Data Scientist II

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada); Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Data Scientist to translate business challenges into data-driven solutions. The role involves utilizing programming languages like Python and SQL to analyze data, visualize insights, and collaborate with various stakeholders. Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience and a relevant undergraduate degree, with a preference for advanced degrees. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Savings and retirement programs

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Reward and recognition programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience with Python, SQL, PySpark.
• Fraud or Financial Crimes experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Translate business problems to viable data science solutions.
• Visualize insights from data for decision-makers.
• Collaborate with data and business analysts to develop solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

PySpark

Data Visualization

Statistical Analysis

Education

Undergraduate degree in math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science

Graduate's degree preferred

Job description

• Understand business context and data infrastructure and translate business problems to viable data science solutions.
• Use a wide range of programing languages (e.g. Python) and techniques for extracting and preparing data, applying statistics and various advanced analytics, along with business acumen to extract insights from the big data.
• Visualize insights from the data to tell and illustrate stories that clearly convey the meaning of results to decision-makers and stakeholders at every level of technical understanding.
• Collaborate with other partners, such as data and business analysts, software engineer, data engineers, and application developers to develop scalable and sustainable data science solutions that retains long term benefit to the business.

SHAREHOLDER

• Solicit and offer ideas for improving business processes through insights with the objective of improving effectiveness and efficiency.
• Educate the organization on approaches, such as testing hypotheses and statistical validation of result.
• Help the organization understand the principles and the math behind the scientist process to drive organizational alignment.
• Translate up to date information into continuous improvement activities that enhance performance.
• Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for our business area.
• Ensure respective programs / policies / practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities.
• Participate in cross-functional / enterprise / initiatives as a subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations.
• Monitor service, productivity and assess efficiency levels within own function and implement continuous process / performance improvements where opportunities exist.
• Lead / facilitate and / or implement actions / remediation plans to address performance / risk / governance issues.
• Actively manage relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and / or control functions and ensure alignment with enterprise and / or regulatory requirements.
• Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues / points of interest.
• Provide thought leadership and / or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
• Keep current on emerging trends / developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
• Keep others informed and up to date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area / function and the bank, both internally and / or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH :

• Work autonomously within a specialized business management function and may provide work direction to others.
• Provide seasoned specialized knowledge, advice and / or guidance to various stakeholders and team members.
• Scope of role may have enterprise impact.
• Focus on short to medium - term issues (e.g. 6-12 months)
• Undertake and complete a variety of complex projects and initiatives requiring specialist knowledge and / or the integration of cross functional processes within own area of expertise.
• Oversee and / or independently perform tasks from end to end.
• Generally, reports to a Senior / Manager role.

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

• Minimum 2 years experience with Python, SQL, PySpark,
• Fraud or Financial Crimes experience is an asset
• Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (e.g., math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science) Graduate's degree preferred with either progressive project work experience

Who We Are :

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches / stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information :

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.