Website FundsIndia
Data Scientist – FundsIndia
Opportunity Overview
Analytics & Business Impact Lifecycle
The Data Scientist translates complex transactional and portfolio data into operational strategies to optimise investor retention, portfolio alignment, and platform growth:
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│ 1. Data Ingestion & SQL Modeling │ ➔ Large-scale transactional, SIP, and portfolio dataset extraction
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│ 2. Predictive & ML Model Development │ ➔ Portfolio drift detection, churn/redemption forecasting, recommendation engines
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│ 3. Hypothesis Testing & Experimentation │ ➔ A/B testing design, variance tracking, program KPI measurement
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│ 4. Business Storytelling & Strategy │ ➔ Executive reporting, program management alignment, advisor toolings
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Key Responsibilities
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Investment & Portfolio Analytics: Construct statistical models to detect portfolio drift, track risk-return metrics, and generate fund-level insights for advisors and retail investors.
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Predictive & Growth Forecasting: Develop predictive machine learning models to forecast platform revenue, customer churn, redemption risks, and Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) continuity.
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Personalization & Recommendation: Build customer segmentation and recommendation engines to personalize user engagement and increase conversion and lifetime value.
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Program Management Partnership: Collaborate directly with Program Management to establish measurement frameworks, track program KPIs, and quantify the ROI of new platform initiatives.
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Experimentation & Storytelling: Design and evaluate A/B tests to validate product hypotheses; present technical outcomes as clear strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
Candidate Qualifications & Skill Matrix
Baseline Qualifications
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Educational Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a Tier-1 institution (IITs, IIMs, ISI, BITS Pilani, or top-tier equivalent) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or Economics.
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Experience Range: 3 to 4 years of hands-on data science or quantitative analytics experience working with large-scale datasets.
Technical & Functional Skill Matrix
Application & Assessment Preparation
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Portfolio & FinTech Metrics: Review quantitative financial metrics such as portfolio drift, Asset Under Management (AUM) growth, churn rates, and SIP retention loops.
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Experimentation & A/B Testing: Be prepared to answer questions on experimental design, statistical significance, sample size estimation, and handling novelty bias in product rollouts.
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Business Communication Case Studies: Practice presenting a complex data modeling project, detailing how your technical findings directly drove business decisions and revenue growth.


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