Data Scientist I

Job Description

Hello Future Data Scientist I

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

We are currently searching for a Data Scientist to join our Early-stage Collections team. This role focuses on arrears management, D/O management, and contact or treatment strategies aimed at assisting customers in self-solving via the app, maximise collections efforts and reducing operational costs. This position is essential to support stakeholders, meet request demands promptly, and maintain and improve process and performance

Are you someone who can:

• Innovate by finding the best fit solution for the situation such as the flexibility of delivery and customized solutions which result in more efficient outcomes.
• integration of business modelling and analytics value chain.
• Adhere to model building policies, standards, frameworks, and governance process.
• Ensure own ethical usage of information that complies to restrictions applied for privacy and sensitivity classification.
• Analyse available data to identify information commercialisation opportunities that have not been explored to address business needs and revenue options.
• Productionize analytics in the approved FirstRand architecture by translating technical data information into practical business information that addresses identified needs.
• Collaborate with numerous departments across the business to aid them in the proper use of data to ensure delivery of desired operational results.
• Document and audit relevant processes.
• Document and implement models to address specific business requirements.
• Conduct appropriate manipulation and analysis of data to pro-actively identify and meet needs of the business for the purpose of future work and to ensure high information-quality and reliability across the business.
• Apply own understanding of statistical techniques to determine approach to provide input required for decisions and design or evaluation of experiments.
• Utilise advanced Predictive modelling techniques to hold insight into outcomes and future events that confront key assumptions.
• Conduct data visualisation to present data, findings and techniques to audiences, both technical and nontechnical in a pictorial or graphical format so it can be easily analyzed utilising principles of visually encoding data and communicating information.
• Test outputs and accuracy of models to ensure relevance.
• Use data and analytic insights to provide input into improving customer experience through a better understanding of the customers context to identify monetization opportunities and monitoring implementation of business decisions to recommend enhancements utilizing statistical modelling and data analysis.
• Validate, interpret and create reports and presentations for data analytics management and relevant stakeholders.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Minimum Qualification: 

• Bsc Degree in Actuarial, Quantitative Risk, Maths Stats
• Bachelor of Science with Honours Mathematics
• Experience:
• 2/3+ years’ experience
• Coding in SAS, SQL
• Proficient in Microsoft Tools (PowerBi, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Python and Java would be advantageous

 You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging work environment.
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are: 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to innovate and find the best fit solutions for various situations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in data visualization and reporting.
• Understanding of statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms.

In accordance with National Credit Act (NCA) candidates applying for this role will require a credit record check.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

05/02/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.