Data Scientist – Technology and Enterprise Operations First Line Risk

M&T Bank Corporation; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware seeks a senior analytics leader to develop data-driven insights, oversee dashboards, and ensure data quality to support risk management decisions.

You will drive BI adoption, mentor teams, and apply AI-driven automation with Power BI Copilot, Python, and Copilot tools to elevate reporting efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of related experience.
• At least 1 year of managerial, supervisory, or team-lead experience.
• Experience with data visualization tools and dashboards.
• Proficiency in SQL and data modeling for reporting and analytics.
• Ability to leverage AI/automation to improve reporting and validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement analytics, validation, reporting, data visualization, and automation best practices.
• Publish BI dashboards/reports, analyze adoption, and report usage trends.
• Create access to ad-hoc analysis and self-service BI tools; train users.
• Query, structure, transform, and model data for dashboards and analytics.
• Lead descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive reporting and identify trends/outliers.
• Develop and maintain templates and themes aligned to audience needs and standards.
• Support continuous improvement in visualization and dashboard usability.
• Collaborate with data stakeholders to gather visualization requirements and insights.
• Leverage AI tools (Power BI Copilot, Python) to automate reporting and improve data quality.

Skills

SQL

Dashboards

Data visualization

Leadership

Data storytelling

AI automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Python

Copilot

Job description

This role is four days onsite at our Wilmington, DE location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week

Overview

Leads the development of data-driven insights through advanced analytics, process automation, and data visualization. Oversees the design and delivery of dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions that support informed business and risk management decisions. Validates and promotes adherence to data quality, metric governance, and visualization standards to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness of KRIs, KPIs, and other business metrics while driving continuous improvement.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and implement best practices for analytics, metric validation, reporting, data visualization, and process automation.
• Identify and implement best practices to navigate and publish Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards/reports; analyze and report on adoption and usage trends.
• Manage and participate in the creation of access to ad-hoc analysis and self-service BI tools; train organization on tool usage and maintain tool access.
• Use knowledge of programming languages to query, structure, transform, and model data for use in dashboards, reports, analytics, validation and automation solutions Apply expert knowledge of data management concepts, metadata, and data modeling practices to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data used in reporting and analytics.
• Manage and drive business insights through the development of descriptive, diagnostic, and predictive reporting through the selection of appropriate advanced visuals to identify trends and outliers.
• Use expert knowledge of visual perception principles to develop, maintain, and enhance templates, standards, and themes aligned to audience needs and organizational standards.
• Support and champion continuous improvement in visualization through the review and enhancement of dashboards and reports.
• Manage modification of dashboards/reports to ensure dynamic data and actionable items are presented in an understandable manner that meet the business needs.
• Partner with data stakeholders to gather visualization requirements and deliver actionable insights.
• Leverage AI-driven analytics and automation tools, including Microsoft Copilot, Power BI Copilot, Power Automate, and Python, to automate reporting processes, enhance data validation activities, improve data quality, and increase operational efficiency.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management. Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management. Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand. Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable. Complete other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 11 years higher education and/ or work experience, including a minimum of 7 years related experience
• Minimum of 1 year managerial, supervisory and/or work leadership experience
• Tactical experience with a minimum of one data visualization tool
• Experience designing and developing advanced dashboards/reports and data visualizations
• Expert knowledge of data visualization approaches
• Experience incorporating data storytelling into visualizations
• Experience using Structured Query Language (SQL) to analyze, extract, and transform data

Ideal Qualifications Preferred

• Tactical experience with multiple data visualization tools
• Experience driving business value through data visualizations
• Knowledge of data management concepts and terminology
• Advanced experience with data quality assurance, metric/KRI validation, model validation, data lineage analysis, and control effectiveness testing.
• Experience leveraging emerging AI technologies and automation tools to improve reporting processes, data validation activities, and operational efficiency.

M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $136,000.00 - $226,600.00 (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.

Location Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America

Great companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve.

M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

M&T’s affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust.

M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C.

For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers.

We are a bank for communities—combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution.

As an employer of choice, we are proud to offer competitive benefits ranging from medical and retirement to forty hours of paid volunteer time, each year.

Our core values – integrity, ownership, collaboration, curiosity, and candor – drive the work we do.

We seek to further build upon our record of success by bringing in top talent and fresh skill sets while continuing to support the growth and development of all our team members.

View M&T’s Human Capital Report to learn more.

M&T Bank is unwavering when it comes to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, age, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws.

M&T Bank Corporation has policies and procedures in place to promote a drug free workplace.