Head of Data Science

As the Head of Data Science (Marketing) at our company, you will play a strategic and hands-on role in leading our data initiatives in a high-growth environment. Your main responsibilities will include driving our data strategy, fostering a data-driven culture, and ensuring the robust infrastructure and insights necessary for our continued success as a leading African fintech. Your key responsibilities will include: - Strategic Leadership: Building a discipline of exceptional data scientists and analysts, and developing and executing a comprehensive data strategy - Team Building & Management: Hiring, developing, and retaining a high-performing team of data professionals - Experimentation: Championing and driving a culture of rigorous experimentation, including A/B testing, to inform product development and business decisions - Data Pipeline Ownership: Overseeing the end-to-end ownership, design, development, and maintenance of scalable and reliable data pipelines - Data Insights & Analytics: Driving the generation of actionable insights from data to support various business functions, including product, marketing, risk, and operations To be successful in this role, you should have: - Proven experience in data leadership roles, with a strong focus on strategy, execution, and team management - Expertise in experimentation methodologies and A/B testing frameworks - Ability to create data pipelines, especially using cloud platforms like Clickhouse and Bigquery - Proficiency in data science tools languages such as Python and SQL - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills - Experience working in marketing and using advertising data from platforms like Facebook At Moniepoint, we offer you: - The opportunity to drive financial inclusion and shape the future of the African financial ecosystem - The chance to work on innovative and impactful projects - A dynamic, diverse, and collaborative environment where every team member's voice is recognized and valued - Flexible work arrangements - Continuous learning and career growth opportunities - Competitive salary, individual performance bonuses, and firmwide performance bonus - Company covered health insurance plans - Pension plans The hiring process will involve: - A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters - A general interview with the Senior Manager of Marketing Strategy - Take-home task (marketing modelling case study) - A behavioral and technical interview with the head of data science and marketing Moniepoint is an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.,