Senior Manager, Model Development

Requisition ID : 245304

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The world is changing faster than ever and so are we!

Big data machine learning and AI are not just buzzwords; they are an ever-increasing part of our daily life. We have decades of data powering hundreds of models deployed across a multitude of systems that are calling for smart talented team players who are results-oriented embrace transformational challenges and relish the opportunity to help us turn our vision into reality.

Our goal is to be nothing less than The Leading Bank in The Americas by putting Customers First. Achieving this requires a Winning Team that can build manage and govern stable high-performing models and provide our business partners with the best analytic insights and advice possible. To put things in perspective the models that we build underpin automated risk-management decisions and forecasts that impact millions of customers and keep hundreds of billions of dollars safe every single day

We want talented pragmatic analytically oriented data scientists who are equally at home interpreting and applying statistics as they are ingesting and massaging data translating regulatory requirements into models and explaining complex issues in simple concise ways. We want bright and energetic minds who come armed with a bottomless sense of curiosity about everything a passion for getting things done right and a deep sense of personal and professional accountability.

To be a Senior Manager in Retail Models & Analytics it isnt enough to just be a great model developer; you also need to be a collaborative team player who actively listens to stakeholders and customers because you are passionate about helping them win and you need to be interested in building something lasting and great. Working with internal stakeholders across the bank to understand and translate their needs into outcomes exploring both novel and legacy datasets and methodologies collaborating with technology partners to get things implemented flawlessly and monitoring tuning up (when necessary) and governing the models that your team owns will all be equally important.

Make an Impact

As a Senior Manager you will report directly to a Director and be a critical member of a team overseeing the Banks Retail AIRB Capital Forecasting models interpreting the results and developing processes to support your stakeholders. You will support from conception through execution and go will collaborate on a regular basis with a wide range of stakeholde vernance models covering the Banks International retail lines (PD LGD EAD) that contributes to the Banks financial statements. You rs and internal partners which may include Decisioning Provisioning Model Operations Enterprise Stress Testing Model Validation and Governance Technology & Data Finance Compliance and Audit. You will have access to both traditional SAS tools and a modern machine learning stack that includes on-premise GPU computing open source Jupyter development environments a Hadoop cluster containerized APImodel deployment and data visualization business intelligence tools.

Under the guidance of yourDirector you will use these tools to develop and maintain advanced risk models that will be used to support bank-wide decision making worth billions of dollars and therefore they need to be not only precise and accurate but highly stable explainable compliant secure and useful. You will be responsible for understanding the goals and priorities set for you setting goals and priorities for your team executing them efficiently with a perpetual eye on quality asking questions often and delivering results in harmony with your teammates.

Is this role right for you

• You believe first and foremost in always doing the right thing and doing things the right way
• You are both deeply curious and highly pragmatic
• You are comfortable with ambitious but realistic goals and are committed to achieving them
• You are social engaging not afraid to ask questions and relish the opportunity to learn from global partners across the firm (who may be less technical than you)
• You relish the opportunity and yet also understand the responsibility and weight that comes with the fact that the output of your models and analysis will directly influence the banks financial statements or decisions that impacts a real human being
• You step forward to face challenges directly taking ownership and accountability
• You are committed to quality in everything you do statistically process and governance wise
• You look forward to sharing your insights through high-quality verbal & written communications
• You inspire a team around you helping others grow and perform at your level
• You have a genuine love passion and talent for programming data and predictive modeling
• You are a dynamic and results-driven professional with a passion for leadership and mentoring
• You are professional motivated AND FUN. We mean it.

Sample projects that you might work on include :

Effectively document and explain the process and results in order for others to validate and implement the solution

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role - Wed love to work with you if you have :

Technical

Nice to Haves

Whats in it for you

Location(s) : Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose : for every future we help our customers their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice products and services including personal and commercial banking wealth management and private banking corporate and investment banking and capital markets.

At Scotiabank we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to an accessible interview site alternate format documents ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Required Experience :

Senior Manager

Key Skills

Python,C / C++,Fortran,R,Data Mining,Matlab,Data Modeling,Laboratory Techniques,MongoDB,SAS,Systems Analysis,Dancing

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1