Manager, Data Science (Hybrid)

Your Moneris Career - The Opportunity

The Manager, of Data Science is a strategic partner at Moneris and will have oversight of the usage of our financial and enterprise data to build efficiency and support our decisions with statistical rigor.

You will be a strategic enabler supporting various teams across the organization in their analytical and reporting requirements, creating analytical solutions using artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and machine learning to support decision-making.

You will apply and integrate statistical, mathematical, predictive modeling, and business analysis skills to manage and manipulate complex data from a variety of sources.

Analyze large quantities of data and present insights and predictions (e.g., on client behaviours and preferences, transactional time series, new products, and services) to support management planning, execution, and monitoring of business decisions.

Location : You will be based in our Toronto office and will work in a Hybrid model.

Reporting Relationship : You will report to the VP, Corporate Data Analytics.

Your Moneris Career - What you'll do

You will work with individuals who have a keen business acumen, are focused on performance, enjoy building collaborative relationships, and are very flexible and adaptable.

Operational lead in Data Science Lead team to provide analytics to enable the business to achieve growth and cost efficiencies to achieve targets.

Ensure execution of a broad range of requests including leading advanced analytics projects that incorporate from and for all areas of Moneris.

Identify insights that are useful and bring to the attention of the appropriate business owner. Models will be built using statistical methods, programming, and business knowledge.

Collaborate and partners with teams and departments to explore and capture opportunities to use data science and analysis to deliver incremental profit and efficiencies.

This is relationship management work to be welcomed into their business units to assist in all decision-making with data and appropriate financial analysis.

Lead in creating the structure for production data science workloads across the enterprise including leading on best practices, pipeline controls, and overall management of model deployment.

Lead the research, design, and construction of predictive models to enhance understanding of Moneris' core business and adjacent opportunities.

Work is conducted based on an understanding of specific priorities and strategies.

Partner with data engineering and data analytics teams to inform the design of data infrastructure for data science and governance.

Build and perfect statistical techniques to achieve the desired accuracy for existing projects and create solutions that help Moneris exceed current performance levels.

Present research related to models and methodologies used at Moneris. Sharing this knowledge with peers and business leaders for a greater understanding of data science work at Moneris.

Collaborate with developers, business leaders, and other data scientists to embed data science findings within analysis and reporting.

Lead the centre of excellence on data science sharing best practices, new approaches, and successes

Develop and roll out data science projects in production and lead the implementation of new processes with business-critical production accountability.

Applying research and investigations of existing Moneris data to evolve Moneris data offerings. Applying new and the best methodologies to create new data products.

Your Moneris Career - What you bring

7 years' experience in a programming role involving statistical modelling and machine learning

3 years' experience in people management

Post-Secondary education in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering, with a Masters in one of these fields preferred, PhD considered an asset

Programming - preferably with R, Python, and SQL

Experience in deployment of models in a production environment such as Azure and DataBricks

Understand complex business problems and break down analytics projects into a structured approach

Fluent in English (reading, writing, and verbal) though Bilingualism in French considered an asset

Develop and foster relationships across several partners, including senior management

Developed and proven consulting, change management, project management and strategic thinking

Excellent time management in an Agile environment

Your Moneris Career - What you get

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits starting from day 1, and your choice of either a health spending account (HSA) or personal spending account (PSA)

RRSP matching & defined contribution pension plan

Learning & development programs and resources including unlimited free access to Coursera and an Educational Assistance Program

Holistic approach to your well-being, with an Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, access to 24 / 7 virtual health care, wellness events and a supportive workplace culture

A workplace committed to investing in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) through various initiatives including, employee inclusion groups (EIGs), mentorship, DEI learning and workshops, educational events, and various resources including an internal DEI website and newsletter

Company-wide paid year-end closure & personal time off (including religious, personal, and volunteer days)