Manager Data Science: Fintech

Recruiter:

People Source

Job Ref:

SMC

Date posted:

Friday, November 7, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

negotiable

SUMMARY:
Manager Data Science: Fintech

POSITION INFO:

The Data Scientist is responsible for driving the analytical, statistical, and programming interpretation of data to support decision making and drive business results. The Data Scientist supports product, teams with insights gained from analysing company & customer data to provide business predictions, proposals, and recommendations to improve business outcomes.

The role of the Data Scientist is to leverage internal and, where applicable, external datasets to build and evolve, using “best practice” methodologies and statistical techniques advancing to AI methodologies for the Group.

Drive measurable business outcomes by turning data into automated decisions by building active tools triggering an automated action. The Data Scientist is also accountable for the execution & building the next generation foundational data infrastructure and enable delivery of actionable insights to value generating outcomes

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