Specialist: Credit and Risk Decision Science

2 weeks ago


Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Vodafone Full time

Role purpose:

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Conduct advance analytics and modelling relating to the following business themes within Credit and Risk:


Credit Vetting
  • Monitor and analyse Scorecards, Policy Rules and performance data for integrity concerns and opportunity.


Account Management
  • Manage the monthly account management processes by engaging with external stakeholders (vendors and credit bureaus), and ensure the overall integrity of the data and processes.
  • Oversee the prevetting of leads provided by third party entities.
  • Conduct proactive analysis to mitigate credit risk (i.e. segment deepdives).
  • Recommend credit policy changes based on the insight obtained through advanced analytics. (across the credit life cycle).
  • Generate and maintain periodic reports regarding credit vetting.
  • Summarizing findings, developing recommendations and presenting analyses to management in a clear, concise, convincing, and actionable format.
  • Assist with the formulation, development, implementation and testing of vetting decision logic in DataView360.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • Qualification and experience
  • Degree in Computer Science (BSc, BCom, BIng), Industrial Engineering (BSc, BIng) or Statistics (BSc, BCom)
  • Preferably a postgraduate degree (Honours) in one of the above fields.

AND/OR

  • 23 years' experience in quantitative modelling and analytics.
  • Extensive programming (Python, R, SAS) and data management (SQL) experience on a technical level.
  • Experience working with vetting decision engines (Transact, PowerCurve, DataView360)

Core competencies (functional), knowledge and experience:

  • Working with and querying Big Data (SQL or similar).
  • Extensive knowledge of Credit systems in general.
  • Effective Communication and Report writing.
  • Experience in the design and implementation of reporting dashboards (Shiny / Streamlit) will be an added benefit.
  • Experience in report automation.
Closing date for Applications
: 13 September 2023.
The base location for this role is,
Midrand, Vodacom Campus.
The Company s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.

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