Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America and is recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®.

In This Role You Will

Design, develop and deploy advanced statistical or machine learning models for credit risk, pricing, collections, fraud, and other high‑impact business use cases that drive better data‑driven decisions

Lead end‑to‑end delivery of data science initiatives from problem framing and model design through deployment, monitoring and ongoing maintenance

Partner with cross‑functional teams including Portfolio Strategy, Engineering, Product, Underwriting, Sales and Collections to integrate models into our applications, and proactively identify and solve problems in critical business areas

Define and set standards for model development, code quality, and documentation; guide technical design decisions across the team

Act as a technical mentor to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and rigorous analytical standards

Communicate complex technical concepts and business implications to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Build and maintain production machine learning pipelines and monitoring systems to ensure models are reliable, scalable and continuously improving

Why You Should Apply

Mission driven company: Forward is a trusted source of fast, flexible funding for small businesses that have often been underserved by traditional financing options. When you join the team,



you will help ensure all small businesses have access to the financial support they need to succeed.

Flexibility is a top priority: Our employees are empowered to choose where they want to work (whether that’s from home, in the office, or a combination of both) with flexible hours.

Role Requirements

8+ years of hands‑on model development and deployment experience using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques such as generalized linear models, gradient boosting and deep learning

Deep experience in building and deploying credit risk models, especially underwriting models, in the fintech, lending or financial services industry is highly preferred

Experience with real‑time models, decisioning engines, and production‑grade machine learning pipelines is preferred

Expert in Python, SQL and Git

Experience with workflow orchestration tools, such as Metaflow is preferred

Experience deploying and managing models within a cloud platform (AWS, SageMaker)

Strong foundation in statistics and machine learning, and knowledge of experimental design

Excellent project management and communication skills

Robust critical thinking and problem‑solving ability

Nice to have experience: cloud data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks), Arize, Metaflow, SageMaker, decision engines (e.g. Taktile), feature stores (e.g. Tecton)

Bachelor's degree in Financial/Applied Math,



Operations Research, Economics, and/or Statistics. Masters/PhD is a plus

Compensation
Annual Salary: $174,000 - $220,000 CAD

Annual Bonus: You have the potential to earn an additional 12% annual bonus

Total Rewards

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible time‑off policy

Paid parental leave

RRSP match

Wellness reimbursement

Volunteering days

Annual professional development budget

Charitable donation match

Our Core Values

Drive the Mission: We believe in financial opportunity for underserved small businesses. We say “yes” when others say “no.”

Keep It Real: We value direct communication, candid feedback, and authenticity. We are an open book.

Act With Kindness: We create an environment where caring is cool and helping is the norm. We do the right thing.

Shoot for Extraordinary: We are inspired by innovative thinking and continuous improvement. We never settle for yesterday’s best.

Equal Opportunity Employment Information
It is the policy of Forward Financing to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, religion, national origin, status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Please let us know should you require any accommodations. As part of our commitment to a streamlined and equitable hiring experience, we use AI tools to assist with candidate screening and assessment.

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📌 Lead Data Scientist (Manitoba)
🏢 Forward Financing
📍 Manitoba