NinjaHoldings was founded in 2017 by a team seeking to revolutionize the way everyday Americans interact with financial services. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we empower people overlooked by traditional financial institutions to take control of their finances via a full suite of digital banking and lending products, providing incentives and rewards along the way as we guide them on a path to financial improvement. Through our EDGE brand, we help companies better understand their customers by offering a package of bespoke underwriting, fraud detection, and analytics services. With offices in Chicago, Miami, and around the world through the power of remote work, we are a lean and innovative team always seeking like-minded talent to join us in our fight to disrupt consumer finance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build predictive models to optimize lending decisions by using advanced statistical modeling and simulation techniques
- Use advanced data analytics to understand consumer risk behavior trends, their impact on the portfolio, and resulting business opportunities
- Establish key performance metrics and develop automated reporting dashboards using SQL and Python
- Design A/B testing for models and underwriting strategies, evaluate impact, and provide recommendations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's in (or senior majoring in) math, statistics, computer science, engineering or related field
- Experience with data analytics and statistical modeling
- Experience with relational databases and SQL
- Programming experience with Python
- Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills with key attention to detail
Additional Pluses, but Not Requirements:
- Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., math, statistics, analytics, quantitative finance, engineering, or other quantitative fields)
Benefits:
- Start and end dates are flexible to accommodate for the student’s academic calendar
- Flexible, remote work
- Fun, fast-paced work environment
- Dynamic start-up culture
- Ability to make an immediate impact in a growth-stage company
- Networking with full-time employees who are well-connected in Chicago and fintech community
- Convenient downtown Chicago office located in the heart of the city
- Equal opportunity employer
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
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