Business Enablement: Data Scientist

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Nedbank Full time

**Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact**
- REQ 125965- Tshego Semenya- Closing date: 8 May 2023**Cluster**
- Group Risk
- Group Internal Audit**Career Stream**
- Application Development**Leadership Pipeline**
- Manage Self Expert**Position**
- Business Enablement: Data Scientist**Job Purpose**Responsibilities**:

- Develop best-in-class statistical models and algorithms
- Provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance
- Provide Business Intelligence insights to influence real-time decision making
- Provide strategic direction in terms of data information received
- Conduct data discovery for inclusion in models.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to obtain business acumen and intellectual property
- Keep abreast with latest tools and techniques
- Understands business problems and designs end-to-end analytics use cases
- Develop models and algorithms that drive innovation within GIA and throughout the organization.
- Provide thought leadership by researching best practices, conducting experiments, and collaborating with industry leaders.
- Work with large data sets, simulation/optimisation and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, Arena, etc.).
- Map problems and quantify the impact of proposed measures.
- Develop and prioritise use case roadmaps
- Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values by reviewing GIA’s Audit Plan and ensuring delivered systems, process, services and solutions are aligned.
- Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
- Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
- Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
- Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
- Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
- Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
- Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.

**Minimum Experience Level**
- Five or more years’ experience using relevant programming languages or technologies (Essential).
- Deep knowledge of machine learning, statistics, optimisation or related field.
- Experience with R, Python, Matlab is required, programming in C, C++, Java.
- Experience working with large data sets, simulation / optimisation and distributed computing tools (Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Gurobi, Arena, etc.)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong desire to work in cross functional teams.

**Essential Qualifications - NQF Level**
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
- Preferred Qualification- Computer Science, Econometrics, Mathematical Statistics Degree in a related field
- A recognized software development certification/degree/diploma (advantageous)

**Technical / Professional Knowledge**
- Analysing situations or data that requires an in depth evaluation of multiple factors
- Data Mining
- Data Warehousing
- Financial modelling and analytics
- Research and analytics
- Strategy planning and execution

**Disclaimer**

**_Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566_**
- **_Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566_


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