robust operating systems, state-of-the-art call center, and a track record of new product innovation!
As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be working on generating insights from raw data, designing and deploying models, and developing strategies that impact all areas of CURO, including credit risk, fraud, collections, and marketing. You will join a team of data scientists responsible for building and supporting machine learning models, conducting analysis, wrangling data, and presenting results to the Risk and Marketing teams. You will leverage deep knowledge of statistics and machine learning models to help solve complex problems with creative solutions and cutting-edge data science techniques.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Own the full lifecycle of machine learning model development, from data exploration, algorithm testing and design, development and deployment, strategy design and monitoring in production
- Improve efficiency in various areas of the business, including credit risk, fraud, marketing, and collections by deploying machine learning solutions and helping stakeholders develop strategies to use them optimally
- Explore datasets, looking for insights, performing analysis, and comparing lift between models using different data
- Engage with cross-functional team to translate business questions into statistical and machine learning paradigms
- Summarize your findings and results clearly and concisely to inform stakeholders
- Research and develop new methods and tools that can potentially improve the business
- Adhere to quality assurance standards, documentation standards, using version control, and code repositories
What We're Looking For:
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with data science and statistical modeling
- Strong machine learning and statistics track record and expertise on Regression Methods, Classification Methods, Clustering, Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning Methods, Etc.
- Familiarity with Python, SQL, Git
- Ability to communicate ideas and results clearly and effectively
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, computer science, data science, or similar field
CURO Financial Technologies Corp Supports Equal Employment Opportunity. CURO Financial Technologies Corp (dba Speedy Cash, Rapid Cash, Cash Money, LendDirect, Avío Credit, Opt+ and Revolve Finance) is committed to a policy of providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants. This commitment is reflected in all aspects of our daily operations. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information in any personnel practice, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, and discipline. Additionally, we do not discriminate based on any other characteristic protected by applicable state or local law where a particular employee works. In addition, it is the policy of CURO Financial Technologies Corp to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by federal law and any state law where a particular employee works.
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