Job Description:We are looking for a "Senior Analytics Consultant" for a leading global information services company. Requirements: • The role requires that you have a strong background in machine learning and data mining. A proven track record in project leadership and stakeholder management is essential. You will be a team player who is eager to both teach and learn on a daily basis, who is proactive and self-motivated and has excellent communication skills. • Degree or equivalent standard, with a high numeric content e.g. Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Econometrics, Operational Research from top universities. Degree in Data Science is a plus, • 4 - 6 years of work experience preferably in analytics and consultancy related areas. Proven experience of managing and delivering high quality data analytics, • Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills, • Strong organizational and leadership skills. Ability to cope and deliver excellent results in a high-performance environment, • Ability to build and maintain solid long-term relationships, • Ability to work independently and proactively. Problem solver who proposes innovative solutions, able to shape and define solutions matched to requirements, • Good knowledge and experienced in business unit products and operations especially in Banking and Telecommunications sectors (i.e. Credit risk management, Customer management experience, Data management, Basel Accord, IFRS9, Collections, etc.) • Excellent PC skills, especially in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel, • Experience in programming and data preparation (SAS, SPSS, SQL, proficiency in Python and preferably in some of R, Scala, C/C++ or similar). Good knowledge and experience with several learning techniques such as clustering, regression, neural networks, SVMs, trees, and ensemble methods such as random forests and boosting, • Fluency in written and spoken English, • Experience in achieving and being tracked on financial targets is a plus. Responsibilities: • Engage in a consultative way with clients to identify problems and define, design, and deliver analytical solutions, • Define and design solutions for the whole customer lifecycle and for regulatory parameter estimation and validation projects based on Decision Analytics best practice solutions and present these to clients, • Suggest market adequate solutions in the analytics and regulatory area and take responsibility for producing proposals, • Demonstrate good project management skills and act as a project leader for delivering analytical projects, • Prioritize workloads and provide mentoring and guidance to Data Analysts, • Develop strong working relationships with managers and executives within client organizations to add value to client's business and achieve project objectives, • Seek out opportunities that help grow the business, • Actively contribute to winning new business from new and existing customers - nurture and enhance existing client relationships; identify and progress opportunities to enhance existing solutions and cross sell other products and services, • Identify opportunities to deliver analytical projects to clients and conduct feasibility studies in support of sales activities, • Proactive and regular communication with Sales team to identify and progress on opportunities.
