Senior Data Analyst at Tala (formerly InVenture)

Senior Data Analyst at Tala (formerly InVenture) – Tala Kenya Job Details

What You’ll Do

• Effectively assess and communicate the health of a given country’s portfolio, and make recommendations on credit strategy changes when necessary
• Identify, test, and implement credit strategy, including approval/decline decisions and loan limit, pricing, and duration offerings
• Contribute to the development of new products and features for various customer segments
• Partner with other functional members of the country team to drive positive customer and business outcomes

What You’ll Need

• Previous experience working with either lending or other financial services analytics
• Ability to set and manage own agenda based on business priorities and relative impact
• 2-4 years experience in analytical roles, with track record of success in FinTech, consumer lending, consumer banking or related industries
• Proven strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Proficiency in SQL (required) and Python (preferred)
• Ability to pull, process, and interpret vast amounts of data in a self-sufficient manner
• Ability to use a combination of data, assumptions, and intuition to formulate recommendations
• Ability to navigate the product life cycle – taking an initiative from ideation to implementation
• Curiosity that will enable you to quickly digest the Tala loan product business model
• Comfort working and effectively communicating in a fast paced, dynamic environment with distributed teams