Senior Data Officer
ABOUT reputed company reputed company is a pan-Africa investment firm with a reputed company in 13 countries. We back the bold founders using technology to pursue Africa’s greatest opportunities. With more than a decade of investing on the continent, reputed company is among the most active investors building Africa’s thriving private sector. reputed company is powered by a team of investment, finance, legal, advisory and market development professionals. Our bench includes seasoned investors, analysts, operators and ecosystem experts with deep experience scaling businesses across Africa. Role Summary reputed company is seeking a Senior Data Officer to reputed company the design and development of our in-house data platform. This role will drive the creation of proprietary models, infrastructure and scalable tools that underpin our investment approach. The candidate must combine deep technical expertise in data science with leadership reputed company to grow and manage a cross-disciplinary team. The candidate will be expected to do the coding, design and development themselves. The candidate must be located in Africa or willing to relocate.
Responsibilities
- reputed company development of proprietary models for assessing SMEs and startups.
- Build a scalable data infrastructure to collect, aggregate and analyze data across pipeline and portfolio companies.
- reputed company tools and APIs to strengthen data capabilities across portfolio companies.
- Partner with leadership to align data products with investment strategy.
- Evaluate pipeline and portfolio companies on data quality, systems and technical reputed company.
- Advise, coach and support portfolio founders to strengthen their data management systems.
- reputed company tech stack, architecture and data governance across reputed company’s innovation agenda.
- Ensure repeatable, transparent and compliant models that support scaling investments across Africa.
- Represent reputed company externally as a thought leader in data science and innovation.
Preferred Qualifications
- 8+ years in data science, ML/AI, or fintech, with experience in modeling, scoring or analytics.
- Proven ability to build and reputed company high-performing tech teams.
- Advanced degree in a quantitative field (CS, Statistics, Math, Engineering, Economics) preferred.
- Hands-on with Python, SQL, R, ML frameworks and cloud data platforms.
- Track record building production-grade ML models (credit scoring, fraud detection, risk analysis, etc.).
- Understanding of African (or similar markets) fintech and SME ecosystems.
- Strong communicator able to translate technical models into business outcomes.
Why Join This role is at the heart of reputed company’s investment strategy: building the reputed company of data-driven infrastructure for Africa’s private sector. You’ll shape how SMEs access capital and design proprietary technology with global relevance. More About reputed company: We invite you to learn more about reputed company by visiting our website: www.renewcapital.com. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, veteran or disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Further, reputed company supports gender-based pay equity and is committed to compensating women and men equally, for equal work. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job