Senior Risk Analyst (Advanced Analytics/Data Science)

Senior Risk Analyst - Advanced Analytics/Data Scientist

This role will require you to work from our client's Swindon office 1-2 days per month.

Our client is one of the UK's leading financial services organisations, currently recruiting for a Senior Risk Analyst to join their award winning and thriving Retail Modelling team.

As a Senior Analyst, with the support of a Risk Manager, you will be responsible for leading projects relating to the ongoing development, maintenance and monitoring of Risk decision models/advanced analytical tools across multiple cycles (Application, Behavioural and Collections/Recoveries), Economic Crime and Affordability for all our client's Retail lending portfolios.

Hands-on advanced analytic/data science experience and understanding will be essential, as the role will involve developing and executing innovative solutions to complex business problems.

Capability to translate complex issues into a more palatable form for a less technical audience will also be critical to ensure productive relationships with key stakeholders. Furthermore, a strong understanding of a model development process will be required to ensure accurate project plans and delivery of projects to time. As well as traditional model development techniques, including regression modelling, use of cutting-edge Machine Learning techniques will also feature within model development and maintenance.

To be successful in this role, you'll hold experience in the following:

• Have experience in delivering data science/advanced analytics tools using coding in SAS/Python/R or similar
• Have a strong quantitative degree from a Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related subject
• Be a highly motivated, creative and industrious individual capable of working on a combination of different activities at once
• Have a track record of providing innovative and creative advanced analytical/modelling to address complex business problems
• Have strong communication and influencing skills, able to quickly build and maintain good working relationship with a range of diverse stakeholders

In return, you will get access to a fantastic reward package including:

• A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, the company will top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through a salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday

Please apply online for consideration and to join an inclusive workplace where you feel empowered to contribute.

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