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Data Science Manager

Employer
Confidential
Location
Edinburgh
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
16 Jul 2021

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Employer Sector
Technology, ICT & Telecoms
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Travel
None
Job Type
Data Science
Data Science Manager - Edinburgh (Fully Remote Working Options)

Six Figure Package - Including comprehensive benefits

MBN are partnering with a leading digital bank in Edinburgh to help them appoint a Data Science Manager. The business are looking for a strong technical leader capable of managing a highly talented team of six Data Scientists.

The role will be about 10% hands on with more emphasis being put on leadership, stakeholder management and innovation. The team will have a specific remit of creating machine learning algorithms (Forecasting & Optimisation) for pricing recommendations across key products such as credit cards, loans and insurance products.

Key responsibilities

* Leading a team of specialists to apply industry best practice in data science so the bank leverages its data assets to meet the current and future needs of customers

* Engaging with external centres of excellence to identify opportunities for collaborative projects and bring in-house industry-leading best practice. Championing an environment of innovation and test and learn

* Embedding an engaging, challenging and supportive environment that delivers career development.

* Directing the design of predictive and prescriptive solutions aligned to priorities of the Analytics strategy

* Leading the design and delivery of analytical solutions that directly impact the customer, these solutions extend across personalisation, attribution, pricing and value modelling.

* Leading the design and development of modelling solutions within a multi-disciplinary team working in agile ways to deliver better outcomes for customers and improved financial returns

Required skills/ experience

* Strong quantitative analytics background preferably in retail markets retail financial services

* Extensive experience of using analytics to design, drive and deliver business strategies in a fast paced environment

* Experience managing a team of Data Scientists and being responsible for their output

* Expert knowledge of using machine learning to drive commercial benefits

* Able to influence key stakeholders and build relationships at all levels across the business

* Strong communication and presentation skills

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