Remote: Hybrid

URGENT HIRING for Data Science HeadEmail ID: [email protected] : 9300955707Head of Data ScienceLocation: Gurgaon / HybridExperience: 3–5 YearsRole SummaryOwn the vision, strategy, and execution of TapLend's Data Science function by building and scaling a high-performing team, driving AI and analytics initiatives, and delivering scalable machine learning solutions across underwriting, credit risk, fraud detection, collections, and lending operations.Key Responsibilities● Lead, mentor, and scale the Data Science and Analytics team.● Define and execute the AI and Data Science roadmap aligned with business objectives.● Design, build and deploy machine learning models for credit risk, fraud detection, affordability assessment and customer behaviour.● Develop AI-powered solutions for underwriting, collections, customer support and operational automation.● Own the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, including feature engineering, model development, deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement.● Partner closely with Product, Risk, Engineering and Business teams to deliver measurable business impact.● Present strategic insights,



model performance and recommendations to senior leadership.● Drive innovation by evaluating and adopting emerging AI and Generative AI technologies.● Establish best practices for experimentation, model governance and AI development.● Hire, mentor and retain top Data Science talent.Technical Skills● Python, SQL, Pandas, NumPy● Machine Learning: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, Scikit-learn● Credit Risk Analytics, Scorecards, PD/LGD concepts, Bureau Analytics● Fraud Detection, Portfolio Analytics, Affordability & Early Warning Models● ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Spark● Power BI, Tableau or GrafanaGood to Have Skills● Experience with LLMs, AI Agents, RAG, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex or similar frameworks.● Knowledge of Credit Risk Modelling, Credit Bureau data and lending analytics.● Exposure to MLOps, Docker, Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and production ML systems.Qualifications● Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.● 7–12 years of Data Science or Machine Learning experience.● At least 3 years of experience leading and mentoring high-performing Data Science or Machine Learning teams.● Prior experience in NBFCs, Banking, Lending or FinTech is strongly preferred.Interested candidates can apply along with their resume on the below mentioned email ID or whatsapp numberEmail ID: [email protected]: (phone hidden)

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