Decision Scientist

Job Mail • Python • SQL • SAS • 5 hours ago
Apply now
Similar jobs
676,377open jobs
39,196companies
102,149added this week
Browse all
Salary
≈ $21k – $46k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office
Seniority
Senior · 5+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time
Overview
Company
Impact
Profile match

Job Mail

Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
jobmail.co.za • HQ: Pretoria, South Africa • Job Boards & Aggregators
Our client, a leading player in the fintech and digital lending space, is seeking a skilled Decision Scientist - Credit Risk to join their high-performing Risk team. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of the full model development lifecycle, from data extraction and analysis through to implementation, monitoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, implement, and optimise credit scorecards.
  • Monitor portfolio performance, approval rates, bad debt, and credit health metrics.
  • Support credit decisioning strategies and decision engine implementations.
  • Identify scorecard drift and recommend improvements.
  • Build analytical reports and monitoring frameworks.
  • Partner with technical and risk teams to deliver data-driven solutions.
Job Experience and Skills Required:
  • Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Actuarial Science, Economics, or Computer Science.
  • 5+ years' credit risk experience within unsecured lending, BNPL, short-term lending, or a similar consumer credit environment.
  • Experience building, validating, and monitoring credit scorecards.
  • Strong understanding of bureau data and credit risk metrics.
  • Advanced SQL skills.
  • Experience with Python, R, or SAS.
  • Exposure to decision engines, ideally GDS Link, would be advantageous.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Apply now!

For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: www.networkrecruitmentinternational.com

I also specialise in recruiting in the following:

  • Software Developers
  • Data Scientist
  • IT Support Technicians
  • Test Analyst
  • DevOps
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

For more information, contact:

Mfundo Mthembu

Recruitment Consultant

Connect with me on LinkedIn! www.linkedin.com/in/mfundo-mthembu-614413200

Free account
Stop reading job ads. Get the ones that fit.
One free account turns this page into a shortlist built around your stack, your level and your pay.
Match on every job. Stack, seniority, pay and location, scored against your profile.
676,377 open roles. Read straight off company career pages, refreshed every day.
Unlimited applications. Every one you send is tracked in one place, on-site or on a company board.
3 tailored CVs a month. Rewritten for the exact job you are applying to. Included free.
Create a free account Continue with Google
Free forever. No card. Under a minute.

Your match

How well do you fit this role?
Two answers are enough for a real match. No account needed.
Check my fit
Answers stay in this browser until you create an account.

Recommended for you based on this role

Similar stack
Same company
In your city
Junior Data Engineer 5 hours ago
≈ $15k – $40k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
MS SQL
Microsoft Fabric
AI/ML
Spark
DevOps
Rest API
Azure DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Git
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Analytics
Power BI
ETL/ELT
Azure Data Factory
Dimensional Modeling
Apply
In office • Full-Time • 1+ year exp
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
C#
C#
.NET
Blazor
Frontend
React.js
Sass
DevOps
Rest API
Azure DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Git
Apply
≈ $18k – $43k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
Databases
MS SQL
Microsoft Fabric
AI/ML
Spark
DevOps
Rest API
Azure DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Git
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Analytics
Power BI
ETL/ELT
Azure Data Factory
Dimensional Modeling
Apply
Front-end Developer 5 hours ago
In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
C#
C#
.NET
Blazor
Frontend
React.js
Sass
DevOps
Rest API
Azure DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Git
Apply
$120k – $140k per year • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
Python
PowerShell
DevOps
Splunk
Terraform
Puppet
Ansible
GCP
Azure
AWS
SaltStack
SLI/SLO/SLA
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Sentinel
SentinelOne
Cortex XDR
Sumo Logic
Apply
Litigation Secretary 5 hours ago
≈ $13k – $30k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Sandton
Analytics
Microsoft Excel
Apply
≈ $14k – $33k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
Apply
≈ $9.5k – $18k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time
Apply
Bond Paralegal 5 hours ago
≈ $17k – $46k per year (Estimated) • In office • Contractor • 3+ years exp
Apply
≈ $14k – $33k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
Apply
See all jobs
This is one of many
676,377 more open roles from verified company boards, updated every day.
Browse all jobs Get matched roles