Quantitative Analytics, Senior Associate

Location:

4900 Tiedeman Road - Brooklyn, Ohio 44144-2302

ABOUT THE JOB (JOB BRIEF)

Consumer marketing modeling and analytics is critically important to KeyCorp, as it impacts the acquisition, retention, and customer experience. The Quantitative Modeling and Advanced Analytics group within KeyCorp is looking for a Senior Quantitative Associate to develop consumer marketing models and conduct strategic analytics. The primary responsibility will be to apply advanced statistical modeling and machine learning techniques to develop, validate, and test behavioral models for specific business needs at an advanced level. This role requires a deep understanding of statistical modeling techniques, machine learning techniques, marketing process and customer experience design. As part of the role, there will be a need for strong engagement with internal partners and taking lead on numerous initiatives. Finally, results and other analyses will be shared with various business executives to gain insights into the portfolio and share foresights and conclusions from the analysis and modeling process.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Develop, design, and/or leverage advanced modeling approaches, standard techniques for data inference and performance, and sophisticated statistical models
• Perform complex data discovery utilizing AI and machine learning on large scale data lakes such as daily transaction data
• Partner with business to provide meaningful insights and solutions for complex analytic needs
• Deliver the right message to partners using past trends to predict future behavior and linking conclusions based on analyses to business impact
• Be an emerging thought leader across the team: Serve as a role model to others; provide input to work product of junior staff; Help others to develop, publish, and customize models
• Identify and employ best practices

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree (or its equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, data sciences, or other quantitative disciplines and at least 3 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent) and at least 5 years of relevant experience 
• Knowledge of the Consumer (Auto, Credit Cards, Student Loans, etc..).
• Deep knowledge of drivers and predictors of marketing campaigns as well as knowledge of the banking sector in general, including emerging trends
• Ability to understand and use statistical models in Python, R, SAS etc.
• Track record of excellent time management and completion of complex projects
• Strong leadership qualities, including working with highly technical staff from academia and business
• Impeccable integrity, strong accountability, sound judgment, and strategic vision

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with Cloud Analytics (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS)
• Familiarity with Tableau or other data visualizations platforms

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES

• Leadership: Thought leader across team; Role model to others – may coach and develop; Provides direction/mentorship to junior staff
• Partnering / Influencing: Proven relationship building ability; Strong interpersonal skills; Can lead the conversation with partners in the business, technology, etc.; Sought out to by business partners and team members; May coach and develop relationship building skills in others; Developing comfort with influencing and consulting typically with mid-level leaders
• Business Acumen: Understands assigned LOB strategy; Knows our competition and industry; Possesses intellectual curiosity; Understands key drivers of financial results and business impact; Aware of the competitive environment
• Critical Thinking / Problem Solving: Leverages critical thinking and business acumen to provide solutions to increasingly more complex problems; Understands impacts / intersections with other business partners / LOBs; Aware of potential pitfalls with each recommended solution; thoroughly vets and thinks through options before making a decision
• Communication: Strong writing skills; organizes material for brevity, persuasiveness, and impact; Effectively communicates key points to respective stakeholders, with the right amount of detail; Proactively shares information beyond those at the table who may have a need to know; Comfortable in situations where conflict is present; Demonstrated presentation development and delivery skills; Ability to create presentations that include the right data / information and tell the right story

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $110,000 to $125,000 annually depending on location and job-related factors such as level of experience. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for short-term incentive compensation and deferred incentive compensation subject to individual and company performance.

Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

Key has implemented a role-based Mobile by Design approach to our employee workspaces, dedicating space to those whose roles require specific workspaces, while providing flexible options for roles which are less dependent on assigned workspaces and can be performed effectively in a mobile environment. As a result, this role may be Mobile or Home-based, which means you may work primarily either at a home office or in a Key facility to perform your job duties.

Job Posting Expiration Date: 10/27/2024

KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

 

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