Data Scientist - Risk

August 9

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Speed to close. Power to scale. NMLS #1125207 | Equal Housing Lender

Residential 1-4 Mortgage Financing and Hard Money Lending

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💰 $158M Debt Financing on 2023-01

Description

• Kiavi’s Risk Analytics team is seeking a talented Data Scientist to join us in our effort to reinvent real estate investment lending. • You will be working with the Director of Risk Analytics to tackle fun business problems related to credit risk management, asset valuation, process optimization, and more. • An ideal candidate should be able to utilize advanced data manipulation and modeling techniques to work on structured and unstructured data to solve complex business problems. • You’ll also have interaction with MLOps engineers, Product Managers, and Capital Markets subject matter experts to help drive select initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, economics, finance, physics, mathematics) and 2+ years of work experience in a modeling group at a commercial bank, investment bank, consulting firm, or fintech company OR Advanced degree (PhD or MS) in a quantitative discipline • Statistical skills especially in model development at an account or customer level. • Solid understanding of machine learning techniques • Strong programming skills in R, SQL, Python • Team player with strong interpersonal skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts in practical terms

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Kiavi offers free employee-only coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans. Dependents receive a heavily discounted premium, competitively placed in the 90th percentile for cost. • Health Savings Account (HSA): For those enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Kiavi provides an annual employer contribution to HSAs: $500 for individual coverage and $1,000 for dependents. • Disability and Life Insurance: Immediate access to short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as group life and AD&D insurance, with coverage at 1x annual salary. • Remote Work Policy: Kiavi supports working remotely for day to day activities for most roles and occasionally may ask employees to gather in person for key meetings, trainings, team building etc. For remote workers, Kiavi offers a one-time office setup reimbursement of up to $500 and a monthly $75 stipend for internet and phone expenses. For in-office workers, Kiavi offers employer contributions to commuter benefits account, either for parking or public transportation. • Flexible Time Off: Employees are empowered to manage their own time off, with no strict limits, as long as it's approved by their manager. • Paid Leaves: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for medical or caregiver purposes, and 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave. Short-term disability leave is also available for birthing mothers. • 401(k) & Company Match: A 401(k) plan managed by Fidelity, with Kiavi matching 100% of contributions up to 3% of compensation or $4,000 (whichever is less). All employer contributions are immediately vested. • Product Ownership: All employees think like an owner because all employees play a critical role in making our business great. Many roles are eligible for stock option grants.