Data Scientist Job at Stanbic IBTC Bank

Stanbic IBTC Bank is a leading African banking group focused on emerging markets globally. It has been a mainstay of South Africa's financial system for 150 years, and now spans 16 countries across the African continent.

Standard Bank is a firm believer in technical innovation, to help us guarantee exceptional client service and leading edge financial solutions. Our growing global success reflects our commitment to the latest solutions, the best people, and a uniquely flexible and vibrant working culture. To help us drive our success into the future, we are looking for resourceful individuals to join our dedicated team at our offices.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Data Scientist

Job ID: 80412006_80333171
Job Location: Lagos
Job Schedule: Full-time
Business Segment: Insurance & Asset Management

Job Description

• Assist in applying data mining techniques and conduct statistical analysis to large, structured and unstructured data sets to understand and analyse phenomena.
• Model business problems, discovering insights and opportunities through statistical, algorithmic, machine learning and visualisation techniques, working closely with clients, data and technology teams to turn data into critical information used to make sound business decisions.

Qualification

• First Degree.

Experience:

• Proven experience in Machine Learning and AI
• Proven experience in Python development.
• Experience in working with unstructured data (e.g. Streams, images)
• Understanding of data flows, data architecture, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data.
• Understanding of financial services data processes, systems, and products. Experience in technical business intelligence.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles.
• Experience in building models (credit scoring, propensity models, churn, etc.).
• Experience with common data science toolkits, such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc.
• Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc.

Behavioural Experience:

• Providing Insights
• Examining Information
• Articulating Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data

Technical Experience:

• Python Programming and Modelling
• Working knowledge of ML DevOps
• Research and Information Gathering
• Data Analysis
• Database Administration.