Data Scientist

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Standard Bank Group is a financial institution that offers banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, institutions and corporations in Africa and abroad.

JOB SUMMARY

QualificationsType of Qualification: First DegreeField of Study: Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or any other related field.Experience RequiredData & Analytics4-7 yearsExperience in working with unstructured data (e.g. Streams, images) Understanding of data flows, data architecture, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data. Using data mining to discover new patterns from large datasets. Implement standard and proprietary algorithms for handling and processing data. Experience with common data science toolkits, such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc.Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc. Proficiency in application of Structured and Unstructured Query languages e.g. SQL, Python, Power Query; QlikView; Tableau; R.Proven understanding of financial services data processes, systems, and products. Experience in technical business intelligence. Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles. Project management experience.Experience in building predictive models (credit scoring, propensity models, churn prediction, product recommendation, etc.)Candidates must demonstrate a strong and successful track record of leading high-performing data analytics teams, driving impactful business outcomes through advanced quantitative analysis and statistical modelling.Experience managing stakeholders translating technical concepts for business heads and executives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

REQUIRED SKILLS

Statistics, Big data and data analytics, Data engineering, Data visualization

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree