Moniepoint is Africas all-in-one financial ecosystem, empowering businesses and their customers with seamless payment, banking, credit, and management tools. In 2023, we processed $182 billion and are Nigeria s largest merchant acquirer.
Your Opportunity and Mission
We are looking for talented and passionate Data Scientist to join the Growth team. Data science and optimization are key drivers for Moniepoint s business growth and the Data Scientist joining will have the opportunity to build and own the most important models starting from our attribution and Marketing Mix Models
- Contribute the following areas: channel attribution modeling, mCAC per channel modeling, LTV prediction, Marketing Mix Modeling and multichannel attribution and testing
- Develop, test and own our production marketing attribution models for better budgeting and increased marketing efficiency
- Develop, test and productionize attribution and predictive algorithms by using state of the art machine learning algorithms and optimisation models
- Design experiments and interpret the results to draw detailed and actionable conclusions
- Work in cross-functional teams across disciplines such as product, engineering and business.
You Have...
- +5 years of professional experience outside of an academic and internship setting, in a quantitative analysis role in top companies. FMCG or Fintech preferred.
- Holds at least an MSc, and preferably a PhD in a scientific discipline such as Physics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics
- Deep theoretical and applied knowledge in the following areas: statistical inference, bayesian statistics, causal inference, time series analysis and mathematical optimisation.
- Extensive experience at least in Multichannel Attribution Modeling and Marketing Mix Modeling
- Extensive experience in statistical programming (Python) and experience working with popular tools such as Pandas, SciPy, XGBoost, Jupyter/iPython notebooks and well-known modeling packages such as PyMC3
- Extensive experience with the end-to-end predictive/prescriptive model development cycle, from problem definition to productionalization and maintenance. This includes excellent data modeling and SQL skills, and familiarity with Cloud infrastructure.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and analyzing experiments in digital products (A/B test, multivariate, etc.)
- Experience with the application of statistical modeling and advanced analytics to provide product-shaping insights
- Excellent spoken and written English
What Moniepoint Can Offer You
- The opportunity to drive financial inclusion and shape the future of the African financial ecosystem
- The chance to work on innovative and impactful projects
- A dynamic, diverse, and collaborative environment where every team member s voice is recognized and valued
- Flexible work arrangements
- Continuous learning and career growth opportunities
- Competitive salary, individual performance bonuses, and firmwide performance bonus
- Company covered health insurance plans
- Pension plans
What to expect in the hiring process
- A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters
- A general interview with the Senior Manager of Marketing Strategy
- A case study-based discussion with SVP of Marketing
- A behavioural interview with members of the Executive team
Moniepoint is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe diversity makes us stronger and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.