Lead Data Scientist
Core
Build the data science function from zero to a team, focusing on fraud detection, identity resolution, and predictive modeling for a digital goods and payments business.
Role type
Lead Data Scientist (Function Builder)
Builds
Production ML models for fraud risk, identity management, demand forecasting, and customer personalization.
Domain
Consumer Fintech / Digital Goods / Payments
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Fraud/risk modeling, Identity resolution and entity matching, Forecasting, Churn and lifetime value modeling, Personalization/Uplift modeling, Causal inference, SQL on large transaction data, Python, Experimental design and causal rigour
Preferred skills
Building a data science function from scratch, Experience in cash-heavy markets with chargeback exposure, Identity graph or KYC experience, MENA or emerging-market consumer data experience
Technologies
SQL, Python, Cloud serving infrastructure, MLOps tools
Responsibilities
Charter the data science function, hire the first team, own fraud detection product, own identity resolution modeling, drive next-best-action segmentation, deploy and monitor models in production, own planning and forecasting models, design experiments across product and marketing
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
