Remote Senior Credit Model Development Lead

Synchrony; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony is seeking an experienced ACM model development professional in Stamford, CT to contribute to the design, development and validation of credit account management models. You will build and validate models, collaborate with risk and analytics partners, and drive automation using AWS, Python and Tableau.

The role requires hands‑on data science experience (Python, Spark, SageMaker, H2O, SAS) and strong communication skills to present insights to business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, data science or a related quantitative field.
• Approximately 4+ years of hands‑on experience as a model developer or model validator in financial services, credit risk, or fraud analytics.
• 4+ years of hands‑on technical experience with data science tools/environments such as Python, Spark, AWS SageMaker, H2O, SAS.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present analytical findings and complex modeling concepts to diverse audiences.
• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands‑on data collection, data cleansing, model development to support ACM model projects.
• Partner with Model Risk Management on model validations, annual reviews, and ongoing assessments.
• Analyze model performance and explain model behavior to business stakeholders.
• Utilize advanced ML techniques to perform data mining for customer risk analysis and profiling.
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive model documentation required to meet regulatory and compliance standards.
• Lead automation initiatives using AWS, Python, Tableau, and related tools.
• Build expertise in Synchrony’s data warehouse and analytics ecosystem.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Skills

Python

AWS

Machine Learning

GenAI

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Mathematics/Data Science

Tools

SAS

Spark

H2O

SageMaker

Tableau

Job description

Synchrony is seeking an experienced ACM model development professional in Stamford, CT to contribute to the design, development and validation of credit account management models. You will build and validate models, collaborate with risk and analytics partners, and drive automation using AWS, Python and Tableau.

The role requires hands‑on data science experience (Python, Spark, SageMaker, H2O, SAS) and strong communication skills to present insights to business stakeholders.