{"id":91843,"date":"2026-03-05T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/senior-data-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:00:46","slug":"senior-data-officer","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/senior-data-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Data Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>\tLead development of proprietary models for assessing SMEs and startups.<br \/>\n\tBuild a scalable data infrastructure to collect, aggregate and analyze data across pipeline and portfolio companies.<br \/>\n\tDevelop tools and APIs to strengthen data capabilities across portfolio companies.<br \/>\n\tPartner with leadership to align data products with investment strategy.<br \/>\n\tEvaluate pipeline and portfolio companies on data quality, systems and technical capacity.<br \/>\n\tAdvise, coach and support portfolio founders to strengthen their data management systems.<br \/>\n\tOversee tech stack, architecture and data governance across Renew Capital\u2019s innovation agenda.<br \/>\n\tEnsure repeatable, transparent and compliant models that support scaling investments across Africa.<br \/>\n\tRepresent Renew Capital externally as a thought leader in data science and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Preferred Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\t8+ years in data science, ML\/AI, or fintech, with experience in modeling, scoring or analytics.<br \/>\n\tProven ability to build and lead high-performing tech teams.<br \/>\n\tAdvanced degree in a quantitative field (CS, Statistics, Math, Engineering, Economics) preferred.<br \/>\n\tHands-on with Python, SQL, R, ML frameworks and cloud data platforms.<br \/>\n\tTrack record building production-grade ML models (credit scoring, fraud detection, risk analysis, etc.).<br \/>\n\tUnderstanding of African (or similar markets) fintech and SME ecosystems.<br \/>\n\tStrong communicator able to translate technical models into business outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>renewcapital.bamboohr.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/renewcapital.bamboohr.com","_company_name":"Renew Capital","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"At Renew Capital, we see opportunities in Africa where others, too often, only notice the problems. We invest, rather than provide handouts, by finding promising businesses, connecting them to a global network of investors and growing them into world-class companies. We do this because we believe th... read moreat many growing businesses, together, create the engine that lifts entire nations out of poverty. Our ambition is to become the best middle market investment firm in Africa. We\u2019re looking to hire those who embody our values and get excited about our vision for a prosperous Africa with growing businesses, thriving nations and a legacy of investment. Our organizational values are intelligence, integrity, beauty and grit.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[692],"job-categories":[724,693,720,719,700],"job-types":[687],"class_list":{"0":"post-91843","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-nairobi","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/91843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=91843"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=91843"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=91843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}