Data Scientist (Vice President)

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

The Data Science Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness.

There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts strategic data analysis, identifies insights and implications and makes strategic recommendations, develops data displays that clearly communicate complex analysis.
• Deliver analytics initiatives to address business problems with the ability to determine data required, assess time & effort required and establish a project plan.
• Consults with business clients to identify system functional specifications and to solve complex system issues/problems through in-depth evaluation of business processes, systems and industry standards; recommends solutions.
• Leads system change process from requirements through implementation; provides user and operational support of application to business users.
• Formulates and defines systems scope and goals for complex projects through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry standards.
• Drives communication between business leaders and IT; exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.
• Conduct workflow analysis, business process modeling; develop use cases, test plans, and business rules; assist in user acceptance testing.
• Develop in-depth knowledge and proficiency of supported business areas and engage business partners in evaluating opportunities for process integration and refinement.
• Direct the communication of status, issue, and risk disposition to all stakeholders, including Senior Management.
• Direct the identification of risks which impact project delivery and ensure mitigation strategies are developed and executed when necessary.
• Develop strategies to reduce costs, manage risk, and enhance services.

Qualifications:

• MBA or Advanced Degree in Information Systems, Business Analysis / Computer Science.
• Substantial experience using tools for statistical modeling of large data sets.
• Process Improvement or Project Management experience.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Data Science

Time Type: Full time