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Greenlight is a premier family fintech firm focused on helping parents raise financially literate kids. We are proud to serve over 6 million parents and kids via our award-winning family banking app. With Greenlight, parents can automate allowances, manage chores, set flexible spending controls, and invest for their family’s future. Children and teenagers learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest.
At Greenlight, we are committed to the idea that every child should have the chance to become financially healthy and happy. This is a challenging task, and that’s why we dedicate our every day to work towards creating a better, brighter future for upcoming generations.
We are in search of a Data Scientist to assist our Risk Operations and Strategy team. In this role, you will be expected to collaborate in the identification and assessment of new risk strategies and rules, develop data science models to broaden strategies beyond rules, and foster innovation in risk management. We are on the lookout for a person who enjoys tackling intricate analytical solutions with the initiative, problem-solving skills, and curiosity necessary to discover accurate and actionable insights. As part of the data science and analytics team, you will also work closely with other data scientists, analysts, analytics engineers, and data engineers to work on key projects aimed at advancing our business.
This opportunity is perfect for someone passionate about data, with a drive to solve complex problems, and the wherewithal to grow with our team and company. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, eager to learn, and possess excellent teamwork skills.
What you will be doing:
- Conduct exploratory data analysis, establish robust reporting, and assist in rule generation and evaluation for the risk strategy and operations team.
- Create visualizations and insights in tools such as Python and Tableau to support ongoing monitoring and performance analysis of the risk team.
- Develop machine learning and statistical models to create more predictive risk prevention strategies and collaborate closely with Machine Learning Engineers to ensure that these models reach production.
- Formulate descriptive and diagnostic analytics that aid the overall risk mission.
- Offer direct support to the risk strategy team in brainstorming and the overall strategic vision for risk strategy.
- Develop automation and tools to enhance the efficiency of risk data operations.
- Explore new data sets and identify errors, inconsistencies, or duplicates.
- Support risk analysis, strategy, and reporting for new product launches.
- Produce all needed documentation for all projects using standard templates and ensure documentation is kept up to date on any existing report changes and support the training and roll-out of new tools.
- Communicate - highlight the importance of patterns in the data, and suggest solutions (Utilize your visual, oral, and written communication skills to deliver solutions).
What you should bring:
- You have over 4 years' experience in Data Science or Analytics, with excellent analytical instincts and the ability to gain insights from large amounts of data.
- You have practical experience with SQL, and possess superior skills enabling you to fluently extract data from multiple sources for analysis and visualization.
- You've worked with enterprise data warehousing, preferably with Snowflake or other cloud-based solutions, and are familiar with modeling and /ELT best practices.
- You have solid experience in Python programming and working in Data Science environments such as Databricks.
- You have a strong understanding of Machine Learning model building and deployment.
- Prior experience with risk mitigation and analysis is highly desirable.
- You have excellent data visualization and communication skills, preferably across multiple tools ranging from coding to dashboarding tools like Tableau.
- You are entrepreneurial and demonstrate leadership potential, readily identifying and filling gaps where needed.
- You have insatiable curiosity about data and a proven track record of leveraging analytics to produce a significant impact on business.
- Working cross-functionally is second nature to you. You excel in environments where you must bring various disciplines and perspectives together, as well as manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- You're action-oriented. You know how to get things done and find alternatives when the team encounters obstacles. You anticipate and plan for potential major issues.
Who we are:
We're a special team dedicated to an audacious mission that's never been attempted before. We're looking for individuals who thrive in collaborative environments, who ask, “How can I assist?” and then “How can we make this even better?” If you're ready to contribute to raising a financially wise generation, we encourage you to apply for joining our team.
Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
