Sr. Data Scientist

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THE OPPORTUNITY:

As a Sr. Data Scientist at Freedom Financial, you will focus on developing and deploying machine learning models. You will serve as a strategic thought partner for leaders throughout the company, helping them to identify and exploit opportunities where machine learning can add value. 

THE ROLE:

  • Build machine learning models from scratch and deploy them to production.
  • Design bidding and response models to optimize marketing activities, lead scoring and recommendation models to optimize sales activities.
  • Develop new infrastructure to augment the Data Science team's modeling capabilities.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders.
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner for leaders throughout the company.

 

 REQUIREMENTS/CHARACTERISTICS:

 

  • 5+ years of experience as a professional data scientist. This is a must.
  • Outstanding modeling and analysis skills.
  • Solid coding skills in Python.
  • Keen eye for opportunities to get value from data.
  • Ambitious, resourceful, and possessed of excellent judgment as evidenced by steadily growing professional responsibility.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with partners in other parts of the company.

EDUCATION:

  • Undergraduate degree in a "hard" quantitative field, with evidence of outstanding academic achievement. This is a must.
  • Ideal candidates will have advanced degrees, although professional experience and achievement are more important.

CULTURAL FIT (Our Core Values):

  • Care (for everyone): We show compassion and contribute to the well-being and growth of those around us. We only pursue products that improve the financial lives of our clients.
  • Act with Integrity (every time): We take the right action even when it is hard and even when no one is watching. We treat our employees, clients, and communities the way they wish to be treated.
  • Get Better (every day): We innovate, iterate, and improve each day. We are creative, take thoughtful risks, and ultimately learn and recover from failures.
  • Collaborate (with everybody): We strive to work together toward a common purpose by proactively sharing information and inviting participation. We recognize the perspective of various groups and embrace healthy, constructive debate.

 

WHY JOIN THE FREEDOM FAMILY?

  • Fast, continued growth – there’s plenty of opportunity for advancement
  • Voted a Best Place to Work multiple times by our employees, most recently #1 in Phoenix for the 2nd year in a row!
  • 401k with employer match
  • Work from home now, hybrid office/home work policy planned for the future

About Us:

Freedom Financial Network is a leading digital personal finance company, built to help people. We do what traditional banks don’t: Put people first. We believe in treating people like humans, not account numbers. We help everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a brighter financial future, with innovative technology and personalized support at every step. We help people control expenses, manage debt, save money, plan ahead, and make better financial decisions. By leveraging our proprietary data and analytics and artificial intelligence we offer solutions tailored for each step of a consumer's financial journey, including personal loans, home equity loans, help with debt, and even financial tools and education.

With 2,400 employees across California, Arizona and Texas, we have served more than 1 million customers, resolved more than $15 billion in consumer debt and originated $6.5 billion in loans over the course of our 20 years in business. 

Driven by our core values, we’re passionate about supporting our communities and proudly awarded over $500,000 in grants distributed by the Freedom Foundation Fund and the Freedom Family Fund in 2021. We believe in a culture led by diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourage our employees to bring their full selves to work every day. Our diversity-focused Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are open to all, whether a member of the ERG community or an ally of the group and we are a member of the Fintech Racial Equity Coalition to address and improve inequality in the fintech industry.

 

And finally, we take great pride in our achievements. This year we topped the list of Best Place to Work by the Phoenix Business Journal, were a top 100 Corporate Philanthropist by the San Francisco Business Times, a 2021 Most Admired Company and a Tech Company with the Best Company Culture by BestCompaniesAz, a 2021 Top Work Places winner by AZcentral and a BuiltIn Best Places to Work winner, to name a few.

This is a wide open opportunity to make a major impact at a growing company. We'll give you as much responsibility as you can handle. We'll expect you to use it wisely and aggressively.

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Enjoy our remote/hybrid opportunities or visit our San Mateo office that’s minutes away from any part of The Bay. The up and coming area is growing with exciting amenities and restaurants to explore and recharge.

An Insider's view of Achieve

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

It's important to be available when the team needs you to get the job done—that's what matters most. People have lives and responsibilities outside of work that matter to them. We work together as a team to connect in various ways and balance things out.

Andy

Senior Director Product Management

What projects are you most excited about?

We’ve recently been working on migrating our Angular applications to React. In this transition, we’ve had a lot of opportunities to learn about tools like Storybook for documenting components, NextJS for creating a more performant application, or how to build npm packages for sharing our components across applications.

Carrie

Software Engineer, Front End

What makes someone successful on your team?

If you are not curious. If you are not innovative. If you don't have a quick mind and cannot solve the problems, this is not the place for you. We are building the best tech–something you can be proud of. My team is developing something that didn't exist before and you own what you do.

Roman

Principal Engineer

What is your vision for the company?

40-50% of Americans are forgotten by financial services. They are scraping by – don't have the money for investment firms nor the desperation for payday loans. We are building better solutions, driven by technology to move these forgotten families forward.

Jeff

Managing Partner

What's something quirky about your company?

Freedom Financial is the biggest company that many have never heard of, but it is a proven business with tremendous potential. There is excellent opportunity here with a stable, healthy company that is having a lot of impact.

Shira

VP Product and Consumer Experience

What are Achieve Perks + Benefits

Achieve Benefits Overview

Achieve is committed to continually evolving our benefits and perks. We annually solicit feedback from the Achieve Family and consistently improve our offerings. In 2020 we enhanced our employee assistance program by adding Ginger, an emotional support app.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
In addition to our monetary support to local charities, members of the Freedom Family receive two days of paid time to volunteer at the charity of their choice.
Partners with nonprofits
Habitat For Humanity, Feed My Starving Children, Junior Achievement, Peninsula Family YMCA and many others.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mandatory training courses are provided throughout the year.
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Freedom Financial employees can contribute up to $2750 annually to their FSA.
Disability insurance
Disability insurance covers 50% of annual salary up to $5000 monthly maximum payout. There is a buy-up option which provides 60% of base monthly pay up to $10,000 per month.
Dental insurance
Our dental plan covers 100% of preventative care expenses, 80% of basic services and 50% of major services. We also offer 50% coverage of orthodontia up to $1,500.
Vision insurance
The vision benefits plan requires a $5 copay for annual eye exams with $150 allowance for glasses and contact lenses.
Health insurance
We have a variety of medical plans to choose from Aetna and Kaiser.
Life insurance
Life insurance is equal to 1 times an employee's annual salary up to $300,000.
Pet insurance
Our pet insurance policy covers up to 20%-50% of out of pocket expenses.
Wellness programs
On-site gym available to all employees including access to Peloton bikes.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Freedom Financial Network provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by ADP. We match 50% of contributions up to $5,000 per year..
Performance bonus
Most positions qualify for a quarterly bonus. Staff joining mid-quarter will be eligible for a prorated bonus.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
We offer a generous PTO programs to all teammates. Director roles and above qualify for unlimited PTO.
Paid volunteer time
Our employees receive 2 days per year of paid volunteer time.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Available via WageWorkx.
Some meals provided
Monthly catered lunch provided.
Onsite office parking
We offer employees free on-site parking and free electric car charging stations.
Relocation assistance
Relocation assistance is provided on a case by case basis for qualifying roles.
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan offers an annual max of $5250.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

Your total well-being requires more than just health insurance. Our comprehensive benefits give you everything you need to bring your best self every day. Whether that’s mind and body support, flexible remote and hybrid work, or saving for your future, we’re committed to caring for the whole person.

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