About Us: Kotak811 is a completely digital, in-your-phone, mobile bank. It was founded in 2016 to help India adapt, evolve, and eventually overcome the barrier of digital banking and make it accessible to all. Our sole aim is to bring you the excitement and ease of digital banking with the trust and reassurance of Kotak Mahindra Bank’s experience and legacy. Incubated by Kotak Mahindra Bank, Kotak811 is where innovation meets banking to offer the user the most seamless banking experience there has ever been. (Kotak 811 is a digital zero balance savings account that can be opened online by everyone (Indian residents only) which acts as a one-stop solution for all your financial needs and day to-day transactions.) Equal Employment Opportunity: All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by the state, or local law. Kotak 811, is committed to providing equal employment opportunities Role: Data Scientist 2 Key responsibilities: 1- Development of Predictions Model using ML algorithms in entire customer journey and life cycle (Acquisition, Behaviour, Collections, Propensity, Marketing, Fraud, etc.) 2- Design and Strategy Development to offer best in class Assets Products to customers. 3- Building Prediction Model using big data from digital signals, alternate data and beyond. 4- Partnering, exploring and expanding solutions with different data providers and Companies. 5- Ownership and Responsibility to lead/manage large scale projects/model Development & Deployment. Skill Sets & key requirements: 1- Advanced degree in an analytical field (e.g., Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analysis) or substantial hands on work experience in the space 2- Should have worked in Banking/Fintech domain in Credit/Fraud Risk with strong understanding of Bureau Data & in-house banking Data. 3- Advance Coding skills with at least one of these- Python/SQL/Pyspark languages 1- Strong understanding of the Machine Learning lifecycle - feature engineering, training, validation, scaling, deployment, scoring, monitoring, and feedback loop. 2- Have worked across end to end in model design, development, validation, documentation & deployment.
Skills Required
- Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Data Analysis, or a related analytical field, or substantial hands-on experience
- Experience in banking or fintech, specifically credit or fraud risk
- Strong understanding of bureau data and in-house banking data
- Advanced coding skills in at least one of Python, SQL, or PySpark
- Strong understanding of the machine learning lifecycle, including feature engineering, training, validation, scaling, deployment, scoring, monitoring, and feedback loops
- End-to-end experience in model design, development, validation, documentation, and deployment
What We Do
About Kotak Mahindra Group: Established in 1985, the Kotak Mahindra Group is one of India’s leading financial services conglomerates. In February 2003, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. (KMFL), the Group’s flagship company, received a banking license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, KMFL became the first non-banking finance company in India to become a bank – Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. The consolidated balance sheet of Kotak Mahindra Group is over 1 lakh crore and the consolidated net worth of the Group stands at 13,943 crore (approx US$ 2.6 billion) as on September 30, 2012. The Group offers a wide range of financial services that encompass every sphere of life. From commercial banking, to stock broking, mutual funds, life insurance and investment banking, the Group caters to the diverse financial needs of individuals and the corporate sector. The Group has a wide distribution network through branches and franchisees across India, and international offices in London, New York, California, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Mauritius and Singapore. For more information, please visit the company’s website at http://www.kotak.com
