Lead Data Scientist, Core Cardiff, London or Remote (UK)

Monzo; London; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone.

We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award-winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

We want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo.

We’re here to make money work for everyone and we're doing things differently. For too long, banking has been obtuse, complex, and opaque.

We want to change that and build a bank with everyone, for everyone. Our amazing community suggests features, tests the app, and gives us constant feedback so we can build something everyone loves.

We're focused on solving problems rather than selling financial products. We want to make the world a better place and change people's lives through Monzo.

About our Core Banking Team:

Core Banking is responsible for the current account used by 10 million customers. This includes creating compelling value propositions for different audiences (including Joint, Under 16s, and 16 to 17 accounts), designing the overall app structure, the day-to-day money management experience (including features like Trends, Salary Sorter, Bills Pots, and more), and other value propositions like Travel. The collective is also responsible for Subscriptions, which are paid upgrades that unlock extra benefits and functionality that help customers make financial progress.

We’re now gearing up for our next phase of growth, from 10 million to 20 million customers.

What you’ll be working on:

• Lead the product strategy in App Evolution within Core Banking - continuing to evolve the app experience for customers to make it magically simple to manage money day-to-day with Monzo, and help customers discover differentiated value.
• Develop and execute best practices for experimentation enabling our team to make data-informed decisions.
• Collaboratively set standards and work with data across Monzo, fostering knowledge sharing and continuously improving data practices.
• Work closely with leaders in product, engineering, design, and research to build and iterate on product ideas.

You should apply if:

• You enjoy working with cross-functional fast-moving teams.
• You can think strategically about the Core Banking product and how decisions using data can unlock more value for our customers.
• You are excited about mentoring other data scientists and analytics engineers.
• You are excited by experimentation and utilizing new data techniques to solve challenging problems.
• You want to understand the nuances of our data and are excited about laying the key foundational knowledge for our new products and features.
• You are opinionated about how to think about measuring success and are willing to challenge the status quo.

The interview process:

Our interview process involves:

• Initial Call
• Technical assessment
• Final Interviews
• Business Fit/Collaboration
• Case Study
• Technical Interview

Our average process takes around 2-3 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process. If you have any specific questions ahead of this, please contact us on [e-mail].

What’s in it for you:

£95,000 to £115,000 + Stock Options + Benefits

We can help you relocate to the UK.

We can sponsor visas.

This role can be based in our London office, but we're open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London).

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.

Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses, and conferences.

And much more, see our full list of benefits here.

If you prefer to work part-time, we'll make this happen whenever we can - whether this is to help you meet other commitments or strike a great work-life balance.

Equal opportunities for everyone:

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us, and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog, 2023 Diversity and Inclusion Report, and 2023 Gender Pay Gap Report.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity, or disability status.

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