Decision Science Lead: Strategic Analytics & AI Insights

Truist; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k plan with company match

Paid vacation and sick days

Job summary

Truist develops a strategic Decision Science leadership role to drive data-informed decisions across strategy, product, technology and data teams. You will oversee analytics initiatives from data exploration to model development, delivering insights that improve decision-making and business performance.

The role requires business acumen, executive communication, and the ability to translate analyses into clear recommendations for leaders.

Qualifications

• The incumbent must demonstrate a combination of academic aptitude, quantitative skills, business acumen, working knowledge of transaction processing application software, application processing systems, and collection inventory systems, strategic and creative thinking, and excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and 7+ years of experience in Banking, Finance, Decision/Data Science, Analytics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics or Engineering, or equivalent education and related training or experience
• 4+ years of decision science/analytics project management experience with a diverse project focus and demonstrated results
• Must act as role model, able to perform in a cross‑functional and collaborative team environment focused on supporting business partners with enhanced insights
• Demonstrated ability to engage and manage a diverse set of internal business partners, product sets, and projects, connecting insights with execution and business impact
• Innovative and strategic thinker with ability to connect to practical application, providing leadership on target initiatives, with a strong bias to action and focus on quantifiable business impact

Responsibilities

• Mentor and scale impact analyses across banking channels and products.
• Lead targeted decision science projects using quantitative methods including ML.
• Foster cross-level communication with LOB leaders and senior managers.
• Translate data insights into clear, actionable business recommendations.
• Champion repeatable, timely analytics delivery and tool usage.
• Manage multiple projects with tight deadlines and resource alignment

Skills

SAS

SQL

Python

R

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Oracle

DB2

SAS E-Miner

Toad

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education

Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

SAS

SQL

Toad

Tableau

MicroStrategy

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

R

Python

SAS E-Miner

IBM DB2

Oracle

Job description

Truist develops a strategic Decision Science leadership role to drive data-informed decisions across strategy, product, technology and data teams. You will oversee analytics initiatives from data exploration to model development, delivering insights that improve decision-making and business performance.

The role requires business acumen, executive communication, and the ability to translate analyses into clear recommendations for leaders.