Senior Data Scientist (Credit)

Moniepoint · Remote, South Africa · Remote · Full Time

• Posted 19 October 2026
• Closes 18 November 2026
• Data & Tech

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About the role

Moniepoint is seeking a senior-level data scientist to develop and deploy credit scoring and risk models for their consumer lending products. The position requires more than five years of analytics experience within financial services, along with a degree in a quantitative discipline. Candidates must have strong expertise in SQL, Python or R, and applied machine learning for credit underwriting.

Skills they are looking for

• Data Science
• Credit Risk Modeling
• Machine Learning
• Python
• SQL
• A/B Testing
• Statistics
• Underwriting

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