Senior Data Science Consultant

Experian; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global data and technology company is seeking a Senior Data Science / Analytics Consultant to join their Analytics team. This role involves designing analytics solutions for clients and requires expertise in credit risk management and analytics. Candidates should have strong analytical modelling experience, deep coding knowledge in Python, and familiarity with AWS. The position supports hybrid working and offers a competitive compensation package.

Benefits

Great compensation package

Core benefits including pension and healthcare

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Strong analytical modelling and consultancy experience gained in credit risk management or banking sector.
• Applied modelling and analytics experience to lead business decisions.
• Good stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design analytics solutions to client's problems in consumer lending and credit risk.
• Engage with clients to identify problems and deliver analytics solutions.
• Present proposals for analytics solutions to clients.

Skills

Analytical modelling

Consultancy experience

Credit risk decisioning

Python coding

Stakeholder management

AWS knowledge

Tools

SAS

R

Job description

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realise their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com

Job Description

We have a new vacancy for an experienced Senior Data Science / Analytics Consultant to join our Analytics team and support our cloud-based Ascend platform. You will partner with clients to understand their business, identify what data is required and how clients can best use Experian data analytics to improve business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design analytics solutions to client's problems in any area of consumer lending and credit risk management, using Experian analytics solutions.
• Engage in a consultative way with the client, to identify problems and define, design and deliver analytics solutions, with expertise in credit risk modelling and optimisation techniques.
• Present proposals to clients for analytics solutions, including recommendations.
• Provide consultancy on the potential 'bigger picture' strategies.
• Co-ordinate with Experian's Analytics Pre-Sales team to contribute to sales opportunities and support the conversion of sales prospects.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical modelling and consultancy experience gained in credit risk management or banking sector as a Consultant, Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer.
• Applied modelling and analytics experience to lead business decisions.
• Expertise in credit risk decisioning.
• Deep coding knowledge in Python with SAS or R.
• Good stakeholder management skills.
• Subject matter expert on the mechanics of consumer lending (risk, data usage, outcomes).
• Knowledge of Cloud / AWS.
• Product strategy experience desirable but not essential.

Additional Information

Benefits package includes:

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Great compensation package
• Core benefits include pension, Bupa healthcare, Sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

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