Nikolay Nikolov
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Talha Qayyum
I had the pleasure of working with Niko as my manager and leader of the Decision Science Team. His knowledge and expertise in the field is unparalleled, and his ability to lead and guide our team to success was impressive. He is a master at leveraging data to drive business decisions and his strategic vision has greatly contributed to the company's growth. It was an honor to work under his leadership and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-notch Head of Decision Science Team. Best Boss!!
Temi Afeye
Talk of working with soundest, smartest and humane, Nikolay embodies that for me. His approach to data science and analytics generally is through yet simple all the way prioritizing useful insights and business results. Working with him really pushed my growth curve farther than I imagined. Also, his leadership of a diverse yet cross functional department is sound, with clear priorities, communications and set goals. Thank you for the fun times and always rooting for you boss/friend.
Talha Qayyum
I had the pleasure of working with Niko as my manager and leader of the Decision Science Team. His knowledge and expertise in the field is unparalleled, and his ability to lead and guide our team to success was impressive. He is a master at leveraging data to drive business decisions and his strategic vision has greatly contributed to the company's growth. It was an honor to work under his leadership and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-notch Head of Decision Science Team. Best Boss!!
Temi Afeye
Talk of working with soundest, smartest and humane, Nikolay embodies that for me. His approach to data science and analytics generally is through yet simple all the way prioritizing useful insights and business results. Working with him really pushed my growth curve farther than I imagined. Also, his leadership of a diverse yet cross functional department is sound, with clear priorities, communications and set goals. Thank you for the fun times and always rooting for you boss/friend.
Talha Qayyum
I had the pleasure of working with Niko as my manager and leader of the Decision Science Team. His knowledge and expertise in the field is unparalleled, and his ability to lead and guide our team to success was impressive. He is a master at leveraging data to drive business decisions and his strategic vision has greatly contributed to the company's growth. It was an honor to work under his leadership and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-notch Head of Decision Science Team. Best Boss!!
Temi Afeye
Talk of working with soundest, smartest and humane, Nikolay embodies that for me. His approach to data science and analytics generally is through yet simple all the way prioritizing useful insights and business results. Working with him really pushed my growth curve farther than I imagined. Also, his leadership of a diverse yet cross functional department is sound, with clear priorities, communications and set goals. Thank you for the fun times and always rooting for you boss/friend.
Talha Qayyum
I had the pleasure of working with Niko as my manager and leader of the Decision Science Team. His knowledge and expertise in the field is unparalleled, and his ability to lead and guide our team to success was impressive. He is a master at leveraging data to drive business decisions and his strategic vision has greatly contributed to the company's growth. It was an honor to work under his leadership and I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a top-notch Head of Decision Science Team. Best Boss!!
Temi Afeye
Talk of working with soundest, smartest and humane, Nikolay embodies that for me. His approach to data science and analytics generally is through yet simple all the way prioritizing useful insights and business results. Working with him really pushed my growth curve farther than I imagined. Also, his leadership of a diverse yet cross functional department is sound, with clear priorities, communications and set goals. Thank you for the fun times and always rooting for you boss/friend.
Credentials
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INSEAD - Business Strategy and Financial Performance
INSEAD Executive EducationDec, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
SAS Programming 1: Essentials
SASNov, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques
SASNov, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Text Mining and Analytics (with Honors)
CourseraOct, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Introduction to Time Series Analysis
DataCampJun, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Foundations of marketing analytics
CourseraNov, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Foundations of strategic business analytics
CourseraOct, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Exploratory Data Analysis
CourseraMay, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
R Programming
CourseraApr, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox
CourseraMar, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Dataiku DSS Level 1
DataikuJun, 2019- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Renmoney
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Decision Science
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Jan 2021 - Present
Working as a department head reporting to c-level directly. Responsible for Data Science, Data Engineering and RPA. Built analytical capacity and deliverables consistency from scratch. OKRs, budgets and planning.Example Projects & Responsibilities:- Retail lending funnel optimization- Decision Engine migration- Data universe custodian- Application Probability of Default Models & recovery Models- Retention & loyalty strategies- Team development, budgets & planning, OKRs
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Centrycs
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Bulgaria
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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Data Science | Solutions Architecture | Project Management
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Jan 2018 - Present
Co-founder of a Data Science & BI consultancy company. Since 2020 worked as a contractor serving variety of industries & international clients, e.g.: ING, Takeda.Example Projects:- Marketing Strategeis Optimizations- Market Basket Analysis- IFRS9 Probabilty of Default Monitoring- Health-care sales time-series predicitons Co-founder of a Data Science & BI consultancy company. Since 2020 worked as a contractor serving variety of industries & international clients, e.g.: ING, Takeda.Example Projects:- Marketing Strategeis Optimizations- Market Basket Analysis- IFRS9 Probabilty of Default Monitoring- Health-care sales time-series predicitons
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Management Financial Group
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Bulgaria
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Analytics
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Oct 2016 - Jun 2017
11235Ltd Analytics team was acquired by the holding to provide on-site and ongoing support to the business leveraging data. 11235Ltd Analytics team was acquired by the holding to provide on-site and ongoing support to the business leveraging data.
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11235 Ltd.
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Business Consultancy
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Nov 2015 - Sep 2016
Progressed to analytical head of department. Consultancy role serving a portfolio of clients.Example Projects & Responsibilities:- Team development- In-house process improvement, best-practices documentation and deployment- Delivery of projects: Scorecards, diagnostic report - product canibalism, Risk-based Pracing, etc.
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Analytics Consultant
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Oct 2014 - Oct 2015
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Senior Risk Analyst
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May 2013 - Jun 2014
Senior Risk Analyst, New Acquisition, Credit & RiskProjects & Responsibilities:- Credit Decisioning strategies : methodologies, integration, monitoring- RBP methodologies and monitoring- FAI, PIR, Maximum Offer methodologies- Scorecard development & monitoring- Process optimization and enhancements - VBA, SAS Senior Risk Analyst, New Acquisition, Credit & RiskProjects & Responsibilities:- Credit Decisioning strategies : methodologies, integration, monitoring- RBP methodologies and monitoring- FAI, PIR, Maximum Offer methodologies- Scorecard development & monitoring- Process optimization and enhancements - VBA, SAS
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Experian
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Information Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Solutions Analyst
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Dec 2009 - Mar 2013
Progressed from intern, through analyst to solutions analyst and automation team lead. Client-facing Example Projects:- Application & Behavioral Scorecards, LGD & EAD model development- VBA Automations- On-site client analytical support Progressed from intern, through analyst to solutions analyst and automation team lead. Client-facing Example Projects:- Application & Behavioral Scorecards, LGD & EAD model development- VBA Automations- On-site client analytical support
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Education
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2016 - 2018
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Master's degree, Business Analytics / Data Science -
2005 - 2009
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General -
2000 - 2005
119 SOU Akademik Mihail Arnaudov
High School Diploma, Informatics and Mathematics -
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Coursera
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