Data Scientist Commercial Banking - Associate II

BBVA; España; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

BBVA is seeking a data scientist to join Commercial Banking Analytics in Madrid. You will design robust analytic solutions, manipulate large datasets, and translate findings for both analytical and non-analytical audiences.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, explore Generative AI opportunities like RAG, and implement production-ready models using Python, SQL, and PySpark, leveraging AWS Bedrock and cloud tools.

Formación

• 3+ years of professional experience in data science, BI, or consulting.
• Strong background in ML, NLP, time series, or graph analysis.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather needs and requirements.
• Develop clean, scalable analytic solutions for large datasets.
• Visualize results and present findings to analytical and non-analytical audiences.
• Prototype Generative AI solutions, including RAG, and support production deployment.

Conocimientos

Statistics

Machine learning

Python

SQL

PySpark

Data visualization

LLMs / Generative AI

English

Spanish

Educación

MSc in Statistics / CS / Applied Math

PhD (preferred)

Herramientas

AWS Bedrock

PySpark

Descripción del empleo

Excited to grow your career?BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.Learn more about the area:At BBVA we believe that Data is a main asset for achieving market differentiation. Commercial Banking Analytics is in charge of delivering value to the business units by participating in strategic projects that have a strong data component, or by creating actionable insights for optimizing the decision making processes at all levels of the Organization. Commercial Banking is a Global unit based in Madrid and interacts with other global departments and with local units all across BBVA’s footprint (Spain, Mexico, South America and Turkey).About the job:Key responsibilitiesCollaborate with key internal and external stakeholders to gather and understand needs and requirements.Develop clean, simple and creative code to manipulate large datasets.Design and implement robust analytic solutions ranging from basic statistical analysis to advanced machine learning / artificial intelligence models to cover the identified needs.Represent / visualize results in the most appropriate format and present your findings effectively to analytical and non-analytical audiences.Collaborate with IT teams to convert analytical proof of concepts into productive models.Contribute to the exploration and prototyping of Generative AI solutions, including RAG and agentic approaches, when appropriate for the business problem.Required Skills and ExperienceSolid foundations in areas like:Statistical analysis is a MUSTMachine learning for classification, regression and unsupervised tasks is a MUST (actual experience required). Reinforcement learning is a plusKnowledge of classical data science techniques (e.g. time series, NLP, graph analysis, optimization, signal and image processing) is a plusExperience prompting, fine-tuning, and evaluating LLMs is a plusFamiliarity with Generative AI concepts and architectures, including RAG, AI agents, agentic workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP), is a plusExperience with or exposure to cloud-based Generative AI platforms and tools, particularly AWS Bedrock, is a plusProgramming experience:Excellent programming skills and experience developing production-quality software.Experience with SQL, Python, PySpark (at least, two of them).Real experience in designing and implementing analytical solutions with different programming libraries.Knowledge of relevant data science tools and frameworks, including visualization and deep learning libraries.Experience with tools and platforms for building and integrating LLM- and agent-based applications, including cloud services such as AWS Bedrock.Business sense to put data in perspective, and extract meaningful conclusions.Ability to translate academic results from scientific papers into actionable solutions.Experience and knowledge of the financial industry.Natural inclination for sharing findings and engaging in problem-solving with teammates, helping them with their challenges, and asking for their help when needed.Advanced level of English and Spanish.3+ years of professional experience (data scientist, business intelligence, consulting…).Preferred QualificationsMSc/ PhD in a relevant field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or other related subject.Working knowledge of the financial industry products/services and operations.Proficiency in Spanish and English.Skills:Client Orientation, Empathy, Ethics, Innovation, Proactive Thinking