At Outsized, we match clients in financial services and management consulting to high-quality independent consultants and boutique / specialist firms for the execution of their key projects.
Our client, a Global Payments Firm is currently carrying out a project for a leading bank in Saudi Arabia. To support with this, our client is looking to onboard a Data Scientist to join their team.
Roles & Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to client stakeholders
- Experience in Financial Services, Banking & card payments Industry is a plus
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements
- Document all steps in the development process
Technical :
Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learningHighly Proficient in SAS programming language (SAS 9.4)Proficient in other Data Science programming languages (e.g. Python, R)Develop, test, implement, and maintain predictive modelsSegmentation, customer lifetime valueIdentify opportunities to innovatively use data / extract insights from complex data setsCultural Fit :
Owning the outcome (ownership)Being driven / passionate in analyticsProblem solving mindset, challenging the status quoSelf-organizing, independent and takes ownership of each taskMeticulous to detailThrive under Time to deployment & value identified / realized / recommended from different use cases.Model accuracy (e.g., RMSE, MAE for regression tasks)Number of business problems addressedResponsiveness to business questions / problems / requestsNumber of departments / business users supported / adopted the solutionStakeholder Satisfaction : The level of satisfaction of stakeholders with the reports and insights provided.Collaboration Effectiveness : The effectiveness of collaboration with cross-functional teams, measured through the quality of insights extracted.Data Security Compliance : Compliance with data security protocols and regulationsKnowledge and Experience :
10 years + in a similar role, ideally with financial servicesSkills :
Advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learningHighly Proficient in SAS programming language (SAS 9.4)Proficient in other Data Science programming languages (e.g. Python, R)Strong communication skills and ability to present findings to senior stakeholders (non-technical)Mandatory Requirement : Python, R, SAS programming language (SAS 9.4)
This is a 12 months contractual role based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
(ref : iimjobs.com)