Senior Data Scientist

It starts with YES!  

At Optus, we don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit. 

The Billing and Credit function is part of the Group Finance and Corporate division which is responsible for the overall management of Billing and Credit Management across Optus. This includes credit and fraud risk assessment, collections and recoveries, and billing and payments. As part of this high performing Billing and Credit team, you will live their vision – We onboard and retain our customers efficiently whilst delivering timely, simple, accurate billing and payments experience. 

Your day in the life of a Senior Data Scientist at Optus 

• Lead delivery of all advance scientific data models and analytics responsible for all Credit and Fraud Risk decisions across Optus Group – including but not limited to payment fraud, device intelligence, network fraud analytics, policy and scorecard updates.  

• Lead the design and strategy changes responsible for managing over 3m applications per year through automated systems decisions within SLA  

• Plan and track the key priorities for Group Credit and Finance group to meeting annual goals  

• Partner with all relevant senior stakeholders to deliver improved financial performance across Optus Group  

• Translate complex analysis into easily understood concepts and reporting for stakeholders  

Your skills to pay the bills 

• Experience in a Finance/Data science role with a specialisation in data modelling and a demonstrated ability to execute data processing tasks, including auditing, preparation, transformation and aggregation using “Databricks”, “SQL” & “Python” or “R” 

• Demonstrated ability to lead the development and deployment of machine learning models and ensuring models deployed continue to meet business requirements 

• A background in a Credit, Fraud and Collections environment is highly desirable and you will have solid experience with analytical problem solving and possess the following proven skills  

• Ability to work in an environment with constant change and diverse challenges in a highly competitive market 

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Analytics, or equivalent applied quantitative field  

Perks we love at Optus 

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit! 

• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver 

• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’ 

• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University) 

• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals. 

• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office 

• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon! 

Keen to see what it’s really like to work at Optus? Search #OptusLife on LinkedIn to go behind the scenes! 

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170.

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