Our client is an instantly recognisable household name with the Financial Services industry. They are seeking a high calibre Data Scientist within their growing and impressive Data Science team. In recent years they have led the way in the creation of wealth management products and services for their customers. Due to this expansion in their offering and associated customer acquisition, they are seeking a Data Science Manager in order to provide increased visibility to the firm through insightful analytics based activity.
The Role:
- Proactively enable Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives
- Work with stakeholders throughout the organization to identify opportunities for leveraging company data to drive business solutions.
- Mine and analyse data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies
- Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
- Develop custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
- Develop strong business relationships and providing strategic advice
- Use predictive modelling to increase and optimize customer experience
- Must have 2+ years of experience in data science, applied statistics, machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI)
- An academic background in statistics, mathematics, computer science, actuarial studies or similar is required
- Experience in advanced analytics, Data Science or AI solutions is highly valued.
- It will be advantageous to have worked with Databricks
- A high level of proficiency in Python and SQL is required
- Mastery of calling APIs, ingesting data, transforming data, performing data analysis,
- Demonstrated clear and thorough logical and analytical thinking, as well as problem-solving skills
- Highly competitive salary - $165k package plus 10% bonus
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
- Ability to grow in the role and develop your career in data science
- The use and application of pioneering technologies and methodologies
- Progressive role in one of Australia’s leading financial services institutions