Advanced Analytics Lead, Corporate Finance

Job Description

Drive impactful financial outcomes through data science and become a key enabler of data-driven decision-making at the LEGO group. In this role, you'll lead advanced analytics across the Finance Organization, integrating insights into strategic decisions.

Join us as an Advanced Analytics Lead (Senior Manager) and help us shape the future of finance!

Core Responsibilities

As our Advanced Analytics Lead, you will be instrumental in developing advanced analytics models to address complex financial challenges. Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying data science opportunities to solve business challenges by collaborating with finance partners to understand their needs to provide innovative, data-driven solutions using advanced analytics or machine learning techniques.

• Developing and implementing advanced analytics models, selecting appropriate algorithms for specific business use cases, and deploying AI/ML models into production while integrating them with existing data and IT systems. Additionally, ensuring a smooth rollout by onboarding users, facilitating adoption, and providing necessary training and support for the delivered product.

• Supporting strategic decision-making by applying statistical models and techniques, such as regression analysis and time series analysis, to understand financial phenomena and predict future trends. You will also explore data proactively to uncover trends, patterns, and insights.

• Collaborating with various groups to enhance the value of AI, ML, and other data science initiatives. You will work with citizen data scientists, partner with data engineers, and collaborate with domain experts across the organization.

Play your part in our team succeeding

You will join the Corporate Finance, Systems, Analytics, and Insights team, responsible for the accuracy and quality of all data across the Finance organization, while driving our agenda to be more digital and data-driven. We are committed to using data and AI to bring value for the finance organization. This is a highly visible role within the team and central to driving our transformation to becoming data-driven and elevating our decisions with advanced analytics across the finance organization.

Do you have what it takes?

We are seeking a dedicated and motivated Finance Data Scientist / Advanced Analytics Lead with a solid background in data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics. The ideal candidate will have few years of experience with data science or data engineering, preferably with a master’s degree in data science/data engineering. In addition, they will have:

• A strong formative understanding of statistical and mathematical concepts, including linear algebra, probability theory, and algorithms. Proficiency in data management, data mining, and quantitative analysis is essential.

• Technical skills in programming languages such as Python, experience with data manipulation libraries like Pandas and NumPy, and familiarity with data visualization tools such as Matplotlib and Seaborn.

• Expertise in machine learning frameworks (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and an understanding of MLOps practices, including DevOps principles like IaC and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with big data technologies (e.g., Spark) and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks), as well as proficiency in DSML platforms like Amazon SageMaker or Azure ML.

• Advanced analytical skills, including the ability to build and run advanced analytics models, interpret complex data, and deliver actionable insights.

Nice to Have:

• Finance domain knowledge, preferably with experience in Finance Data Science or Insights & Analytics or in finance partnering and FP&A roles

You can either be based in our Billund Campus or Copenhagen office, Denmark. Please note there is no relocation budget for the role.

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Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. For all candidates, if you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

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