Join Our Winning Team as a Senior Manager, Model Development - Contract

Requisition ID: 201827

Be part of a purpose-driven, results-oriented team in an inclusive and high-performing culture. At Scotiabank, we are evolving rapidly alongside the world, leveraging transformative technologies like big data, machine learning, and AI. We have decades of data powering hundreds of models across diverse systems, and we need smart, talented individuals who are results-driven and ready to meet transformational challenges head-on.

About Us

Our ambition is to be the Leading Bank in The Americas by putting Customers First. To achieve this, we need a Winning Team capable of building, managing, and governing stable, high-performing models to provide top-notch analytic insights and advice. The models we create support automated risk-management decisions and forecasts, impacting millions of customers and safeguarding hundreds of billions of dollars daily.

What Are We Looking For?

We seek talented, pragmatic, and analytically oriented data scientists who excel at both interpreting statistics and handling data. Ideal candidates will have a combination of technical acumen and the ability to translate complex issues into clear, actionable insights. We value curiosity, a passion for accuracy, and a strong sense of personal and professional accountability.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Manager in Retail Models & Analytics, you will:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand and translate their needs into outcomes.
• Explore novel and legacy datasets and methodologies.
• Work closely with technology partners to ensure flawless implementation.
• Monitor, tune, and govern the models that your team develops.

Make an Impact

Reporting directly to a Director, you will oversee the Bank’s Retail AIRB Capital Forecasting models and develop processes to support stakeholders. You will lead model development from conception through execution and governance, collaborating with various teams, including Decisioning, Provisioning, Model Operations, and Technology & Data.

You'll have access to advanced tools such as on-premise GPU computing, Jupyter development environments, a Hadoop cluster, containerized API model deployment, and data visualization business intelligence tools.

Is This Role Right for You?

We are looking for candidates who:

• Believe in doing the right thing and doing things the right way.
• Are curious and pragmatic.
• Are social, engaging, and willing to learn from global partners.
• Understand the responsibility and impact of their work on the Bank's financial statements.
• Are committed to quality, secure, and compliant model development.
• Have a passion for programming, data, and predictive modeling.
• Exhibit leadership and mentoring skills.

Sample Projects

Potential projects include:

• Developing and automating statistical solutions.
• Collaborating with finance, data governance, technology, and compliance teams.
• Conducting innovative research on modeling methodologies and tools.
• Leading the monitoring and maintenance of models and analytic tools.
• Documenting and explaining model development processes and results.

Qualifications Needed

General

To succeed, you'll need:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• A demonstrated history of analytic problem-solving and sound judgment.
• Experience as an analyst or data scientist on cross-functional teams.
• Strong English-language communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Remote and on-site work capability, managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proven expertise in project management.

Technical

• Strong understanding of statistics.
• 5+ years of experience in analytic roles developing predictive, risk, and/or forecasting models.
• Proficiency in analytical programming languages like Python, R, SAS, and SQL.
• Experience with big data platforms like Hadoop, Spark, and Hive.
• Knowledge of credit risk models and scorecards.

Nice to Haves