Data Scientist / Lead Analyst

At Citi, we are monitoring transactions across traditional and emerging platforms. We work globally with partners in business, compliance, and investigations to provide best in class experience for our customers while identifying potential risk to the firm.

The ideal candidate is a problem solver, equipped with proven analytical skills suited to approach varied challenges in complex environments. Adept at creative and critical thinking, can deconstruct the problem and transform personal insights into solutions.

As a Data Intelligence & Analytics Lead Data Science Analyst, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to enterprise wide challenges. You will work in a collaborative environment that values your insight, encourages you to take on new responsibilities, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation.

Responsibilities:

The Lead Data Science Analyst must demonstrate critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, analytical and problem-solving abilities, hands-on intelligence led data analysis skills, network analysis acumen. The candidate must be able to apply these abilities to detect non-obvious risks, champion and implement ideas to increase detection. The candidate should be able to understand machine learning, graph/network theory, predictive modeling, and visualization techniques to leverage internal and external data to identify and develop ways to systemically detect financial crime risk.

Specifically, the candidate should:

• Demonstrate an ability to apply curiosity and critical thinking and turn data mining, analytics, and derivative outputs / presentations into coherent business driven implementation proposals

• Utilize traditional statistical analytics, graph theory / network science, ensemble methods and the like Natural language processing, text analytics, factors analysis / construct development and testing, machine learning feature development and engineering, etc.

• Conduct data mining / query functions across relational or big data databases utilizing various data science tools and methods

• Supports and/or runs global/regional internal SMEs; responsible for investigating and researching the Financial Crimes processes and tools identifying efficiency and effectiveness opportunities

• The role requires the ability to develop and effectively communicate recommendations to senior leadership

• Head or participate in the training, development, mentoring of junior employees

Qualifications:

• At least 6 years’ analytical experience using data science tools and methods

• Exceptional SQL skills using tools like Teradata, MS SQL, MySQL, Hadoop.

• Exceptional skills using tools like: Python, R, SAS or similar statistical package

• Experience with graph theory, network science, NLP, Oracle analysis and tools

• Hands-on on various statistical models & possess excellent experience.

• Exceptional research and analytical skills, business acumen, strategic and creative thinking, project leadership skills and multi-tasking capabilities

• Ability to take initiative and execute against key projects independently

• Understanding of Financial Crime domain is a plus

Personal Skills:

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal

• Passionate and Committed

• Fluent English

Education:

Master’s/University degree or equivalent or Ph.D. in Data Science / Information Systems / Statistics / Mathematics / Computer Science.

We offer:

• Work in a challenging area of the financial industry with one of the world's leading companies with exposure to variety of products, processes and controls

• Cooperation with a high quality, international, multicultural and global team

• Work in a friendly and diversified environment, appreciating differences in style and perspective and using them to add value to decisions leading to organizational success

• Management supporting balanced and agile work (flexible working hours, home office)

• Attractive benefits package (Benefit System, medical care, pension plan etc.)

• A chance to make a difference with various affinity networks and charity initiatives

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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