We're looking for a Data Scientist to join the Partner Flow team to own experimentation and analytics for iwoca's partner channel – fintechs and platforms that embed iwoca lending in their own products. The analytical approach is still being built, and the scope to shape it is wide.
Requirements
- Statistical foundations. Strong grounding in probability and statistics, with an understanding of Bayesian reasoning and experience applying hierarchical modelling or decision-making under uncertainty.
- Causal inference. Experience separating signal from noise in observational and experimental data.
- Business translation. Ability to understand commercial context and translate data into actionable insights that guide decisions - not just produce analysis, but land it with people who act on it.
- Data tooling. Proficiency with data manipulation and modelling tools.
- Analytical ownership. Comfortable owning ambiguous problems end-to-end - from framing through modelling to influencing decisions.
- AI fluency. Experience with and a passion for using AI to accelerate and automate analysis and model building.
- Communication. You write and speak clearly, adapting technical detail to different audiences.
- Modelling depth. Experience building or adapting statistical or ML models, with an interest in understanding what's happening underneath.
- Stochastic methods. Familiarity with stochastic modelling concepts as they apply to inference, time series, or uncertainty.
- Funnel and marketplace experience. Experience with conversion funnel analysis or marketplace dynamics where you're competing for attention alongside competitors.
- Python. You work primarily in Python. If your background is R or another language, that's fine - but Python is what the team uses day to day.
- Market curiosity. You want to understand how the partner lending market actually works - what makes a partner choose iwoca over a competitor, and what makes a customer convert.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours.
- Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership.
- A private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.
- 25 days’ holiday per year, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave.
- A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.
- Instant access to external counselling and therapy sessions for team members that need emotional or mental health support.
- 3% Pension contributions on total earnings.
- An employee equity incentive scheme.
- Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.
- Electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Two company retreats a year: we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.
- A learning and development budget for everyone.
- Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers.
- Access to learning platforms like Treehouse.
