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Senior Data Scientist - Credit

M-KOPA

South Africa · On-site Full-time Senior Yesterday

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist who loves building predictive models and solving ambiguous data problems. You'll own the models that shape loan eligibility and pricing across 5 African markets. This is a small team with big responsibility, where your work directly shapes lending strategy for millions of customers. The Impact

Your models will directly shape how millions of underserved customers access credit for the first time. We've already helped over 7 million customers access over $2 billion in credit - and we process over 1.5 million payments daily. It's your chance to be part of something that's literally transforming lives across an entire continent The Opportunity Mission-driven data science: Build credit scoring and pricing models that expand financial access for customers traditionally excluded from formal lending Global recognition: Join a company named by TIME 100 as one of the world's most influential and by the Financial Times as Africa's fastest-growing for 4 consecutive years (2022–2025)

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