Senior Quantitative Analyst / Data Scientist

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Quantitative Analyst / Data Scientist

Corporate Title:  Vice President

Location:  Bromley / Chester / Dublin

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth.  This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.  Join us!

Job description

Responsible for developing and maintaining quantitative/analytic models and applications in support of the firm's risk management effort. This role focuses on the development of operations/data management policies, strategies, and operational guidelines for the organization's various financial products as they relate to the analysis, tracking, and reporting of various risk metrics. This role often possesses an advanced degree in applied mathematics, statistics/probability, or other heavy quantitative disciplines. The Quantitative analytic teams are focused on and responsible for the development of the theory and mathematics behind various models. May report to either Quant Operations Exec or Quantitative Operations Manager

Responsibilities:

• Conducting independent assessments on opportunities for use of models followed by the development and deployment of models.  Included int his will be the continued building of analytical frameworks in order to test AML models for ongoing opportunities across functions in AML high risk detection operations. Including data and trend analysis as well as data modelling.
• Primary responsibility is to tune parameters or partner with model developers to re estimate model(s) to minimize the false negatives and identify triggers for false-positive Screening alerts to improve accuracy of model inputs, assumptions, methodologies, and model outcomes with business intelligence.
• Assess the model risk management framework of the organization, and controls related to model development, validation, implementation, and ongoing monitoring.
• Effectively manage the ongoing monitoring of the AML screening model by setting performance metrics, acceptable thresholds. Provide insights to the model owner and key stakeholders on the model performance. Engage with model risk management and LOB partners to identify causes when the metrics are in breach.
• Assist in on-boarding new applications / Clients into the Screening platform requiring detailed discussions, analytical thinking with various lines of businesses in understanding the nature and type of data received from and assist in data mapping into standard data layout acceptable for Sanctions screening.
• Manage the multiple on-going initiatives from various projects, understand the Screening needs from the cross-LOB projects, provide model or analytical requirements to the projects and track the status of the model development or any analytical support needed for the projects.
• Collaborate with cross-LOB teams to integrate data science solutions into existing AML systems including data management.
• Work with technology teams for requirements / testing and implementing changes to improve / automate processes and stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies including technical documentation.
• Communicate work through formal audit templates, reports, as well as through presentations to stakeholders and leaders. Work effectively as a team member with other quantitative analysts or data scientists within the organization or at the company.

Skills:

• Experience in the development, validation, use, and auditing AML Models, including; AML Screening, economic sanctions, transaction monitoring, or fraud detection models, data visualization and data mining.
• Attention to Detail and awareness of AI / Machine learning concepts and ability to implement such strategies.
• Excellent analytic, technical, communication and auditing skills.
• Strong understanding of quantitative modelling concepts, financial instruments, and risk assessment methodologies.
• Good experience in Data Analytics and interpretation of large volumes of Data.
• Programming experience with any language like Python, Spark, R, SAS, SQL and related tools such as SQL Server, Toad, PyCharm, Jupiter Notebook, Hue, Beeline.
• Experience with MS Suite and any presentation and visualization tools.
• Experience with Horizon for project management and code control tools such GIT and bitbucket.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or related quantitative field. Advanced degrees in a quantitative field.
• Knowledge of Screening programs requirements
• Ability to work with teams spread globally, under pressure, meet deadlines and navigate change.
• Ability to work and interact with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and opinions.
• Experience in Global Banking & Markets business process is a plus
• Experience in screening applications like Fircosoft.
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Benefits of working at Bank of America

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America

Good conduct and sound judgment are crucial to our long-term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependents, physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.