Sr. Consultant, Data Science & Analytics

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Team Overview

At TransUnion, we are dedicated to finding ways information can be used to help people make better and smarter decisions. As a trusted provider of global information solutions, our mission is to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Because when people have access to more complete and multidimensional information, they can make more informed decisions and achieve great things.
Every day TransUnion offers our employees the tools and resources they need to find ways information can be used in diverse ways. Whether it is helping businesses better manage risk, providing better insights so a consumer can qualify for his first mortgage or working with law enforcement to make neighborhoods safer, we are improving the quality of life for individuals, families, communities and local economies around the world. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

Role Overview And Core Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job.  The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in credit, financial services consulting, or financial services industry
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in compute science, mathematics or statistics. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Familiar with various statistical, econometric, and quantitative analysis techniques and their applicability to business problems
• Proficiency in the use of a statistical software application, for example SAS, R, XENO
• Advanced technical capability, for example Excel, SAS, SQL etc.
• Experience in developing statistical models is an asset - Research, develop, test, and document methodologies/models, procedures and related processes for credit risk measures (e.g. probability of default, exposure at default, loss given default) 
• Model implementation - Liaise with other stakeholders to facilitate model approval and implementation; participate in formulating implementation requirements, and conducting pre-implementation testing.
• Evidence of strong analytical, critical, and creative thinking and willingness to take initiative in problem-solving.
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written) with ability to communicate complex concepts and solutions successfully to all levels of management and technical expertise.
• Must have proven ability to interact and mediate with all levels of organization, from most junior to most senior, from all aspects of business including technical and operational.
• Proven ability to mediate through complex business issues from multiple points of view and levels of organization – while achieving desired outcome
• Track record of independent self-motivated results.  Must also be able to work effectively under minimum supervision.
• Willingness and ability consistently assert point of view in a non-confrontational manner.
• Capable of translating market/economics trends into tangible product concepts/ideas or solutions
• In-depth understanding of credit reporting industry preferred
• Direct experience in developing and/or designing statistical/econometric or comparable modeled solutions and/or similar empirical analyses.
• Project and/or process management experience highly desirable
• In-depth knowledge of tools, software and technology platforms available in the marketplace; direct experience in use of competitive offerings desired
• Knowledge and/or direct experience with integrating solutions into client systems or business processes
• Well rounded experience consulting or supporting intangible solutions
• Advanced Experience in using cloud-based tools and technologies to extract insights from data, focusing on areas like data preparation, model building, and deploying machine learning solutions within a cloud environment
• Must have proven ability to show working in both cloud computing and data science field, including proficiency in programming languages like Python and R and be able to develop sql complex queries and create custom reports and modify existing ones to enhance department productivity

Required Knowledge And Experiences

The individual in this position will proactively work with all levels of management within TransUnion Canada to drive business and revenue opportunities as well as provide senior management with valuable industry/market and customer driven insight that will be leveraged in the business planning and product development processes.  In addition, this individual will be expected to work effectively across virtual teams, draw upon resources within Data Science and across TransUnion Int’l in order to facilitate the development and execution of complex projects and initiatives. Demonstrates to internal and external customers how analytics can be applied and implemented to optimize business strategies including cost benefit analyses. Responsible for providing sales support, which may include providing strategic consulting and needs assessment services to internal and external customers.  Finds value-add opportunities for clients to help maintain and nurture strong revenue base, mutually satisfying business relationships:

• Manages research and analysis processes for projects in the following areas:  marketing, risk, profitability, technology, geography, or other related topics.  Leads in proposal development by transforming client or perspective client requirements into consultative solutions that demonstrate value added services.  Co-ordinates with the analytics consultants/Sales team on complex research, analysis, and modeling projects and products from idea generation through implementation.
• When necessary, will engage resources within analytics and across other TransUnion business units and functional areas in support of new product assessment and development efforts for specific vertical lines of business and/or industry segments – some of the functional areas may include legal, compliance, finance and IT.
• Consults with customers and TransUnion colleagues to determine analytical requirements; and to integrate target marketing, account decisioning, and account management strategies and products with existing or other processes, systems, and operations.
• Creates and/or follows detailed project plans to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Collaborates with outside organizations in partnerships to assist common customers.  Acts as liaison between clients and other departments within TransUnion to offer “total solutions”.  Effectively presents project results in client/user language.
• Understands industry trends and the business at the level needed to proactively identify areas of business opportunities and analytical needs of customers.
• Assures compliance of regulatory and privacy issues during implementation of modeling and analysis projects.
• Makes formal presentations at meetings, conventions, and other speaking engagements in a particular area of business or statistical expertise.  Creates and conducts associate training programs for various TransUnion departments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. The opening is the result of a newly created position.

Accommodation is available, including for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

TransUnion Overview:

At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development— while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.

Be a part of our Workforce for Good – you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

TransUnion's Internal Job Title:

Sr Consultant, Data Science and Analytics