Manager, Data Science and Analytics (Remote)

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What We'll Bring:
As a Financial Services Consulting Manager, this position is a highly visible position. You'll be responsible for collaborating closely with sales teams & executives, business unit leaders along with other matrixed business partners such as legal, production fulfillment, etc. This position will build and manage a team of highly competent data scientists and consultants; empowering a data-driven culture. The role contributes to new revenue growth by generating analytic solutions and market insights for mid-market community lenders and telecom providers throughout the country.
What We Offer
We aim high - and are reaching for new heights every day. This is a terrific time to join our team as we build on our commitment to integrity, service, reliability and innovation. These values stand behind the decisions we make every day, as well as our relationships at work and with the customers we serve. We believe in the power to achieve and are taking it in bold new directions.
Who We Are
A global leader in credit information and information management services, TransUnion gives businesses, consumers and the global community the power to achieve their goals. Businesses count on us to better manage risk and customer relationships. Consumers are able to better manage credit to achieve their financial goals. And in communities around the world we help build strong economies and give people the power to achieve their dreams.
Exceptional opportunities are coming as we build on this strong foundation. Our ambitious growth strategy includes substantial new investment worldwide, a wide range of new solutions to help our customers succeed like never before, and new ideas for expanding our reach in every part of our dynamic and fast-moving industry. We're on an exciting journey and you can be a part of it.
What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, finance, engineering, economics, or related quantitative field. Masters/PhD degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in credit policy, new account underwriting, credit-risk management or equivalent training and experience in the financial services industry. Having managed one of the functional areas would be preferable
• Must have knowledge of processes involved in development of statistical models (logistic, GBM/XGBoost scorecards, decision trees, etc.) that can be used to predict risk or marketing outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to generate insights and ensure they are disseminated, deeply understood, and used as the basis for development of new products and services
• Extensive knowledge of a data query language (e.g., SQL) and R
• Ability to motivate people to achieve through teamwork and work across all levels of the organization

Impact You'll Make:

• Maintain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of TransUnion's core credit, and alternative-credit data, financial services lending products and services
• Design and write programs to mine through large datasets and develop predictive scoring models
• Present data and analysis in succinct and compelling presentations for external customers, internal partners and executive audiences
• Contribute to webinars, seminars, advisory boards and other industry presentations and be a direct collaborator with our Consumer Lending business vertical teams
• Support internal endeavors of bringing alternative data to core TransUnion analytical systems
• Continuously look for ways to reduce human intervention in processes and make solutions scalable
• You will foster a high performance culture and cultivate an environment that promotes excellence and reflects the TransUnion brand

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, TransUnion has several safety protocols in place to protect associates, customers, and visitors. You may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment and/or to participate in certain work-related activities. Exemption is available to qualified candidates as a reasonable accommodation.
TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
Manager I, Data Science and Analytics