Data-Scientist

Job Description

To plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy, with minimal guidance.

Role Purpose

This role will have a specific focus on liability insights, customer behaviour and advanced analytics. To plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy, with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Assess own performance through seeking timely, and clear feedback and request training where appropriate.
• Utilise, refine and enhance advanced statistical models and data analysis to inform decision making, liability price setting and address business needs.
• Contribute to creative business solutions, optimisation of processes and conduct statistical modelling and data analysis to inform strategic decisions, under limited supervision.
• Assist in the delivery of value-add outputs across the analytics value chain in delivery of business strategy.
• Implement localized Analytics strategy to address business needs, under limited supervision.
• Develop new insights into situations and apply innovative solutions to make organisational improvements.
• Focus on providing optimal services and improving service delivery processes to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships within FNB and/or across the FRG.
• Ensure compliance to legislative and audit requirements and adherence to relevant processes.
• Build working relationships across teams and functional lines to enhance work delivery, collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualification - Relevant Degree in Maths, Stats, Engineering, Computer Science, Econometrics, Physics or Actuarial Science

Preferred Qualification - Honours Degree

Experience - 3 - 5 years’ experience in a data analytics environment. Experience in pricing role advantageous

• Additional Knowledge - Deep domain knowledge with regards to financial services: Credit, Pricing, Marketing, CVM, Trading etc.
• Design thinking
• Concepts such as: Exploratory data analysis, Data Science Pipeline lines
• Data and Information Management topics e.g. structure, dimensions, storage
• Big data modelling
• Database management
• SQL, SAS, R (used for statistical analysis) or Python
• Machine learning experience will be advantageous.
• Data mining and data modelling
• Mathematical skills
• Probability and statistics
• Financial modelling
• Data visualisation and reporting

Job Details

Application Closing Date

02/07/24

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.