💼 Full-Time Position

Data Scientist - Credit Risk Modeller

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Paton Personnel
📍 cape town, city of cape town metropolitan municipality, South-Africa
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Location
cape town, South-Africa
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Posted
June 21, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description


SUMMARY:
Fast-scaling player in the digital finance space is searching for a Data Scientist – Credit Risk Modeller to unlock insight from complex data and shape smarter lending decisions across Africa.

POSITION INFO:
You'll build predictive models, interpret trends, engineer datasets and transform raw information into commercial intelligence. Strong exposure to SQL, Python and LookerStudio is essential. Required is a Degree/ Master's qualification in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related analytical field, coupled with experience within credit risk or financial services environments. The environment suits an analytical thinker who thrives in ambiguity, challenges convention, communicates with impact and understands how data influences growth, risk and operational performance. Apply now if you are a critical thinker, move fast, challenge assumptions and enjoy solving complex business problems in a high-grow...