Quantitative Analyst C2 - Johannesburg at FNB South Africa

Purpose

• Curious - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
• Courageous - you're brave enough to think and do things differently and are always ready to put your hand up and take ownership
• A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks
• Emotionally intelligent - you have a high EQ that enables you to truly connect with people, no matter how technical or specialist your role is

Experience and Qualifications

• Have a relevant Degree in Maths, Stats, Engineering, Computer Science, Econometrics, Physics or Actuarial Science 
• 5+ years experience in a data environment, of which 1 to 2 years ideally at a junior specialist level
• Deep domain knowledge with regards to financial services: Credit, Pricing, Marketing, CVM, Trading etc.
• Have profound knowledge of online reputation platforms and new media technologies
• Hands on experience using models such as: Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machines, Classifications, Boosting Algorithms, Time Series, Feature Engineering and Dimensionality Reduction

Additional Requirements

• Prevent wastage and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs
• Utilise, refine, and enhance advanced statistical models and data analysis to inform decision making and address business needs
• Contribute to creative business solutions, optimisation of processes and conduct statistical modelling and data analysis to inform strategic decisions, under limited supervision 
• Assist in the delivery of value-add outputs across the analytics value chain in delivery of business strategy
• Implement localised Analytics strategy to address business needs, under limited supervision 
• Develop new insights into situations and apply innovative solutions to make organisational improvements 
• Develop, encourage, and nurture collaborative relationships within FNB and/or across the FRG 

Responsibilities

• Opportunities to network and collaborate 
• Work that is challenging 
• Opportunities to innovate 
• Flexible working environment  
• Deep Focus on health and wellbeing 
• Coaches and mentors to help you with your professional development 
• A very Generous leave policy to cater for your individual needs 
• Preferential employee banking rates that include Vehicle and Home loans