Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist – Credit & Analytics

📍 Kuils River, Western Cape | Permanent | Market-Related Salary

A well-established player in the digital lending space is looking for a seasoned Data Scientist to design and implement data-driven strategies that optimise credit decisions and marketing outcomes.

Key Focus Areas

• Translate business challenges into predictive modelling and data solutions
• Prepare and transform data using SQL and Python
• Build machine learning models for credit and marketing use cases
• Support deployment and monitoring with IT and engineering teams
• Drive decision strategies and performance tracking post-deployment

What You’ll Need

• Degree in Maths, Stats, Engineering, IT, or Actuarial
• 5+ years in data science or credit analytics
• Solid skills in SQL, Python, and data modelling
• Experience working in financial services or credit risk preferred
• Familiarity with BI tools (SSIS/SSAS) is a plus

This role offers high ownership, impact, and exposure to real-world applications of data science in financial decisioning.

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.