ForMotiv Background

ForMotiv is a real-time digital behavioral science company. Our SaaS platform monitors user

behavior in web applications and delivers web-speed recommendations (<100ms) to improve

conversion rates, quantify risks, and reduce fraud. The behavioral data we capture and share

with customers is unique, 1st-party, and doesn’t contain any PII information. The ForMotiv

platform processes over 100 million monthly application journeys and drives value across a

variety of use cases for customers ranging from unicorn InsurTechs to Top 10 Insurance

Carriers. You’ll recognize our customer brands.

Job Description

We’re looking for a senior data scientist to join our data science team. We’re a high-growth

company, and this is a hands-on position that bridges the data science, engineering, and

account management teams. We’re actively creating turnkey behavioral data science products

and seeking a data scientist to drive customer solutions, uncover customer data trends, and

develop products. This is a rare opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a rapidly growing

international startup. As a senior data scientist, you will report to the Head of Data Science and

work directly with the data science, engineering, and account management teams.

Our tech stack runs entirely within AWS, and leverages serverless, container-based facilities to

create a highly performant and highly reliable service-based architecture.

Responsibilities:

 Listen to customer requirements and internal requests, query various data sources, mine

data for insights, package and present results in a way that makes a recommendation or

provides value for a customer

 Support the creation and maintenance of models in our predictive analytics ecosystem

 Assist senior data scientists and engineers in automating the movement and processing

of data in a real-time and batch Machine Learning environment.

 Work with our Account Management and Engineering teams to standardize and

productize valuable customer solutions

Qualifications:

 4 year computer science, statistics, or related degree (highly recommended, but may be

waived with relevant experience)

 5+ years of experience in data analytics or data science working with cloud technologies

(AWS experience is a plus)

 3+ years of experience solving data science problems in the Property &amp; Casualty

Industry (Auto, Home or Small Commercial)

 Strong mathematics and problem-solving skills

 Comfort communicating and presenting results to stakeholders and customers

 5+ years experience using Python; experience using tools such as Jupyter Notebooks,

Airflow, Spark, Hadoop/EMR, Sagemaker, S3, Glue, etc. a plus

 5+ years experience using SQL to analyze and combine data across a variety of sources

 Expertise in interacting with multiple data storage types and products, such as

S3,Postgres, Redshift, Snowflake, HDFS, etc.

 Self-motivated, proactive, organized and a willingness to learn (and be taught)

 You’re comfortable in a fast-paced, unstructured environment

 Eagerness to wear multiple hats and lend a hand to your teammates when called upon

Perks:

 Stock options with vested interest in growing the business

 Ground floor access to venture-backed technology start-up with global presence

 The chance to contribute to our growing culture and join a winning team

 Grow and advance in any number of potential roles including management

The 5 Cultural Characteristics we look for:

 Curiosity: You look at each day as an opportunity to learn something new, not as an

opportunity to prove what you already know.

 Work ethic: You look at each day as an opportunity to get better for yourself and your

team

 Empathy: You care how others feel around you, and you have the capacity to

understand

their points of view.

 Teachable: You know your strengths and weaknesses and you aren’t afraid to ask for

help; everybody you work with is smarter than you about something; willing to learn from

everybody and willing to accept that you can always improve the way YOU work.

 Integrity: You have the judgment to do the right thing even when it’s not in your own self-

interest

About ForMotiv:

ForMotiv is the first Digital Behavioral Intelligence (DBI) platform. Using advanced, explanation-

based predictive behavioral analytics, ForMotiv gives organizations unprecedented levels of

insight into their users, leading to increased conversions, better digital experiences, and

reduced risk and fraud. We’re well financed and have earned the business of some of the

world’s most well-respected financial services companies. We’re a scrappy, collaborative group

that is open to challenging each other and believe in learning something new everyday.

Job Type: Full-time Remote