Data Scientist (SQL & Python) - Stellenbosch, Cape Town - up to R950k per annum

A fast‑growing financial services group providing, fast, simple, and affordable unsecured microfinance loans to formally employed individuals across Sub‑Saharan Africa is recruiting a Data Scientist with experience in GCP (Google Cloud Platform) and its products like LookerStudio, Colab and BigQuery. In this role, you will analyze complex data sets, create insightful visualizations, and work closely with stakeholders to develop solutions that support data‑driven decision‑making. You will be responsible for extracting insights, identifying trends, building predictive models and presenting findings to enhance operational efficiency and optimize business processes.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and transform data from multiple sources to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and apply statistical and predictive modelling techniques to generate actionable insights.
• Translate business challenges into structured an...