Senior Data Scientist - United Kingdom - Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria

Verified Company

United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are currently recruiting for multiple Data Scientists to join our growing Digital Technology capability.

As part of our team, you will support our Financial Services clients to create solutions to optimise their digital strategy.

Our team works with banks,building societies and other financial organisations to achieve digital transformations in a changing regulatory environment.

You will also be encouraged to be one of the intellectual owners of the Data Science intellectual property within the community ofexperts.

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

What you will be doing:

Formulate a data science business strategy in conjunction with the data science community.
Be one of the recognised industry specialists advising and consulting within the data science and analyst community on complex data science solutions and insights.
Lead multiple concurrently virtual (matrix) teams of diverse specialists.
Develop, support, educate, and promote our solution capabilities in data science within the data analyst/data science community.
Lead the broader Data Scientist and Data Analyst community to identify and deliver opportunities to support the customer's strategic direction through better use of our data.
Embed new data techniques into the business through role modeling, training and design oversight
Support the processes of pilots and proof of concept delivery to prove opportunities and develop business cases to drive those opportunities; influencing stakeholders and gaining stakeholder support across the bank as required
Good knowledge of leadingedge analytical techniques coupled with a good understanding of the bank operations, revenue drivers, risks, and key customer interactions across all franchises.
Work with the broader Innovation teams to explore and contextualize new techniques and tools
Work with Data Innovation Delivery to pilot new ideas in proof of concept, and subsequently larger projects

What you'll bring:

Proven experience in a Financial Service/Banking environment
Good understanding of the bank across all franchises and functions from a business and data perspective.
Experience in data science techniques for the pragmatic implementation of Machine Learning, Artificial
Intelligence, and multivariant analysis techniques.
Experience of tools used to deploy advanced techniques (R, Impala, SAS, Python, Spark) within a structured and unstructured data environment.
Ability to lead a team of analysts and scientists in a technically complex environment.
A problem solver having the ability to clarify and simplify complex solutions to achieve business insights.

It would be great if you had:

An ability to see the bigger picture, understanding where activities are inter-related while ensuring dependencies are clear and appropriately managed to achieve success.
Adaptable and flexible to new work requests and highly demanding priorities.
Honed abilities to motivate and support others to achieve a common business goal.
Good data storyteller that explains the data science to nondata scientists.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you

Empolyment Type Full-time Permanent

Location UK Wide

Security Clearance Level PES4

Internal Recruiter Annecia

Salary up to £70,000

Benefits 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about our company?

Our Specialist Private Sector team are experienced in a range of different markets including Banking, Insurance, Retail, Travel, Transport and Utilities.

We help our customers develop, deliver and operationalise their digital transformation strategies. Wework in true partnership with our customer, gaining a deep understanding of their business and technology issues.
Our capabilities and credentials across Private Sector markets enable the design, delivery and management of business transformation programmes.

We help our clients respond to changing customer demands, keep ahead of the competition, and safeguard their systemsfrom evolving business and technology risks.