Data Scientist – Broker Flow

Overview

In this role you will own experimental design and causal analysis to improve the broker journey from lead to offer. You’ll work cross-functionally with commercial, engineering, design, and data science to inform product decisions and measurable impact. Expect end-to-end ownership of projects, from framing the problem to communicating findings to stakeholders. Your work will directly influence how many broker-sourced businesses reach an offer and their lifetime value, in a fast-moving SME financing environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Medical insurance from Vitality
• Private GP service
• 25 days’ holiday plus birthday day
• One-month paid sabbatical after four years
• 3% pension contributions on total earnings

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments and causal inferences for broker journey improvements
• Own projects end-to-end from problem framing to delivering actionable insights
• Build and evaluate models or tests and translate results for commercial/strategy teams
• Collaborate with data scientists in other broker/partner teams and join analytics guild
• Present learnings through weekly/fortnightly write-ups and learnings sessions
• Engage with brokers to gather context and refine questions
• Identify bottlenecks in the broker application flow (pre-application, application, operations) and test fixes
• Measure impact on offer rate and customer lifetime value

Key requirements

• Statistical foundations in probability and statistics (Bayesian reasoning)
• Experience with causal inference and experimental design beyond simple A/B tests
• Ability to take loosely defined problems and deliver answers
• Data manipulation and modelling proficiency
• Experience with AI/ML to augment analysis while validating outputs
• Strong written and verbal communication for non-technical audiences

• Clear and concise communication
• Commercial and strategic collaboration
• Curiosity and context-seeking with brokers
• Bayesian reasoning
• Causal inference and advanced experimental design
• Data manipulation and modelling tools

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