Bread Financial · 5 hours ago
Lead Data Scientist
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $218K/yr
8+ years expBread Financial is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending, and saving solutions. The Lead Data Scientist role is responsible for generating data-driven insights and developing predictive models to optimize marketing strategies and enhance decision-making within the organization.
BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesPersonal Finance
Responsibilities
Lead the design, build, deployment, and periodic maintenance of AI solutions. - (30%)
Build strong relationships with internal business partners to drive the delivery of enterprise solutions. - (20%)
Establishing and executing the framework for engaging enterprise partners to plan new AI solutions. - (15%)
Assisting with documentation, compliance, model governance, and maintenance of AI solutions. - (15%)
Research advanced modeling and AI techniques to improve predictive modeling and maintain business acumen in relevant industries. - (10%)
Training and mentoring to junior Data Scientists. Lead projects as needed or required - (10%)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, or Economics
8+ years experience in building sophisticated models using machine learning, segmentation, time series, and other advanced analytics methodologies
Preferred
Master's Degree or PhD in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, or other quantitative fields
Advanced machine learning modeling and/or technical expertise in developing market differentiation data science products
Experience in bank card/credit card business, consulting, retail, marketing, loyalty, and/or financial services
Benefits
Medical
Prescription drug
Dental
Vision
Basic and optional life insurance
Supplemental medical plans
Short and long-term disability
Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents
401(k)
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time ("PSST")
40 hours of Illinois PSST
40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave
Purchase company stock during offering periods
Annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance
Company
Bread Financial
Bread Financial is a financial services company.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (12)
2024 (13)
2023 (18)
2022 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17B2025-11-20Post Ipo Equity· $72.64M
2025-10-28Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2025-03-05Post Ipo Debt· $400M
Leadership Team
R
Roy Slagle
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Recent News
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2025-11-21
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