Sr Data Scientist

Company: Tsys
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. Summary of This Role The TSYS Issuing segments has one of the richest datasets on the planet, as we process credit card transactions for over 130 global banks, with nearly 800 million accounts on file and close to 30 billion transactions a year. You will help build analytical products that enhance the value and efficiency of this financial system. As a member of the Research & Development team, the Data Scientist is responsible for experiments and constructing new product porotypes on existing and new research. Deploys data-driven exploratory analysis as well as predictive models to solve business problems across financial services industry, particularly in the area of Originations, Risk and Fraud, Digital engagement, Payments and Customer Management. Designs and analyzes experiments to test new product ideas and convert the results into actionable product recommendations. Leads Analytics Model development, validation and maintenance. Assists with data collection, cleaning, visualization, model building, training, testing, and presentations to build analytics capability and drive efficiencies in business areas across TSYS. Job Specific Experience Required/Preferred for the Role Masters degree or higher in mathematics or economics. At least five years employment experience past that masters in a data science or other analytics field.-- Prior experience deploying models in production. Preferably skill sets--in Kubeflow--or another distributed ecosystem deployment system for machine--learning.-- Prior experience working for one of the following: Experience with at least working knowledge--on one of the following products (ACE/ADM, Determinator, Cardguard, TRIAD/PowerCurve) OR A cardbrand, focusing on issuing specific capabilities OR issuing products Prior experience working for one of the big 4 or another management consulting firm, again with emphasis on credit card issuing Preferably located in Atlanta, but open to remote east coast candidates.-- Either a patent, or speaking roles at major data science conferences (Open Data Science conference, etc.) is a huge plus What Part Will You Play? Designs experiments, perform hypothesis testing, and build various data models Analyzes and mines both structured and unstructured data to drive product centric as well as user-centric insights. Develops and tests analytical solutions to be leveraged by both internal and external clients. Crafts compelling stories; makes logical recommendations; drives informed actions. Applies advanced statistical techniques to understand ecosystems, user behaviors, and long-term trends. Leads and executes independent quantitative research projects, leveraging data from multiple sources Creates insightful automated dashboards and data visualizations to track key business metrics, with initial emphasis on issuing business. Uses best practices to understand the data and develop statistical, analytical techniques to build models that address business needs. Not an exhaustive list; other duties as assigned. What Are We Looking For in This Role? Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's Degree - Quantitative Analytics,--Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or similar discipline Minimum of two years of working experience as a data scientist in the payments industry OR a minimum of 3 years of working as a data scientist in banking/financial services OR 5 years of working as a data scientist in all other industries.-- Typically Minimum 4 Years Relevant Exp Demonstrated experience with sophisticated analytics tools and programming languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R, Python, SQL, HiveQL, Spark, Hadoop)
Preferred Qualifications Prefer experience with Product Analytics Patents, published research, and/or conference presentations in the data science field. are a big plus.-- Experience with building AWS cloud-native data science applications Experience in productization of data science products Masters in Data Science or a related quantitative field. PhD's are also valid, but need to have work experience similar to MS candidates.-- Experiencing building and deploying real-time scoring models into production Master's Degree - Quantitative Analytics,--Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or similar discipline What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities? Skills / Knowledge - A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. This job is the fully qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position. Job Complexity - Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise. Supervision - Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments. Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department. Posted 4 Days Ago Full time R0018892 About Us Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading pure play payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of solutions that allow our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world. Headquartered in Georgia with nearly 24,000 employees worldwide, Global Payments is a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning over 100 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For more information, visit www.globalpaymentsinc.com and follow Global Payments on Twitter (@globalpayinc), LinkedIn and Facebook.

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