Team Leader: Data and Analytics
Capitec BankStellenbosch Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Posted November 21, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Capitec is a bank that believes in enabling people to control their financial lives through simplified, accessible, and affordable banking.
Job Description
We're looking for a Team Leader: Data and Analytics to join our team in Stellenbosch, ZA. As a Lead Data Scientist (Retail Credit), you'll own and advance Capitec's highest materiality client exposure models, combining deep research with production pragmatism to evolve our sequence-type deep learning neural network models.
Requirements
- 7+ years building and running high stakes ML models in production (financial services or adjacent)
- Demonstrable mastery of sequence-type deep learning neural networks
- Hands on ownership of batch and real time scoring
- Fluency in Python/SQL, model packaging and service exposure
- Proven leadership of 4–5 DS/MLEs
Benefits
- competitive salary
- growth opportunities
- employee benefits and savings