Head of Data Science

1 week ago

San Francisco CA, United States Varo Bank Full time

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This range is provided by Varo Bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. We are looking for an inspiring and technically deep Head of Data Science to lead our team in leveraging advanced analytics, machine learning, and causal inference to catalyze decisionmaking and propel Varo's growth. You will lead the Data Science function within Varos comprehensive Data organization (which includes Data Analytics, Data Product Management, Data Engineering, and ML Engineering). Your team will be the strategic partner and technical engine for solving our most complex business challenges across key verticals like customer acquisition, engagement, fraud prevention, and responsible lending.
Define, own, and drive the comprehensive Data Science roadmap (including AI/ML and causal inference) that directly translates into commercial outcomes across Varos core business verticals
Model Innovation & Delivery: Lead the development, validation, and production deployment of custom machine learning and statistical models that are critical formaking.
Business Partnership: Serve as a strategic data consultant to executive leaders and business stakeholders, translating ambiguous commercial problems into rigorous analytical frameworks and actionable solutions
Data Integrity & Risk: Work closely with Data Engineering and Product teams to ensure the quality, accessibility, and lineage of new data sources. Ensure all models and analyses adhere to Varos risk framework and regulatory requirements for fairness and transparency
Establish and own the ML Model Performance Monitoring processes, ensuring deployed models maintain accuracy and business impact over time and are governed appropriately
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Attract, hire, mentor, and coach a highperforming team of Data Scientists, setting a high bar for technical rigor, business acumen, and crossfunctional collaboration
8+ years of experience in Data Science, Applied Science, or a related quantitative field.
~ Proven track record of delivering measurable business impact in at least one key financial services domain (e.g., credit/lending, fraud/risk modeling, or customer growth/engagement)
~ Expert-level proficiency in Python and its scientific computing stack (Pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch/TensorFlow). Proven ability to apply a wide range of statistical methods, machine learning algorithms, and causal inference techniques to large, realworld datasets
~ Data Ecosystem Experience: Handson experience working with distributed data and computing tools (e.g., Spark , Hive ) and cloud web services (e.g., AWS , GCP , or Azure )
~ As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customerfirst features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.
Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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