BluNOVA
Karen Maritz is a data science professional with extensive experience in risk and analytics, currently serving as the Head of Data Science at BluNOVA since July 2023. Previously, Karen held various roles at Truworths, culminating in the position of Divisional Manager: Risk & Analytics, where responsibilities included the development of predictive models for the credit lifecycle. Karen has also contributed as an external examiner for retail credit risk courses at North-West University, ensuring the quality of postgraduate education in credit scoring. Prior experience includes key roles in analytics at Real People, Xpert Decision System, and TransUnion, where Karen focused on developing customized analytical solutions and scorecards. Karen holds a M.Sc in Business Mathematics and Informatics, as well as a B.Sc in the same field, both achieved with Cum Laude honors from North-West University.
This person is not in any teams
BluNOVA
BluNOVA is the data consolidating, insight generating and decision-making business unit within SA Telecoms giant Blue Labels Telecoms (BLT), a company founded by Mark and Brett Levy in 2001 to bridge the gap in South Africa's economic inequality allowing everyone to interact and transact equally. As a company that holds massive amounts of transactional data, BluNOVA is the aspiration of the industry, helping the Group and key partners grow by through unique predictive algorithms. We deliver automated decisioning on actionable, growth insights. At BluNOVA, we’re creating an environment that nurtures great thinkers. Our workplace is a collaborative environment that feeds of the thrill of innovation. Benefits of working at BluNova: ⛳️🎉We encourage and promote social and teamwork relationships among our employees through frequent social events. 🌴🗼Annual leave days to take a well-deserved break 💃🕺We create a fun-filled environment where people feel passionate, safe, valued and cared for. We treat each other with respect and operate with authenticity and integrity! ❤️🩹⚕️Our employees' physical, mental, emotional & financial health is one of our priorities. We promote a healthy, balanced lifestyle by bringing various healthy initiatives to the workplace. 🥇🏆Our employees get rewarded in recognition of their efforts 🤑💰We offer competitive compensation that rewards high performance. ☁️We offer a unique cloud native architecture based on AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Matillion, PowerBI and FICO ☄️We work on the most unique, challenging and thrilling use cases. 🌈Our work assignments deliver social good while contributing to economic growth. We are based in Capital Hill in Morningside, contact us for more information on our company, offerings or partners, send an email to BluNovaInfo@blts.co.za or call 011 523 3000