Project Analyst, Data Science 1247 views

Essential Functions:

Globally

• Manage the Visa’s Consulting & Analytics’ (VCA) Model Risk Management documentation compliance process and the model catalog
  • Ensure new models created by VCA and its third-party vendors are identified and accurately classified in accordance with Visa’s Model Risk Management program
  • Ensure that appropriate model documentation is provided to comply with Visa policy
  • Review technical model documentation for completeness and accuracy
  • Coordinate peer reviews of documentation when necessary
  • Educate VCA on policy and process, work with Global Risk to handle exceptions
• Manage the ongoing model monitoring process
  • Coordinate ongoing model evaluations based on Risk requirements
  • Collect model performance metrics and communicate to Risk

Asia-Pacific And Latin America

• Oversee the resource planning of data scientists in these regions
• Coordinate and roll out global training initiatives
• Assist in project management/project tracking and coordinate All Hands meetings
• Track status of headcount

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 2 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or Ph.D.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Biotstats, Business Administration, Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, or another quantitative field.
• 5 years of project management or technical documentation experience in the technology field (or 2 years with an advanced degree)
• Experience working across multiple stakeholders while managing various projects simultaneously
• Experience working on global teams
• Excellent oral/written communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with a proactive mindset
• Strong customer service focus, with the ability to communicate with technical teams
• Familiarity with SQL, Python, R, statistical modeling, machine learning – regression, classification, decision trees, xgboost, random forest, gradient boosting, ensemble learning
• Very strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work well with metrics, numbers, and trends and draw insights from data
• Flexibility in work hours to accommodate global nature of the role
• Familiarity with CCAR or model audit
• Experience with the regulatory policy in a technical capacity

Additional Information

Work Hours

• Given the global functionality of this role, the incumbent will be regularly expected to work outside of normal business hours.

Travel Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent to travel for work 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, and reach with hands and arms.