Senior consultant-Business Analytics

Allianz; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Services in India is seeking an experienced Data Scientist to apply quantitative methods to solve business problems in a commercial setting. The role requires expertise in data mining, ML techniques, and ML ops with strong Python programming skills.

The candidate should demonstrate excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and first-principles problem solving, with a track record of delivering practical analytics solutions that influence business decisions.

Qualifications

• A degree in a highly quantitative field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in a Data Scientist role applying Data Science methods to real-world business problems.
• Experience using data mining, statistical methods and ML techniques.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with audiences at all levels.
• Good understanding of ML ops and strong Python programming skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise effectively and manage competing resources and demands.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret data and report insights.
• Strong ability to build relationships with stakeholders and service providers.
• First principles problem solving with a curious, creative mind-set.
• Consulting and influencing skills to co-create strategy with business stakeholders.
• Experience with innovative development practices and rapid data science prototypes.

Skills

Data mining

Machine learning

Python

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

First principles thinking

Generative AI

Agentic AI development

ML ops

Education

Quantitative degree

Postgraduate studies preferred

Job description

KEY REQUIREMENTS -

A degree in a highly quantitative field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent, postgraduate studies preferred
Demonstrated experience in a Data Scientist role, applying Data Science Methods to solve real-world business problems within a commerical setting.
Experience using data mining, statistical methods and machine-learning techniques.
Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity to provide pragmatic commerical solutions which meet stakeholder expectations.
Excellent verbal and written communication skilss, capable of communicating with audiences at all levels with clarity, impact and influence.
Good understanding of ML ops and strong Python programming skills.
Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resuources and demands.
Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret a range of data, identify patterns, trends and links that inform judgements and solutions and report accordingly.
Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships internally and externally with stakeholders, intermediaries and service providers.
Highly developed 'first principles' problem-solving skills, combined with a curious and creative mind-set.
Highly developed consulting and influencing skills, demonstrating the ability to co-create strategy and valuable analytical solutions with key business stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability in innovative development practices, able to generate data science prototypes repaidly using relevant techniques.

Significant experience in data science and analytics, general insurance, and predictive modelling such as quote conversion, customer retention, with ML techniques, acquired in a complex, matrixed General Insurer.

Requirements added by the job poster

• 5+ years of work experience with Data Science
• 1+ years of work experience with Agentic AI Development
• 2+ years of work experience with Generative AI

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101892 | Data & AI | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Services | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer. We are united by a shared commitment: to put our customers first and at the center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions. Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our customers and for the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, Allianz expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.