Senior Data Scientist: AI-Driven Analytics & Dashboards (Hybrid)

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

Job summary

M&T Bank in Wilmington, Delaware, is seeking a senior analytics professional to lead the development of data-driven insights through advanced analytics, dashboards, and automation. You will validate data quality, govern metrics, and drive continuous improvement while collaborating with data stakeholders.

The role combines on-site work four days a week with one day from home, uses SQL, Python, Power BI Copilot, and Power Automate to automate reporting, and requires strong leadership and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of related experience, or a combined minimum of 11 years higher education and/or work experience with at least 7 years related experience
• Minimum of 1 year managerial, supervisory and/or work leadership experience
• Tactical experience with at least one data visualization tool
• Experience designing and developing advanced dashboards/reports and data visualizations
• Expert knowledge of data visualization approaches
• Experience using SQL to analyze, extract, and transform data

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 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

Skills

Data visualization

Leadership / managerial experience

SQL

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Python

Copilot

Job description

M&T Bank in Wilmington, Delaware, is seeking a senior analytics professional to lead the development of data-driven insights through advanced analytics, dashboards, and automation. You will validate data quality, govern metrics, and drive continuous improvement while collaborating with data stakeholders.

The role combines on-site work four days a week with one day from home, uses SQL, Python, Power BI Copilot, and Power Automate to automate reporting, and requires strong leadership and data