Specialist, Scoring and Modeling

Fairstone; London; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization in London, Ontario, is seeking a Specialist, Scoring & Modeling. This role requires leading model development initiatives focusing on credit risk scorecards, utilizing techniques like Decision Trees and Machine Learning. Ideal candidates have at least 4 years of analytics experience in a financial context, strong statistical knowledge, and proficiency in data tools such as SAS and Excel. The position fosters a collaborative environment and emphasizes communication skills.

Benefits

Recognition as a Great Place to Work Canada

Equal opportunity employer policies

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in analytics and predictive modeling within the financial services industry.
• Demonstrated understanding of credit risk model development, validation, and monitoring techniques.
• Strong knowledge of statistical techniques and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead model development projects using various modeling techniques.
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze raw data using SAS.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive model documentation.

Skills

Analytics

Predictive modeling

Statistical techniques

Communication

Data manipulation

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

Be part of our talented and growing team! We are currently looking for a Specialist, Scoring & Modeling, to join our team reporting to the Director, Scoring, Modeling and Originations.

As a Specialist, Scoring & Modeling, you will lead model development initiatives and provide critical support in data preparation, statistical modeling, model implementation, and model monitoring.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

• Lead model development projects, with focus on credit risk scorecards, using various modeling techniques including Decision Trees, Logistic Regression and Machine Learning algorithms
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze raw data using mainly SAS to deliver timely, value-added insights for scoring initiatives
• Develop and maintain comprehensive model documentation that adheres to regulatory standards
• Support operational model implementation by liaising with related parties to ensure the models are deployed accurately and promptly
• Develop, maintain, and review model monitoring and validation reports and provide insight into model performance with respect to a given business use case
• Take lead in liaising with external partners such as credit bureaus and modeling consultants, to ensure credit bureau data needs and analytic requirements are met
• Keep abreast of new statistical and machine learning techniques and tools, and industry best practices to predictive modeling
• Provide technical guidance, proactive support, and data-driven recommendations to management from predictive modeling perspective
• Effectively communicate and present key findings to both technical and non-technical internal business stakeholders leveraging visualization tools and techniques

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum 4 years of hands‑on experience in analytics and predictive modeling within the financial services industry, ideally in a Credit Risk Analytics environment
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Engineering, or Mathematics
• Demonstrated understanding of credit risk model development, validation, and monitoring techniques
• Strong knowledge of statistical techniques and concepts (regression, gradient boosting, neural networks, clustering, etc.) with the skill to determine the appropriateness of a technique for a given business problem
• Strong data science capabilities, with proven experience in manipulating data using SAS, SQL, or Python
• Experience working with large-scale databases, data mining, and data warehousing
• Familiarity with Canadian raw credit bureau data is considered a strong asset
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, index-match functions) and familiarity with Microsoft Access or other database tools
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across all levels of the organization

**This role is vacant**

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Time Type: Full time Job Type:Permanent