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Who we are:
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.
The role
We are seeking a Manager, Data Science to join our Lending Business Insights and Data Science team. This leader will partner closely with SoFi’s Product, Engineering, and Finance teams
to optimize our application funnels through experimentation, understand product usage across member segments, and enable data driven strategic decision making. The ideal candidate is both forward-thinking and hands-on, has a strong sense of ownership and drive for delivery, and is a good mentor and co-worker. We pride ourselves on a philosophy of continuous learning, and you should likewise be committed to furthering growth and providing mentorship for your team members.
What You'll Do
- Build and lead a great data science team to deliver the best consumer financial products on the market
- Apply your expertise in quantitative analysis, data science, and the presentation of data to see beyond the numbers and understand how our users interact with our products or SoFi Platforms
- Partner with Business, Product, Engineering, and Finance teams to solve problems and identify trends and opportunities
- Inform, influence, support, and execute our product decisions
- Build/maintain reports, dashboards, and metrics to monitor the performance of our products
- Manage the development of data marts, gather requirements, organize sources, and support product launches while keeping the team accountable and impactful
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Math, Physics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
- 2+ years of experience in managing other team members in a formal or informal capacity
- 5+ years of experience doing quantitative analysis at a technology company, consulting, investment banking, or product management including experience with SQL or other programming languages
- 5+ years of experience with applied statistics or experimentation (i.e. A/B testing) in an industry setting
- Experience initiating and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance
- Experience communicating and representing results of analysis to senior leadership
- Understanding of statistical analysis, experience with packages, such as Python, R
- Experience with cloud-based platforms, such as AWS, Snowflake
- Experience with building data visualizations with Tableau, Looker or other BI tools
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What We Do
For over a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/
Our core values are at the center of how we help our millions of members get their money right. They are our guiding principles for how we think about serving our members, building our company, and most importantly, how we work together. At SoFi, it’s not just what we do - but how we do it.
SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.
For more information, visit SoFi.com
Why Work With Us
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.
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