Lendingkart - Vice President/Senior Vice President - Data Science

Lendingkart - Vice President/Senior Vice President - Data Science

JD for VP / Sr. VP Data Science

Position : VP /Sr. VP

Location : Bangalore

About Lendingkart :

- Lendingkart is digital lending platform that facilitates working capital financing for entrepreneurs and small businesses in India through our network of affiliated lending partners. We have developed a technology platform powered by machine learning algorithms which use big data to help its affiliate lenders evaluate borrowers credit worthiness. Customers can apply for a loan using the web or mobile applications at their convenience and receive their sanctioned loans in as less as 3 days anywhere in the country.

- Lendingkart is the only lending company from India to be featured in the Top 50 most established fintech firms acclaimed in annual 'Fintech100' report by KPMG, where they have uncovered the most innovative Fintech companies globally.

- Lendingkart is one of the leading fintech firms in the Indian lending space. It is backed by top-tier investors - Temasek (through its 100% subsidiary Fullerton Financial Services), Bertelsmann, Mayfield Fund, India Quotient and Saama Capital to name a few.

Roles and Responsibilities :

- Leadership/Supervisory Role

- Identify the analytics needs of the business and monitor key business risks

- Oversee Collections Analytics and Business Intelligence activities ensuring alignment with departmental and business-wide vision and strategies

- Lead a team of data scientists, machine learning and big data resources

- Collaboration

- Work closely with Tech & Product, Collections and Revenue teams, utilizing structured and unstructured data

- Design optimal analytical interventions and experiment on new machine learning techniques

- Problem Solving / Thought Leadership

- Provide analytical thought leadership and drive actionable insights

- Drive analytical modeling techniques, design and deploy A/B tests

- Track business performance and monitor trends in key business KPIs

- Lead the design, development and deployment of dashboards and reports

- Hardwire analytical outputs into the day to day working systems and processes at Lendingkart

Desired Profile / Skills :

- Minimum of Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or in a relevant discipline

- A total Data Science experience of 15-18 years with at least 5 years in leadership position and at least 5 years in retail financial services

- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

- Hands on experience in various BI tools, languages & technologies such as SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI

- Proven track record of leading high-performing analytics teams

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills