Moniepoint is a financial technology company digitising Africa’s real economy by building a financial ecosystem for businesses, providing them with all the payment, banking, credit and business management tools they need to succeed.
Lead high-impact projects: Design and deliver end-to-end data science solutions that support product innovation and business strategy.
Uncover insights: Analyze large, complex datasets to identify trends, surface opportunities, and influence key decisions.
Build models: Develop and deploy predictive and prescriptive models using machine learning and statistical techniques.
Enable experimentation: Design A/B tests and causal inference studies to help teams learn quickly and make informed choices.
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and business leaders to understand goals and deliver data-driven solutions.
Promote data fluency: Build dashboards, tools, and frameworks to enable self-service analytics and scale your impact across teams.
To succeed in this role, you should have
5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, ideally in fast-paced or high-growth environments
Proficiency in SQL and experience working with large-scale data systems (e.g., Redshift, BigQuery, Snowflake).
Strong analytical and statistical skills; fluency in Python or R.
Experience with machine learning libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, XGBoost) and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Plotly).
Solid understanding of experimental design, hypothesis testing, and causal inference.
Ability to distill complex data problems into clear, actionable insights.
BSc/MSc/PhD in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or similar.
Experience With The Following Would Be a Plus
Experience with deep learning, NLP, or time-series forecasting.
Knowledge of tools for building production data pipelines (e.g., Airflow, dbt).
Familiarity with business domains like fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, etc.
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