About the job
About Zego
At Zego, we believe that traditional motor insurance can be a barrier for exemplary drivers. It's often too complex, costly, and fails to accurately reflect real driving behavior.
Since our inception in 2016, we've dedicated ourselves to transforming the insurance landscape. Our goal is to provide the most affordable insurance options for responsible drivers.
Our diverse clientele, ranging from van drivers and gig economy workers to everyday car owners, is at the core of our operations.
Having successfully sold tens of millions of policies and secured over $200 million in funding, we are just getting started on this exciting journey.
Your Role
We are in search of a Lead Data Scientist to join our Core Pricing team, reporting directly to the Head of Data Science. You will play a critical role in shaping and executing a high-performance data-science operating model, swiftly transforming concepts into production-ready pricing and risk models.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and enhancement of next-generation risk models, managing all aspects from innovative feature discovery and sophisticated modeling to dependable pipeline deployment and strategic R&D initiatives.
- Implement a robust Data Science workflow: ensuring clear guidelines, templates, and documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Accelerate the idea-to-production timeline: from initial data acquisition to live rate adjustments.
- Promote a culture of collaborative experimentation: integrating Pricing, Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, and Systems Engineering.
- Team leadership and mentorship: oversee a team of 2 Data Scientists, guiding their professional growth and development.
- Establish coding standards and best practices, mapping common processes and creating playbooks.
- Assist in selecting tools utilized throughout the Data Science project lifecycle.

