Job Description:
Purpose: Our client, a large financial services firm, is looking for a senior level executive to assist with the analysis of numeric, market and operational data. The Director of Statistics will manage a group of statistics and analytics professionals working on products and services for many of the top banks, credit card issuers and mortgage lenders. Director of Statistics Responsibilities:Manage and develop statistics and analytics professionals who develop predictive models that will be used by clients in the credit card, mortgage and checking business. Manage and develop statistics and analytics professionals who help develop strategies to assist with decision making process. Work with upper management on research and findings. Consult with other business units within the company to improve the effectiveness of risk management strategies. Director of Statistics Qualifications:Experience managing a group of statistics and analytics professionals. Experience developing predictive models using classic statistics concepts such as regression analysis, decision trees and neural networks. Experience in any of following: risk management, direct marketing, consumer lending, FICO scoring, mortgage lending, credit card or checking industry. Ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills to develope innovative solutions to complex problems. Knowledge and experience with any of the following: SAS, SPSS or SQL. Masters or Ph.D. degree in quantitative field.
