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KeyBank · 3 months ago

Quant Analytics Senior Associate

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $175K/yr

3+ years exp

KeyBank is a financial services company seeking a Senior Quantitative Analytics Associate. The role involves using advanced statistical methods and computer science to validate predictive and machine-learning models across various business segments, providing insights and solutions to complex business problems.

Banking

Responsibilities

Use critical thinking to develop insights and deliver predictive analysis that answers business problems related to 'what will happen next?'

Develop, design, and/or leverage advanced modeling approaches, standard techniques for data inference and performance, and algorithms / models

Identify and anticipate business need; obtain the right information

Deliver the right message to partners using past trends to predict future behavior and linking conclusions based on analyses to business impact

Navigate model approval process as needed

Make process improvement suggestions

Be an emerging 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

Qualification

StatisticsAdvanced modelingSQL/NoSQLPython/R/SASData literacyCloud computingBusiness acumenLeadershipCommunicationCritical thinking

Required

Master's degree (or its equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, financial engineering, data sciences, predictive modeling, or other quantitative disciplines and at least 3 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's degree (or its equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, financial engineering, data sciences, predictive modeling, or other quantitative disciplines and at least 5 years of relevant experience

Working knowledge of different types of data and techniques for managing these data structures

Ability to assist / guide others in information retention, coordination with data stewards, and anticipation of process/procedure needs

Ability to link conclusions based on data analysis to business impacts

Ability to define processes for integrating and repurposing data analyses

Advanced Microsoft Office Suite

SQL/NoSQL relationship data structure

Ability to select and retrieve data including unstructured data retrieval, archival, and ETL

Advanced Python/R/SAS with databases

Ability to code efficiently and build strong code controls and translate code into high-level commentary

Understanding of and ability to leverage cloud-based computing

Understanding of and ability to leverage distributed computing

Ability to interpret performance and reliability of assumptions; identify when to escalate

Ability to leverage and lead the design of advanced modeling approaches

Ability to develop / design standard techniques for data inference and performance perspectives

Ability to determine use requirements based on business processes

Ability to identify and employ best practices in implementation

Emerging leader across team; Role model to others – may coach and develop; Provides direction/mentorship to junior staff

Proven relationship building ability; Strong interpersonal skills; Can lead the conversation with partners in the business, technology, etc

Understanding 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

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

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