Strategic Banking Data Scientist: AI & Insights

UnionBank; Pasig; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

UnionBank seeks a Data Scientist to translate business challenges into data-driven solutions, leveraging statistical analysis and ML to support strategic decisions. You will collaborate with stakeholders, design scalable analytics, and deploy models that drive revenue growth and risk management.

The role emphasizes governance, data quality, and regulatory compliance while enabling digital transformation across the bank. Strong technical and communication skills are essential to succeed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
• Experience in data science and ML in financial services or regulated industries.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL and Power BI.
• Experience with ML frameworks TensorFlow or Keras.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand challenges and define data-driven solutions.
• Lead and manage data science initiatives, including scoping and delivery planning.
• Explore, document, and assess data sources ensuring data quality.
• Design, develop, validate, and deploy ML/AI models aligned with business goals.
• Apply ML and analytics methods with domain knowledge to build scalable solutions.
• Promote ML Development Lifecycle best practices and governance.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Power BI

TensorFlow

Keras

Statistical modeling

Data visualization

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Power BI

TensorFlow

Keras

Job description

UnionBank seeks a Data Scientist to translate business challenges into data-driven solutions, leveraging statistical analysis and ML to support strategic decisions. You will collaborate with stakeholders, design scalable analytics, and deploy models that drive revenue growth and risk management.

The role emphasizes governance, data quality, and regulatory compliance while enabling digital transformation across the bank. Strong technical and communication skills are essential to succeed.