Data Scientist at Wave Mobile

Job Title:

Data Scientist

Employer:

Wave Mobile Money
Job Type: Remote

Location:

United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: $130.6k – $236.2k / year
UK Visa Sponsorship:
Not Available

• Work on projects involving credit scoring models, fraud detection, field visit schedule optimization, and A/B testing for targeted user promotions.
• Collaborate with product managers and business leaders to identify problems and use data to improve outcomes.
• Work closely with product and operations teams.
• Generate insights from customer, merchant, and internal data using statistical modelling, data visualization, and machine learning.
• Design, implement, and evaluate optimizations for internal operations, user promotions, and the agent network.
• Develop data-driven heuristics and machine-learning models to improve user and business outcomes.
• Manage the entire analytics process, from project scoping and design to communicating findings to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in data science, machine learning, or technical analytics roles.
• Strong expertise in Python, SQL, and data visualization tools.
• Experience in one or more of the following: machine learning, causal inference, statistical modelling, or A/B testing.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to generate clear, actionable insights for technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and drive progress.
• Experience working with early-stage product teams or rapidly scaling products.
• Ability to present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Must be based in one of the listed talent hub countries or operating markets.

Benefits

• Annual $1,200 stipend to support coworking meetups with teammates.
• Subsidized health insurance for employees and their dependents.
• Retirement contributions.
• Six months of fully paid parental leave.
• Subsidized fertility assistance.
• Flexible vacation policy, with most employees taking between 30 and 40 days annually.
• Annual charitable donation matching of up to $10,000.
• Generous equity package.