Assistant Director - Data Scientist

HSBC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an Assistant Director - Data Scientist in Bengaluru to lead analytics delivery, model-building, and insights generation for strategic business decisions.

You will collaborate with coverage, product, and servicing teams, ensuring data quality and governance while advancing predictive analytics and AI-enabled workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree holder with solid experience in Data Science area within financial institutions OR PhD Degree holder with strong interest to develop their career in banking industry preferred.
• Working knowledge of Python (preferred), SQL or R; comfortable with data wrangling and basic statistics. Exposure to visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau) is a plus.
• Experience with disciplined coding practices and have a systems mindset
• Curious, structured problem-solver; able to spot patterns, test hypotheses, and communicate findings clearly.
• Can summarize analysis in plain language and produce well-structured materials for business audiences.
• Collaborative and dependable; able to work across time zones and manage tasks to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Analytics Delivery: Build and test analytical models for client profiling, segmentation, wallet sizing, customer value measurement, and growth use cases. Use approved AI tools, including agentic workflows, to support analysis and automation where relevant.
• Insight Generation & Storytelling: Translate analysis into clear recommendations, commercial implications, and practical next steps for frontline and CIB leadership.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Work with coverage, product, and servicing teams to understand needs, refine requirements, and support adoption of analytics outputs into business routines.
• Data & Quality Management: Partner with data engineering/technology to access data, improve data quality, document assumptions, and follow governance standards.
• Operational Excellence: Maintain robust model documentation, performance monitoring, and repeatable processes; contribute to reusable code and standard methodologies.
• Collaboration & Coaching: Support peer review, knowledge sharing, and best- practice guidance within the team.

Skills

Python

SQL

R

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree preferred

PhD degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role ofAssistant Director - Data Scientist

In this role, you will:

• Analytics Delivery: Build and test analytical models for client profiling, segmentation, wallet sizing, customer value measurement, and growth use cases. Use approved AI tools, including agentic workflows, to support analysis and automation where relevant.
• Insight Generation & Storytelling: Translate analysis into clear recommendations, commercial implications, and practical next steps for frontline and CIB leadership.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Work with coverage, product, and servicing teams to understand needs, refine requirements, and support adoption of analytics outputs into business routines.
• Data & Quality Management: Partner with data engineering/technology to access data, improve data quality, document assumptions, and follow governance standards.
• Operational Excellence: Maintain robust model documentation, performance monitoring, and repeatable processes; contribute to reusable code and standard methodologies.
• Collaboration & Coaching: Support peer review, knowledge sharing, and best- practice guidance within the team.

To be successful you will:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree holder with solid experience in Data Science area within financial institutions OR PhD Degree holder with strong interest to develop their career in banking industry preferred.
• Working knowledge of Python (preferred), SQL or R; comfortable with data wrangling and basic statistics. Exposure to visualization tools (Power BI/Tableau) is a plus.
• Experience with disciplined coding practices and have a systems mindset
• Curious, structured problem-solver; able to spot patterns, test hypotheses, and communicate findings clearly.
• Can summarize analysis in plain language and produce well-structured materials for business audiences.
• Collaborative and dependable; able to work across time zones and manage tasks to deadlines.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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