Who we are?

Named Australia’s No.1 Workplace under 100 employees, OnDeck has grown to become one of Australia's largest locally owned online small business lender’s.

At OnDeck, we are changing the way business owners borrow money by combining our passion for small business with cutting-edge technology. We evaluate businesses based on their actual performance using real time data which enables us to say “yes” more often, to more business owners, faster then traditional lenders. We have helped thousands of small business owners across Australia success short term, unsecured finance to drive their business growth and enable more opportunities

About the Role:

Help us build out the future of business lending at OnDeck. You’ll join a team focused on disrupting the commercial lending market and helping small business succeed by providing SMEs access to funding in the easiest and fastest way. Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, you’ll be responsible for managing, maintaining and enhancing all aspects to OnDeck’s Modeling Roadmap. This involves analyzing large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns which you’ll then is to build, manage, maintain, and deploy predictive models and/or machine-learning algorithms. You will be a key member of the organization that will help drive and promote a data driven culture at OnDeck.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with Risk Team to develop best-in-class risk models geared toward financial optimization, loss mitigation and operational efficiencies
• Responsible for the Modelling Roadmap, you’ll be driving all model development activities forward from ideation to implementation and ongoing maintenance.
• Follow industry standards and best practices for model development
• Advise and evaluate existing and new external data sources for use case effectiveness
• Working closely with the PMO, you will provide stakeholder updates to the Executive Team and other Senior Management as required
• Manage one direct report (data scientist)
• Familiarity with cloud-based model execution environments and follow best practices and standards

To be eligible you must have:

• 5+ years proven experience developing, deploying and maintaining Proven track record of designing, building, managing and deploying a variety of predictive data decisioning models and/or machine learning algorithms
• Strong SQL experience
• Strong Python, R or similar
• Experience with statistical modeling techniques and best practices
• Excellent organization and communication skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with people across businesses, locations and focus on execution.
• Ability to understand data quickly, and interpret results for business partners
• Troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• General understanding of SaaS platforms and agile methodology as well as business processes.

What sets you apart:

• You are hands on, move quickly, and love solving problems in a fast-paced environment.
• You are quick to see the interconnectedness of processes, are confident in questioning why, and learn quickly.
• You enjoy working with a variety of people across the business to identify and solve problems, including people in other parts of the world.

Why Work for OnDeck

Where do we begin? There’s plenty of reasons we’ve been named an Australian Top 40 Employer two years running and in 2023 were named Australia’s No.1 employer!

To name a few, at OnDeck, you will:

• Literally change the landscape of small businesses one conversation at a time!
• Have a meaningful impact on the company’s future, and share in the rewards accordingly
• Work in an inclusive, fast-paced environment

What we offer you:

• An open-minded, collaborative workplace, which will both challenge you and celebrate your work.
• Hybrid Work Model – please note this position is required to be in the office a minimum 3 days a week
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks
• Regular team building events
• Ongoing health & well being initiatives
• Great CBD location