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Head, Data & Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation; Corporate & Investment Banking Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at Stanbic Bank Tanzania
Position: Head, Data & Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation (Corporate & Investment Banking, […]
Job Description
Oversee data mining techniques and conduct statistical analysis on large, structured and unstructured data sets to understand and analyze phenomena. Model complex business problems, discovering insights and opportunities through statistical, algorithmic, machine learning and visualization techniques, working closely with clients, data and technology teams to turn data into critical information used to make sound business decisions. Oversee predictive modeling.
- Acts as a subject matter expert from a data science perspective and provides input into all decisions relating to data science and the use thereof. Educate the organization on data science perspectives on new approaches, such as testing hypotheses and statistical validation of results. Validates and certifies the work of other data scientists and trains team members in statistical models and guides junior colleagues or less experienced staff on projects and drives leading practice.
- Builds machine learning models from and utilizes distributed data processing and analysis methodologies. Competent in Machine Learning programming in R or Python, with supplementary still in Matlab, Java, etc. Familiar with the Hadoop distributed computational platform, including broader ecosystem of tools such as HDFS, Spark, Kafka.
- Codes, tests and maintains scientific models and algorithms; identifies trends, patterns, and discrepancies in data; and determines additional data needed to support insight. Processes, cleanses, and verifies the integrity of data used for analysis.
- Develops, implements, monitors and maintains a comprehensive operational IA plan, rules, methodologies and coding initiatives in order to drive IA for remediation efforts. Develops and coordinates a comprehensive strategy for productionalizing automation software so that it is accurate and well maintained.
- Guides and validates the design of various complex mathematical, statistical, and simulation techniques to answer critical business questions and create predictive solutions which drive improvement in business outcomes. Drives analytics and insights within required business unit by developing advanced statistical models and computational algorithms based on business initiatives.
Qualifications
- Post Graduate Degree:
Information Technology / Information Studies (required)
Experience
Required:
Data Monetisation
- 8-10 years:
Experience in working with unstructured data (e.g., Streams, images) Understanding of data flows, data architecture, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data. Using data mining to discover new patterns from large datasets. Implement standard and proprietary algorithms for handling and processing data. Experience with common data science toolkits, such as SAS, R, SPSS, etc. Experience with data visualisation tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, etc. - 8-10 years:
Proven development experience in software / software engineering. Up to date with developments in IA field. Experience in technical business intelligence; in depth understanding of the banks data processes, systems and products. Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data principles forming the basis for data quality management. Project management experience. Exposure to data governance and regulatory matters. Experience in building models (credit scoring, propensity models, churn, etc).
Behavioural
Competencies
- Adopting Practical Approaches
- Articulating Information
- Challenging Ideas
- Exploring Possibilities
- Interpreting Data
Technical Competencies
- Data Analysis
- Database Administration
- Data Integrity
- Knowledge Classification
- Research & Information Gathering
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Title: Head, Data & Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation; Corporate & Investment Banking
Company: Stanbic Bank Tanzania
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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