SoFi · 3 hours ago
Staff Data Scientist
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expSoFi is a next-generation financial services company and national bank focused on transforming personal finance through innovative technology. The Staff Data Scientist will lead data strategy for the Home Lending Sales division, utilizing complex datasets to drive business efficiencies and optimize sales strategies.
CreditCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechLendingWealth Management
Responsibilities
Drive Advanced Predictive Insights: Develop and oversee predictive models to identify ‘likely to transact’ cohorts within the bank’s existing member base. You will apply those models to existing lead and marketing programs to improve overall sales efficiencies and help develop novel lead programs to drive improvements in customer retention & member capture
Data Governance & Integrity: Help define the "Single Source of Truth" datasets for Sales Strategy & Analytics, while partnering with Data Science for synergistic reporting efforts. Design and implement data collection and productionize ongoing strategic business datasets
Serve as Team Data Leader: Act as a technical data leader partnering with Sales Strategy & Analytics to design and action on complex dataset needs for the business. Help mentor and disseminate best data practices with less experienced team members
Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner with teams across Sales, Marketing, Incentive, Finance, Operations, Risk, Engineering & Product Development, and Compliance to ensure alignment of business objectives and the implementation of data-driven strategies. Build strong relationships with stakeholders and present insights on a regular cadence communicating findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Masters' degree or above in quantitative areas (Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field); PhD strongly preferred
8+ years of relevant experience leveraging data-driven analysis to influence key decisions and drive business processes, preferably in the financial services industry
Proven track record of being able to work independently, and proactively engage with business stakeholders with minimal direction to drive measurable business impact
Strong programming skills in SQL and Python with direct experience in dataflow automation; experience with data visualizations like Tableau or other BI tools strongly preferred
Direct experience in building predictive response models to support and drive efficiencies within customer lead and marketing programs, experience within Home Lending lead programs strongly preferred
Knowledge of Machine-Learning (ML) algorithms, with applicability to different business problems, and experience in deploying ML models at scale in production with monitoring metrics
Effective communication and presentation skills and ability to explain complex analyses in simple terms to business leaders
Strong relationship building and collaborative skills
Exceptional problem-solving
Experience in project management and cross-functional team leadership
Preferred
Experience building new business process functionalities from the 'ground up.'
Experience developing lead programs and interactive lead monitoring within Salesforce CRM
Management and/or training experience of Junior Data Analysts
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive benefits
Company
SoFi
SoFi is a finance company that offers a range of lending and wealth management services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.25BKey Investors
Fortress Investment GroupPGIMQatar Investment Authority
2025-12-04Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2025-07-29Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2025-04-17Post Ipo Debt· $3.2B
Leadership Team
Anthony Noto
CEO
Jeremy Rishel
Chief Technology Officer
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