Senior Manager, Data Science & Advanced Analytics (Remote)

As a leading financial technology platform, OppFi powers banks to bring credit access to  millions of everyday consumers who are locked out of mainstream financial options. We go beyond our mission - to help people rebuild financial health - and go further to ensure we keep the customer at the center of everything we do. We are creating a Customer-obsessed culture, with the capital “C”. 

And it starts with our team here. We are a team of caring, innovative, and inclusive individuals who thrive in being immersed in diverse talents, expertise, perspectives and backgrounds. Our employees approach every new challenge with an unparalleled ability to see what could be rather than settle for what is. We welcome individuals who want to make a difference in the financial system through creating and building simple, transparent products that facilitate credit access, enable savings, and build wealth.

A few other fun facts about us. OppFi is an Inc. 5000 company for six straight years, a Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, the seventh fastest-growing Chicagoland company by Crain's Chicago Business, and was named on Built In's 2022 Best Places to Work in Chicago.

What you get to do: 

OppFi is looking for a credit risk leader to join our installment credit team. In this role, you will be responsible for building and developing a team of highly skilled professionals that provides advanced mathematical and machine learning models for our current installment loan product as well as the new iterations of the product, leading experiments on alternative data for continuous improvement in model predictive performance. You’ll also be involved in high visibility initiatives to make OppFi's installment loan product the best offering for our customers in terms of price, features, and underwriting process.

• Provide expertise to translate business problems into analytical/modeling frameworks
• Lead a Data science team to provide advanced analytics solutions including Credit Risk models, Marketing Models, and other statistic models to promote data-driven decision-making
• Establish model performance tracking
• Identify improvement opportunity, and propose/implement test design
• Collaborate with cross-function partners to understand and meet our requirements
• Work with external vendors to manage product evaluation and data studies, in collaboration with the Data Science team
• Develop team to their full potential with solid advanced analytical competencies
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to explore new ways of finding insights from data and to ensure agreement on priorities
• Work with senior leadership (C-Suite) team members to manage expectations around delivery and present solutions

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor's degree (required) or advanced degree (preferred) in a quantitative field (mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience in Data Science, and theoretical knowledge of Machine Learning algorithms and Deep Learning algorithms
• Hands-on leader with 1+ years of experience leading a team of analytics professionals
• Experience in Financial Services, at a FinTech company, building risk strategies for different credit products (loans, lines of credit, credit cards, etc.)
• Advanced SQL programming experience in Python
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interface with multiple stakeholders and senior leadership (C-suite) across the organization
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment

Reports to: VP of Credit Risk 

Job Level: Senior Manager

The minimum salary for this role is $155,040. The total compensation package includes eligibility for performance-based bonuses as well as a 1-time equity grant based on level.

The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be at the company’s sole discretion, and determined by a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, years of experience, depth of experience, and other relevant business considerations.

Total Rewards and Benefits

OppFi offers a flexible remote environment, 401(k) matching program, and flexible paid vacation. Other benefits include medical benefits, dental and vision coverage, and tuition reimbursement. To support your wellness & growth, we provide monthly meditation and yoga classes and access to all LinkedIn Learning courses. We also offer Fringe, which is a lifestyle benefits platform that lets you decide how you want to spend your rewards from dozens of vendors like Uber, Doordash, and Urban Sitter. Dress code is casual. 

EEOC Statement: 

OppFi is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any actual or perceived legally recognized protected bases under local, state, or federal law or regulations. Our goal as a company is to build an equitable workplace that actively works to dismantle systems of oppression in our processes, procedures, and interactions. We aim to help our employees thrive where they work and beyond. Check out our Culture page here.

OppFi is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, OppFi will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [email protected]. 

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