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Data Scientist_III

Data Scientist_III

FNB South AfricaJohannesburg, ZA
9 days ago
Job description

Job title : Data Scientist_III

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : October 05, 2025

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Role Responsibilities

  • To plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, using advanced analytics technologies, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy

    • Are You Someone Who Can

    Model Development & Analytics Governance

  • Innovate by finding the best-fit solution for each situation, including flexible delivery and customized solutions that lead to more efficient outcomes.
  • Provide input into the localization of model-building policies, standards, frameworks, and governance processes.
  • Adhere to model-building policies, standards, frameworks, and governance processes.
  • Maintain ownership of models through regular audits and updates to ensure relevance and accuracy.
  • Plan and perform regular model updates to reflect evolving business complexity.
  • Challenge and test current models to ensure relevance and accuracy of outputs.
  • Stay up-to-date with latest regulations and industry trends to ensure models are compliant and efficient.

    • Privacy, Ethics & Compliance

  • Ensure ethical usage of information in compliance with privacy and sensitivity classifications.
  • Understand and implement Privacy business requirements, legislation, and policy.
  • Report Information Privacy Incidents and escalate appropriately for resolution of audit findings, complaints, investigations, and assessments.
  • Take necessary actions to ensure compliance with statutory, legislative, policy, and governance requirements.
  • Implement and provide input into governance and compliance procedures and processes.
  • Maintain expert knowledge of legislative amendments, industry best practices, and internal compliance procedures.
  • Ensure systems and procedures comply with business standards.

    • Data Analysis & Commercialisation

  • Create delivery plans in collaboration with stakeholders to define metrics and track performance.
  • Analyse data to identify unexplored commercialisation opportunities aligned with business needs and revenue options.
  • Translate technical data into practical business information using approved FirstRand architecture.
  • Analyse information requirements, data availability, and quality to support management decisions.
  • Conduct data manipulation and analysis to proactively meet business needs and ensure high-quality, reliable information.

    • Advanced Modelling & Machine Learning

  • Develop core analytical capabilities and model libraries using advanced statistical and quantitative techniques.
  • Build and enhance statistical or quantitative models used for regulatory purposes.
  • Document and implement models to address specific business requirements.
  • Apply statistical techniques to support decision-making and experiment design.
  • Use mathematical concepts (e.g., multivariable calculus, linear algebra) to improve predictive performance and algorithm optimisation.
  • Research into best practices regarding the development, maintenance and use of statistical models used for regulatory purposes.
  • Utilise predictive modelling to forecast outcomes and challenge key assumptions.
  • Conduct text analytics to extract insights from unstructured data.
  • Apply data wrangling principles to identify and correct data quality issues.

    • Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Collaborate across departments to ensure proper use of data and delivery of operational results.
  • Participate in projects addressing analytical needs and opportunities.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for analytics, applying business product / service knowledge. Can communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Engage in cross-functional relationships to provide and receive work support.
  • Build and sustain collaborative relationships with peers and stakeholders.
  • Participate in communities of practice and contribute to organisational knowledge improvement.
  • Build relationships to manage expectations, share insights, and create buy-in.

    • Customer Experience & Strategic Insights

  • Use data and analytics to improve customer experience by understanding context and identifying monetisation opportunities.
  • Monitor implementation of business decisions and recommend enhancements using statistical modelling.
  • Validate, interpret, and create reports and presentations for stakeholders.
  • Review and assist junior analysts with processes and models.
  • Contribute to a culture of sharing successes, issues, trends, and ideas.

    • Technical Communication & Visualisation

  • Conduct data visualisation to present findings to technical and non-technical audiences using effective visual encoding principles.

    • Analytics Strategy & Execution

  • Determine business questions and select appropriate analytics models.
  • Source and prepare relevant data for analysis.
  • Translate business requirements into tangible models with clear business value.
  • Develop and apply analytical algorithms to build, test, and implement solutions that reduce risk, increase profitability, and improve efficiency

    • Qualifications and Experience

  • Minimum Qualification : Mathematical / Analytical / Actuarial Science B.Sc. Degree or B. Com Degree
  • Other related qualifications : Engineering and Computer Science
  • Advantageous Qualification : Honours Degree
  • Experience : A minimum of 4 - 6 years’ experience in analytics or credit risk analytics environment
  • Tech Stack : SAS, SQL, Teradata, PowerBI programming preferable, Excel
  • Good communication skills
  • Good interpretation skills
  • Quantitative and analytical skills

    • You will have access to

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate
  • A challenging working environment
  • Opportunities to innovate

    • We can be a match if you are / have

  • Analytical
  • Adaptable and curious
  • Thrive in a collaborative environment
  • Conceptual and Big Picture Thinking
  • Strategic Thinking

    • End Date : September 29, 2025

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