About Navi At Navi, our mission is to simplify finance for a billion people, through technology-first products built at scale. Founded in 2018 by Sachin Bansal and Ankit Agarwal, Navi has grown rapidly across Loans, UPI, Insurance, Mutual Funds and Digital Gold – building products designed around speed, simplicity and customer experience. Today, millions of customers use Navi for experiences like instant personal loans, fully digital home loan sanctions within minutes, low-cost mutual funds, instant credit lines in minutes and one of India’s fastest-growing UPI platforms. What makes Navi different is the way we build. We move fast, solve real customer problems and give people the ownership to create meaningful impact early in their journey.

Why Explore a Career at Navi?

Where Ownership Creates Real Impact At Navi, ownership starts early. People here are trusted to solve problems, make decisions and drive outcomes that directly shape the products and experiences used by millions of customers every day.

Where Careers Accelerate Growth at Navi is driven by impact, not tenure. We strongly believe in promoting from within and creating opportunities for people to take on larger responsibilities as they grow. If you consistently raise the bar, you’ll find the space to grow quickly here.

Where Great Talent Builds Together We take pride in building high talent-density teams where ambitious people learn from one another every day. Working on high-scale business and technology problems creates steep learning curves, fast execution cycles and opportunities to make visible impact throughout your journey.

About the Team The Data Science team at Navi plays a central role in building intelligent solutions that power our products and drive business impact. We work across key domains such as Lending, Collections, KYC, UPI Growth and Ads recommendation, applying advanced machine learning/deep learning/GenAI techniques to solve high-impact challenges. Our work involves a diverse range of data types—including text, image, and tabular data—and we closely collaborate with cross-functional teams like Product, Business, Engineering, etc. to deliver end-to-end solutions.

About the Role As a Manager – Data Science, you’ll drive the strategy, execution, and impact of data science across Navi’s high-growth businesses. You will lead a team of top-tier data scientists,



shaping models and solutions that power critical business functions—from lending and collections to UPI and ads. This role goes beyond technical depth—you're expected to combine sharp analytical thinking with business-first decision-making, drive cross-functional collaboration, and establish scalable systems that deliver measurable value. If you're excited about using data science to solve real-world problems at scale, this is the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

What You’ll Own

1. Lead and Develop a High-Impact Team Manage, mentor, and grow a team of data scientists Foster a culture of

learning

and professional development Guide

project execution

and support career progression Own

performance reviews ,

compensation , and

leave management 2. Strategic Vision & Team Performance Set clear

goals

and expectations Regularly assess

team performance

and alignment Provide

technical leadership

and direction 3. Cross-Functional Leadership Build strong relationships with

business ,

product , and

engineering Act as a

strategic partner

in initiatives Drive implementation of

data science solutions 4. Model Quality & Monitoring Excellence Define

metrics

and

quality standards Oversee

monitoring

and

alerting systems Ensure

reliability ,

scalability , and impact 5. Drive Cross-Functional Data Science Initiatives Lead initiatives on

monitoring ,

cost reduction , and

best practices Promote strong

code management

and

documentation 6. Planning & Strategic Initiatives Lead

planning processes

(quarterly, annual, long-term) Ensure

project prioritization

aligns with strategy 7. Opportunity Identification & Value Creation Identify

high-value opportunities

with business and product Develop

innovative solutions

that drive outcomes

What Makes You a Great Fit

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in

Computer Science ,

Electrical Engineering ,

Mathematics ,

Economics , or another

quantitative discipline Strong

research-oriented mindset

and at least

9+ years of experience

in data science,



advanced analytics, or related fields Strong

business acumen

and ability to partner with

business ,

product , and

engineering teams Deep expertise in

statistics ,

machine learning ,

deep learning , and

optimisation algorithms Proven ability to

design, execute, and scale A/B experiments

to validate and optimize data science solutions across varied business contexts Advanced programming skills in

Python

and

PySpark Strong track record in

data pipelines ,

feature engineering , and

scalable workflows Familiarity with tools and libraries like

pandas ,

scikit-learn ,

TensorFlow ,

PyTorch ,

SQL ,

Scala,

plus production-grade deployment using

Docker ,

Databricks , and

Kubernetes Experience in

developing ,

implementing , and

monitoring

large-scale ML systems Demonstrated

leadership

in managing

projects

and

cross-functional teams Experience in

People management ,

team development , and enforcing

technical best practices

The Navi OS

The Navi OS is our Operating System for how we work every day. Success at Navi is defined by living these core values. Start with the Customer Master the Details Act with Urgency Own the Outcome Build for a Decade - Not a Day Win as One We hire talented individuals who already show these strengths, because those who share these values thrive at Navi and grow with the organisation. To read more about the Navi OS, visit navi.com/our-values

Life at Navi

Life at Navi is fast-paced, ambitious and deeply collaborative. Beyond work, teams come together through sports, celebrations, offsites, music jams, team outings and many more shared experiences that make the journey exciting and memorable. We believe people do their best work when they feel supported, through versatile leave policies, strong health and wellness benefits, free financial, legal and medical consultations, ESOPs and a workplace designed for both productivity and well-being. Whether it’s the sports turf, gym, focus zone or nap rooms, the campus is built to make everyday work more enjoyable. If you’d like to know more about life at Navi, our culture and employee benefits, head to our careers page: navi.com/careers/life-at-navi

If solving meaningful problems, building at scale and growing alongside ambitious teams excites you, Navi could be the place for you.

📌 Data Science Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Navi
📍 Mumbai