Data Scientist Lead [Risk department]

MexicoHybrid

Own the risk-modeling engine that powers profitable growth. You’ll lead the team building, deploying, and monitoring PD/PV and related models, tying decisions directly to unit economics (approval rate, CoR, PV, NPV).

Challenges that await you:

  • Own the model lifecycle: develop, monitor and improve for PD, NPV, and other unit economics components of models

  • Lead and grow the team: hire, coach, set career ladders, run effective 1:1s, and build a high-ownership culture

  • Build the modeling platform: AutoML workflows, feature store, model registry, experiment management, online/offline feature parity, real-time scoring SLAs

  • Partner cross-functionally with the Product team,  MLOps; translate P&L goals into modeling roadmaps

  • Establish governance: documentation, model risk controls, drift/stability dashboards, audit-ready processes

  • Leverage alternative data (open banking, device/behavioral, transactional) responsibly to expand data sources, research new ones

  • R&D of new algorithms to improve models: tabular NN, graph NN, RNN, automate feature engineering process

What makes you a great fit:

  • 5+ years in bank/fintech risk (consumer credit/cards or lending), owning production models

  • Advanced ML for tabular problems (GBDTs like XGBoost/LightGBM/CatBoost; calibration; scorecarding; uplift/causal A/B; segmentation)

  • 2+ years people leadership (hiring, performance, mentoring) with demonstrated delivery via teams

  • Production mindset: responsibility for the risk model infrastructure as a product

  • Data & infra: Python, SQL; Snowflake/BigQuery; MLflow/model registry; Airflow/Orchestration

  • Communication: good presentation skills, collaborative manner of communication

  • English: B2+ 

Our ways of working:

  • Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions

  • Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication

  • Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community

  • Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together

  • High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

  • Relocation support to our hub in Mexico — with assistance for the employee and their family

  • Hybrid work from our Mexico office 

  • Healthcare Coverage

  • Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications

  • Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements

  • Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave

Posted on: 9/11/2025

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Plata is a tech platform powered by AI that is redefining the financial experience in Mexico. Plata's mission is to simplify the financial experience.

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