Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Credit Acceptance is an award-winning company recognized for its workplace culture and is a leading provider of car financing. The Director is a strategic, senior-level individual contributor responsible for defining and driving the modeling strategy across credit risk, servicing, and collections.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the strategic roadmap for predictive modeling and machine learning
- Lead cross-functional initiatives integrating analytics into business processes
- Oversee development, deployment, and monitoring of high-impact models
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on data strategy and innovation
- Represent Predictive Analytics in regulatory, audit, and governance forums
- Foster partnerships across the organization
Skills
- Ph.D. or Master's in a quantitative discipline
- 10+ years of experience in predictive modeling and machine learning
- 6+ years of experience leading strategic initiatives or mentoring senior-level peers
- Deep expertise in credit risk modeling and ML techniques
- Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and statistical tools (e.g., R, SAS)
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture and model lifecycle management
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Experience with regulatory compliance in financial services
- Experience in auto finance or consumer lending
- Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) and MLOps tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, etc.)
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package that includes 401(K) match, adoption assistance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive medical/ dental/vision and many nonstandard benefits that make us a Great Place to Work
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