Data Science Manager

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Kuda

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Fintech • Banking • B2C

Kuda is a digital banking platform designed to provide seamless and free financial services primarily for Africans. The app facilitates free transfers, cashless payment options, and interest-earning on savings. Kuda offers features such as bill payment, gift card purchasing, and budgeting tools. It provides users with a Kuda debit card for online and offline transactions, offering a simple solution for managing finances. The platform also supports businesses with tools like POS systems, invoicing, payroll, and business loans. Licensed under various financial authorities, Kuda expands its services across Nigeria, the UK, Canada, and soon Uganda, aiming to offer convenient banking with transparency and customer-focused solutions.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

💳 Fintech

🏦 Banking

👥 B2C

📋 Description

•Kuda is a money app for Africans on a mission to make financial services accessible, affordable and rewarding for every African on the planet. •As the Data Science Manager at Kuda, you will be responsible for leading a dynamic team of data scientists to develop and deploy machine learning models that drive critical business outcomes across the entire credit lifecycle. •Your team will focus on building solutions for credit scoring, fraud detection, and collections, while also supporting various other business functions by providing data-driven insights and predictive capabilities. •You will work with cutting-edge technologies in data science and machine learning, with an emphasis on building scalable, real-time decisioning systems. •Your role will require collaboration across multiple cross-functional teams, including product, business, technology, and data teams. •Key to your success will be your ability to translate business challenges into data-driven solutions while balancing technical execution with strategic vision. •Your leadership will help scale Kuda’s impact, bringing high-quality, machine learning-based credit solutions to millions of customers across Nigeria and beyond.

🎯 Requirements

•Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field. •Experience: Minimum of 6 years in data science, with at least 2 years in a leadership role managing teams and projects. •Technical Skills: Proficiency in Python, SQL, and machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch). Strong knowledge of cloud environments and services (AWS, Google Cloud). •Domain Knowledge: Experience in credit risk modeling, fraud detection, or financial services is highly desirable. •Leadership: Strong ability to lead teams, manage projects, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. •Regulatory Awareness: Understanding of financial regulations and compliance standards, particularly in the Nigerian context.

🏖️ Benefits

•A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team •Pension •Career Development & growth •Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays •Competitive paid time off (Parental, Moving day, Birthday, Study leave etc) •Group life insurance •Medical insurance •Well-fare package (Wedding, Compassionate and etc) •Perkbox •Goalr - employee wellness app •Award winning L&D training •We are advocates of work-life balance, working in a hybrid in office schedule