Principal Data Scientist

Austin, TX, United States

**General information**

**Ref #** 17233

**Remote?** No

**Ally and Your Career**

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Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and thats more than some clich people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. Youre constantly evolving, so shouldnt your opportunities be, too?

**The Opportunity**

As a leader in digital financial services, our customer and employee experiences run on data. We depend on the Ally analytics community to fuel these journeys and to help nearly 10,000 leaders and employees make countless data-driven decisions every day.

We're looking for a passionate Principal Data Scientist with hands-on predictive modeling experiences and in-depth knowledge of consumer lending products. This person will develop predictive models using machine learning techniques to create analytics tools (e.g. consumer risk scores, recoveries) to surface insights and drive business strategy related to risk identification for Consumer Auto portfolio.

This position will focus on developing predictive models and work with business strategy teams to optimize, coach and develop analytics talent at Ally. Do you have a focus on measurable business outcomes, strong analytical skills, and a desire to make an impact? If you are a creative and critical thinker, storyteller, learner, and innovator and want to work in an environment focused on using data science and big data tech, keep reading.

**The Work Itself**

* Apply advanced statistical or machine learning techniques to develop and execute analytics solutions for account management purposes.

* Work closely with business partners on opportunity analysis, problem solving and solution delivery for a variety of business problems.

* Comply with Ally's internal Model Risk Management policies and procedures, and work with the Model Governance and Model Validation teams on model validation, issue remediation, ongoing performance monitoring, and recurring model reviews.

* Communicate project status, solutions, results and insights to business stakeholders and leadership.

**The Skills You Bring**

* 5+ years of experience in statistical modeling and machine learning model development.

* Strong knowledge of statistical and machine learning programming tools such as Python and R.

* Strong knowledge of data preparation programs such as SQL or Python.

* Hands-on experience with linear and logistic regression, time series analysis, decision trees, survival analysis, ensemble trees (gradient boosting, random forest) and other quantitative techniques.

* Degree in quantitative field, such as Statistics, Math, Economics, Engineering or similar field of study (Master's or PhD preferred).

* Ability to analyze and synthesize complex data into clear action-oriented recommendations for the business.

* Comfort level with ambiguity and ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.

* Ability to communicate analytical insights clearly and concisely to individuals from diverse backgrounds.

* Experience working in financial services industry, especially in collections, loss prevention, and recovery areas, is a plus.

**How We'll Have Your Back**

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Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Allys total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

* Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.

* Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.

* Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.

* Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts.

* Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount programs.

Who We Are:

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

**_Base Pay Range:_**

**Emerging:** 110000

**Experienced:** 145000

**Expert:** 180000

Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan

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