Growth Data Scientist at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint Incorporated is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Growth Data Scientist

Location: Lagos

Your Opportunity and Mission 

• We are looking for talented and passionate Data Scientist to join the Growth team. Data science and optimization are key drivers for Moniepoint’s business growth and the Data Scientist joining will have the opportunity to build and own the most important models including our attribution and marketing mix models
• Develop, test and productionize attribution and predictive algorithms by using state of the art machine learning algorithms and optimisation models
• Contribute to one or more of the following areas: attribution modeling, CAC/mCAC modeling, LTV prediction, marketing mix modeling and multichannel attribution and testing
• Design experiments and interpret the results to draw detailed and actionable conclusions
• Work in cross-functional teams across disciplines such as product, engineering and business.
• Develop, test and own our production marketing attribution models for better budgeting and increased marketing efficiency.

Requirements
You Have:

• 5 years of professional experience outside of an academic and internship setting, in a quantitative analysis role in top companies. FMCG or Fintech preferred.
• Holds at least an M.Sc, and preferably a PhD in a Scientific discipline such as Physics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics
• Deep theoretical and applied knowledge in the following areas: statistical inference, bayesian statistics, causal inference, time series analysis and mathematical optimisation.
• Extensive experience at least in Multichannel Attribution Modeling and Marketing Mix Modeling
• Extensive experience in statistical programming (Python) and experience working with popular tools such as Pandas, SciPy, XGBoost, Jupyter/iPython notebooks and well-known modeling packages such as PyMC3
• Extensive experience with the end-to-end predictive/prescriptive model development cycle, from problem definition to productionalization and maintenance. This includes excellent data modeling and SQL skills, and familiarity with Cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and analyzing experiments in digital products (A/B test, multivariate, etc.)
• Experience with the application of statistical modeling and advanced analytics to provide product-shaping insights
• Excellent spoken and written English.

What Moniepoint Can 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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Hiring Process
What to expect in the hiring process:

• A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters
• A general interview with the Senior Manager of Marketing Strategy
• A case study-based discussion with SVP of Marketing 
• A behavioural interview with members of the Executive team