About Salary Finance

Salary Finance is a fintech company underpinned by a social purpose. Our mission is to make the lives of millions of working people less stressful, more productive, and much happier. We partner with leading employers to offer financial wellness benefits that help employees improve their lives by improving their finances.

 In 2018, we expanded operations to the US with support from our UK headquarters. Today, our US team is located in Boston’s Seaport District under the leadership of SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin as CEO of Salary Finance Inc.

 We’re growing fast in the US market with our recent $32.8 million Series C funding, backed by existing investors Blenheim Chalcot and Legal & General. We were named BITC’s Responsible Business of the Year 2018, included in KPMG’s Global Fintech 100, listed top of the Forbes’ list of socially-responsible startups, recognized by Built in Boston and MassEcon for investing in innovative thinkers, and profiled by the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and more.

Your role in our mission

We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Data Scientist. Data is deeply ingrained in how the company operates. The team has direct ownership of credit risk and pricing, and collaborates every day with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Product and Finance.

Who you are

We embrace our differences, but we like to share our values, so it’s important to us you are:

• Fearless, and able to make the impossible possible.

• Responsible, and want to help build a business that delivers a meaningful difference to society.

• Dedicated, and want to commit to an exciting journey even through the highs and lows.

• Empathetic, and truly care about every colleague and customer.

• United, because you understand we achieve more when we work as a team.

• Humble, and take feedback as a way to continuously improve.

The essentials

• You are passionate about businesses that deliver social impact, and want to help build a business that delivers a meaningful difference to society.

• You have real enthusiasm to work in a startup - you are a self-directed, fast-learner, action oriented, roll up your sleeves and get-things-done sort of person who wants to work in a small team where everyone makes a difference.

• You have 3+ years experience in a decision science / data analytics function, ideally in a consumer credit environment.

• You have experience building or leveraging statistical models to improve business results.

• You know how to take calculated risks with the diligence to size the exposure of a potential mistake and the humility to call out deviations promptly and adjust.

• You have strong technical database and analysis skills and are a power user of SQL and R.

• You collaborate across non-technical fields to understand their challenges and deliver solutions.

• You are capable of presenting complex technical details, concepts and information in an easy to understand format.

What you’ll do

• Evolve credit policy and pricing strategy to deliver business targets and value to our customers.

• Enhance monitoring of credit risk, profitability and other areas of business performance.

• Continuously improve on NPV models.

• Refine existing and develop new models to reduce risk, manage profit margins, and improve efficiency.

• Collaborate with other areas of the business - forecasting the portfolio with Finance, analyzing customer profiles with Marketing, designing solutions for employer prospects with Sales, developing requirements with Product and optimizing processes with Operations.

• Work within a​ ​multi-discipline​ ​SCRUM​ team​ ​including​ ​Product​ ​Management, ​Development,​ ​Technology,​ QA​ and​ ​User Experience ​Design to ensure the integrity of data across the business.

• Ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and bonus packages

• Regular company socials

• Fast-growing environment with lots of opportunity for career development

• 75% of health, vision and dental premiums paid by Salary Finance for employees and their dependents

• Additional benefits including 401(k) with company match, short-term disability,  20 personal days with an extra day off on your birthday and many other perks!

We’re looking for someone who will make a difference!  We have a great collaborative, entrepreneurial team that are passionate about what they do. If you want to join a team changing people’s lives for the better then we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more at salaryfinance.com.

Salary Finance is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees and applicants can flourish.