The Senior Manager of Credit Underwriting (Applied Science) will be a key member of the leadership team of Amazon Lending. This leader will lead the team developing best-in-class underwriting systems. This role will report into the head of Lending Risk and Research; the role is based in Seattle, WA. This role presents a significant intellectual, technical, and operational challenge with enormous opportunity for business impact. Amazon is dedicated to building lending services that help small businesses worldwide. We believe we are in a unique position to serve our customers with exceptional value due to our deep understanding and insight into our base coupled with our data-grounded analytic and customer-focused approach to building products. This leader will be passionate about enabling the growth of small businesses and other to-be-launched segments by removing a critical barrier to deepening their activity on Amazon – access to capital. This leader will demonstrate high judgment and deep
· Masters degree in a quantitative field (economics, computer science, statistics, or equivalent) · 7+ years experience applying ML to solve complex problems for large-scale applications; · 3+ years experience managing Machine Learning Scientists; · Superior analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems. · Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment. High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities. · Experience hiring and leading experienced scientists as well as a