Junior Data Scientist

Company Description

Shawbrook is a specialist bank dedicated to igniting creativity to generate opportunity every single day.

We provide a wide assortment of savings and loan products. From personal and business savings accounts and loans for weddings and new cars to complex financial credit services for businesses needing major investments and mortgages for landlords with multiple properties – our customer base is truly diverse.

We offer our customers the best of both digital and human touch; we expertly blend robust digital skills with human expertise and creativity to deliver the greatest outcomes. We thrive on the challenge of complicated cases or unusual circumstances, and take great pride in making things happen. Through creativity, practicality, and personal touch, we know we can always find the optimal solution for our customers.

If you’re ready to dive in, bring fresh ideas and believe in limitless possibilities, you’re the right fit for us.

Join us if you:

• Wish to be part of a bank designed for the evolving world
• Thrill in a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative, and diligent culture
• Love uncovering new and improved methods to tackle complexities and make things happen
• Want to belong to a diverse culture that supports minorities and underrepresented groups
• Care about society and the environment and want to contribute to a business that shares those values
• Want to continue to develop professionally and become the best version of you

Job Description

The role sits within the MI and Analytics team in the Enterprise Division and is responsible for unlocking further value from our data sources to propel our business goals. Our remit includes areas such as Sales, Product, Operations, and Risk, and will involve building relationships with stakeholders.

A major part of this role will be to enhance our advanced analytics capability as we concentrate more on the data science field.

• Employ data mining and statistical analysis to generate predictive analytics.
• Extract insights from our Azure data lake using programming languages (like Python or R).
• Collaborate with other Data Science colleagues within our Data Community to help advance our team's analytics capabilities.
• Create transparency in our work processes by maintaining a clear work pipeline, defined timelines, and ownership of deliverables.

Qualifications

• An interest in data, analytics, or statistics
• An understanding of machine learning techniques
• Applied statistics skills, such as distributions, regressions, etc.
• A problem-solving mindset, with the ability to troubleshoot and investigate issues
• Experience with data science programming and tools such as Python, R, Matlab, etc.
• An interest in finance and banking
• Comfortable in a flexible working environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well within a team
• A pro-active learner
• Making customer-centric (internal and external) decisions
• Committed to working collaboratively to achieve goals
• Demonstrates excellence, openness, and transparency
• Adheres to the values and behaviors that embody Shawbrook’s culture}}

Additional Information

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously, offering a plethora of benefits to secure you and your family. These include:

• Access to our Maternity, Adoption, and Paternity policies from your first day of employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy health app, which offers personalized support through fertility treatment, parenting, or menopause
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing support on diverse issues, such as financial concerns, mental wellbeing, and more general queries regarding family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - We believe in maintaining a balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you both at work and during your leisure time.

• At least 27 holiday days per year
• The ability to buy or sell your holiday days through our flexible holiday scheme
• Discounted gym memberships across the country
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We reward those who go above and beyond to help us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme geared towards acknowledging our role models and showing appreciation to our colleagues for a job well done.