Senior People Analytics Scientist & Insights Leader

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 31,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi, a global bank, invites aSenior Data Scientist to join the HR Data Science team in Chennai, India. The role emphasizes end-to-end analytics, data engineering, and stakeholder-ready dashboards, enabling high-impact workforce decisions across Citi’s global footprint.

The candidate will lead analytics projects with autonomy, leveraging advanced data science methods and GenAI tools while mentoring junior staff and aligning analyses with business strategy.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in quantitative/data analytics
• Ability to translate technical findings for stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience with data quality and data management in financial services
• Strong analytical capabilities and business impact focus

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, complex data sets to support business strategies
• Build data apps and dashboards for senior stakeholders
• Transform and model data using SQL and Python, including ML/automation
• Document data requirements and cleaning processes for reproducibility
• Apply GenAI tools to manage multiple analytics workstreams
• Lead analytics projects end-to-end with minimal oversight
• Mentor junior team members and develop team capability

Skills

Data storytelling

Communication

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Financial services domain

Education

Master’s degree or quantitative equivalent

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle SQL

Python

LLMs

Job description

Citi, a global bank, invites aSenior Data Scientist to join the HR Data Science team in Chennai, India. The role emphasizes end-to-end analytics, data engineering, and stakeholder-ready dashboards, enabling high-impact workforce decisions across Citi’s global footprint.

The candidate will lead analytics projects with autonomy, leveraging advanced data science methods and GenAI tools while mentoring junior staff and aligning analyses with business strategy.