Career Opportunities at OneFi

OneFi is one of Africa’s fastest growing and most innovative FinTech platforms. We are looking to dominate the lending space through technological innovation and pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial and fast-paced culture.

Senior Data Scientist

• Job TypeFull Time  
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
• Experience5 years
• LocationLagos
• Job FieldICT / Computer  

 

We are looking for a passionate, career driven Senior Data Scientist to join our team. This is a great opportunity to gain significant and substantial experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and implement methods for adaptive learning with associated controls of effectiveness, methods for explaining model decisions where necessary, model validation, as well as A/B testing of models.
• Creating predictive customer behavioral models using a multitude of data sources
• Experiment with in-house and external data sets to test feasibility on relevance and value of data to business problems
• Work with business stakeholders to aid with data driven business decisions
• Collaborate with engineering to implement predictive models in production environment
• Pro-actively drive availability of relevant data, tools, and infrastructure

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Information Systems or related engineering fields , with 5+ years experience in the relevant industry
• Practical experience with statistical learning techniques such as logistic regression, Naïve Bayes, SVM, decision trees, or neural networks.
• Financial services domain knowledge including expertise at the intersection of risk, finance and customer domains
• Strong technical background in Programming, Database Technology, Data Visualization and Big Data

Skill Sets

• Strong analytical skills with previous experience working with large and complex data sets.
• Result-oriented team player with exceptional motivation and interpersonal skills
• Expert in performing statistical analysis, data manipulation and modeling in R and/or Python.
• Proficient in reporting/visualization using any of the available tools in R, Python, Kibana, etc.
• Excellent skills in Apache Hadoop and related toolset (MapR, HDFS, YARN, Spark and/or Mlib)

Preferred

• AWS Toolchain experience, S3, RedShift, RDS, EMR, Machine Learning

UX Design Lead

• Job TypeFull Time  
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
• Experience4 years
• LocationLagos
• Job FieldICT / Computer  

 

We are looking for a user-experience designer responsible for conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating findings into sitemaps, wireframes and prototypes. You will also design the overall functionality of the product(s) and iterate upon it to ensure a great user experience.

This is a great opportunity to drive the design and functionality of some of the most innovative fintech products in Africa.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate concepts into wireframes and mockups that lead to intuitive user experiences.
• Facilitate the team's product vision by researching, conceiving, wireframing, sketching, prototyping, and mocking up user experiences for app-based services.
• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, and mockups optimised for a wide range of devices, interfaces and users.
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions.
• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.

PERSONALITY

• Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
• Be willing to help teammates, share knowledge and experience with them, and learn from them.
• Be open to receiving feedback and constructive criticism.
• Be passionate about all things UX and other areas of design and innovation. Research and showcase knowledge in the industry’s latest trends and technologies.
• Be reliable and able to execute to meet tight deadlines.
• Employ the use of data to drive innovation and champion new ideas.

REQUIREMENTS

• 4 years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for app-based services.
• Expertise in UX software a must.
• Wireframe tools: Balsamiq, Axure, UXPin
• Design tools: Photoshop CC, Sketch
• Prototyping tools: InVision, UXPin, Framer.js, Quarter Composer
• Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus.

Ability to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet needs and vision of the product(s). Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design. A solid grasp of user-centered design and testing methodologies, subsystems, and usability and accessibility concerns. Ability to iterate your designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently. Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to product, development and engineering teams. A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design.

Method of Application

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

• Senior Data Scientist
• UX Design Lead

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