Data Scientist

About Us:

Network International is the largest Financial Technology company in Middle East and Africa. Payments is our core business where we provide services in more than 50 countries – UAE, Jordan, South Africa, Egypt are some of our key markets. Apart from payments, we provide services on Data and Insights, Lending, Insurance, Risk Solutions, etc. Our core customers are businesses at every scale and segment, though recently we are growing in direct-to-consumer card segment as well.

Our EVPs:

At Network International, we always stay ahead. . In the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and purposeful collaboration. We invest  first in our people, empowering you to make bold decisions, learn fast, and grow your expertise alongside industry leaders. Here, solving complex problems means more than using cutting-edge technology; it’s about creating meaningful value for our customers, together. We foster a culture where trust, accountability, and achievement go hand in hand—because success isn’t just a goal; it’s how we work, every day, as one team.

About The Role:

The Darta Scientist will support the delivery of a range of contracted consulting and analytical engagements, such as revenue optimization, authorization consulting, portfolio health-checks, real time data streaming, risk management capabilities, etc. for our processing clients, merchant, and government entities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Development and partnerships for key product capabilities using authorization, transactional, repayments and account demographic data, such as the next best action recommendation tool for processing clients.
• Leverage data lake to develop AI/ML based products that could add value to processing clients and generate revenue for NI as processor.
• Deliver top-class analytics consulting solutions to clients in line with the agreed deliverables/SOW’s. Manage deliveries across cost, quality, and time spectrums.
• Convert the analytical outputs into delivery reports or collateral with world-class storyboarding.
• Additionally, support the wider team Advisory and Information Services team as required with product development, pre-sales and sales support relating to analytical solutions, including client presentations, solution design, proposal development including costings and Letters of Engagement.
• Develop advanced predictive models across a range of outcomes (risk/Marketing etc.) using various techniques, to include, but not limited to Logistic/Linear regression, Decision Trees and Machine Learning techniques.

Key Requirements:

• Masters degree in any quantitative discipline or MBA. Candidates from Statistics or Operations Research background will be preferred. 
• Previous work experience of 1-4 years in Analytics team (preferably in Payments/ retail banking industry), with strong business acumen and ability to translate data insights into meaningful business recommendations.
• Strong drive and passion to work in a start-up kind of environment and deliver business impact in Payments through advance analytics.
• Expertise in analytical tools such as SAS/R/SQL/ and Qlik/Tableau/Power-BI.
• Working knowledge in analytical techniques such as Linear Regression, Logistic Regression, Cluster analysis, Market Basket analysis, etc. (good to have for the role).
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills.
• Proven experience in delivering analytical solutions within mid to large-size project teams, and working in on-shore & off-shore environment.

Network International is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, nationalities, and experience levels. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where innovation, diversity, and performance thrive.