Hi, were Brigit! A holistic financial health company helping everyday Americans build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, avoid unfair fees and build their credit quickly. If autonomy, ownership, and having meaningful input at the company you work for is important to you, come join our growing team!Brigit is doing innovative and exciting work, but don’t just take our word for it, our work is being recognized by others:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://builtin.com/awards/new-york-city/2025/best-places-to-work#brigit">Built Ins 2025 Best Places to Work For In New York City</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://builtin.com/awards/us/2025/best-startup-places-to-work#brigit">Built In’s 2024 &amp; 2025 Best Startups to Work For In the U.S.</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://builtin.com/awards/new-york-city/2025/best-startup-places-to-work#brigit">Built In’s 2023 - 2025 Best Startups to Work For In New York City</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90724459/most-innovative-companies-personal-finance-2022">Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-promising-consumer-tech-startups-of-2022-8#brigit-a-automated-money-lender-5">Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabelcontreras/2022/06/07/the-future-of-personal-finance-fintech-50-2022/?sh=1fbbd36d5235">Forbes Fintech 50 2022</a></li></ul>Role Overview:At Brigit, our Data Science team has been dramatically scaling their impact. We’re aiming to integrate new models across several product domains over the next year and we continue to iterate and optimize in the areas of credit risk and payments where we already have models deployed. Doing this will require our team to grow, but also will require a more concerted effort in planning and integrating with product teams, understanding their roadmap, and exploring projects that make sense in the context of this. To support this growth, we’d like to hire a motivated Head of Data Science to grow and lead this team to its maximum potential.What youll be doing:<ul><li>Managing and growing a team of (currently 4) data scientists focused on modeling key business problems.</li><li>Mentoring and guiding team members as they build out quantitative models in python using industry standard techniques.</li><li>Evangelizing the data science team’s capabilities and integrating with product, engineering and operation teams in order to build a roadmap and backlog of data science solutions with business impact.</li><li>Running quarterly planning with the engagement of business stakeholders to ensure that the team is running in the right direction.</li><li>Working closely with our Modeling Engineering team (currently 1) to optimize and improve our infrastructure for model research, development and deployment.</li></ul>What you have:<ul><li>2+ years of Data Science management with a team of &gt;3</li><li>5+ years of modeling/data science experience overall</li><li>2+ years of experience at a consumer product company</li><li>Deep technical expertise in SQL and Python, with experience in analytics and machine learning tools (dbt, Airflow, Spark, MLflow, etc.)</li><li>Experience applying predictive modeling to credit risk assessment, churn prediction, loss and revenue forecasting is beneficial.</li><li>A Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or Applied Mathematics) is strongly preferred</li><li>Strong communication skills, with the ability to distill complex analysis into actionable insights for commercial and executive stakeholders</li><li>A passion for developing talent and building a high-impact culture rooted in accountability, data-driven decisions, and business outcomes</li></ul>The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $225,000 - $250,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible (other benefits listed below). The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.Our Benefits &amp; Team<ul><li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance</li><li>Flexible PTO Policy</li><li>401k plan</li><li>Paid Parental Leave</li><li>Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support</li><li>Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills</li><li>Annual reimbursement for Learning &amp; Development</li><li>Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future</li><li>High-growth company</li><li>A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team</li></ul>Brigit is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email accommodations@hellobrigit.com.Disclosures:<ul><li>For information on our data privacy policies, see the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hellobrigit.com/careers/personnel-privacy-policy">Brigit California Personnel Privacy Policy</a>.</li><li>Brigit uses E-Verify for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.</li></ul>

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