Strategic Workforce Planning Data Scientist_

Atlanta

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**Regular or Temporary:**

Regular

**Language Fluency:** English (Required)

**Work Shift:**

1st shift (United States of America)

**Please review the following job description:**

Perform sophisticated analytics (statistical and predictive analytics, machine learning modeling, etc.) to provide actionable insights that improve business outcomes and minimize risk. Provide consultation to business leaders and other stakeholders on how to leverage analytics insights and build strategies around analytics. Lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements; play significant roles in larger, more complex initiatives. Act as a resource for teammates with less experience.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

Better starts from the inside. Truist recognizes that attracting the best talent, making investments in our people, caring to better understand their backgrounds and experiences, and helping to bolster their career trajectory ultimately leads to more engaged and productive teammates. Truist aims to provide teammates an inclusive and energizing environment that empowers teammates to learn, grow, and have meaningful careers.

The Strategic Workforce Planning Data Scientist will be a part of the HR Transformation, Optimization & Performance Improvement Center of Excellence (COE) and will focus primarily on the development and maintenance of the Strategic Workforce Planning calculations and any expansion to optimization models. Supports the extraction and analysis of skills data from the Enterprise Skills Assessment tool.

Perform sophisticated analytics (statistical and predictive analytics, machine learning modeling, etc.) to provide actionable insights that improve business outcomes and minimize risk and provide consultation to business leaders and other stakeholders on how to leverage analytics insights and build strategies around analytics.

+ ****Must be eligible to work in the U.S. This position does not offer visa sponsorship****

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.**

1. Independently perform sophisticated data analytics (ranging from classical econometrics to machine learning, neural networks, and natural language processing) in a variety of environments using structured and unstructured data.

2. Produce compelling data visualizations to communicate insights and influence outcomes among a wide array of stakeholders.

3. Take accountability and ownership of end-to-end data science solution design, technical delivery, and measurable business outcome.

4. Engage in stakeholder meetings to identify business objectives and scope solution requirements.

5. Independently write, document, and deploy custom code in a variety of environments (Python, SAS, R, etc.) to create predictive analytics applications.

6. Use, maintain, share and collaborate through Truist internal code repositories to foster continual learning and cross-pollination of skillsets.

7. Actively research and advocate adoption of emerging methods and technologies in the data science field, with the eye of continually advancing Truist’s capabilities.

8. Exercise sound judgment and foster risk management culture throughout design, development, and deployment practices; partner with cross-functional teams to coordinate rules on data usage, data governance and analytics capabilities.

**Required Qualifications:**

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, or Engineering, or equivalent education and related training

2. Minimum of six years of related experience

3. Demonstrate domain expertise (SME) in one or more areas relevant to banking, financial services, fin-tech, quantitative risk management, and/or financial regulation; this will be demonstrated by several years of career progression in roles of increasing responsibility

4. In-depth knowledge in practices, theories and methodologies associated with the professional discipline such as statistics, programming (such as Python, R, SAS, etc.), machine learning, model development, business information visualization, etc.

5. Ability to maintain a high level of competency in statistical and analytical principles, tools, and techniques

6. Working knowledge of Hadoop, Pig, Hive, and/or NoSQL, Spark

7. Experience in managing multiple projects with tight deadlines in a collaborative environment

**Preferred Qualifications:**

1. Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field such as Finance, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Computer Science, or Engineering

2. 4 years of relevant work experience if candidate lacks graduate degree

3. Previous experience in the banking or fin-tech industry

**General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:** All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site (ruist.com/)

. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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