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BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.
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At BBVA we believe that Data is a main asset for achieving market differentiation. Commercial Banking Analytics is in charge of delivering value to the business units by participating in strategic projects that have a strong data component, or by creating actionable insights for optimizing the decision making processes at all levels of the Organization. Commercial Banking is a Global unit based in Madrid and interacts with other global departments and with local units all across BBVA’s footprint (Spain, Mexico, South America and Turkey).
About the job:
We are looking for a results-oriented, enthusiastic and self-motivated senior data scientist with proven experience in designing and implementing data-driven solutions for business units, and leading teams to achieve tangible impact.
You will apply your technical knowledge to help business units create, develop, and/or optimize data-driven products, and derive actionable insights from data. You will also use your communication skills to share the results of your analysis with all relevant parties. You will use your project management skills to lead end to end data projects
Key responsibilities
Collaborate with key senior internal and external stakeholders to gather and understand business needs and requirements
Lead end to end data projects, managing all aspects: relationship with business, engineering, Data and development team
Lead and guide more junior data scientists to achieve the project and business objectives
Design and implement robust analytic solutions ranging from basic statistical analysis to advanced machine learning / artificial intelligence models to cover the identified needs
Collaborate with IT teams to convert analytical proof of concepts into productive models
Required Skills and Experience
Solid foundations in areas like (the more the better)
Statistical analysis is a MUST
Machine learning for classification, regression and unsupervised tasks is a MUST (actual experience required). Reinforcement learning is a plus
Time series analysis is a plus
GenAI experience is a plus
Natural language processing is a plus
Graph analysis is a plus
Optimization is a plus
Signal and/or image processing is a plus
Programming experience:
Experience with SQL, Python, PySpark is a MUST (at least, two of them)
Real experience in designing and implementing analytical solutions
Knowledge of visualization tools and libraries is a plus
Experience with deep learning frameworks is a plus
Strong business sense to put data in perspective, and extract meaningful conclusions
Ability to translate academic results from scientific papers into actionable solutions
Experience and knowledge of the financial industry is a plus
Natural inclination for sharing findings and engaging in problem-solving with teammates, helping them with their challenges, and asking for their help when needed
Advanced level of English and Spanish
15+ years of professional experience (data scientist, business intelligence, consulting…)
Preferred Qualifications
MSc/ PhD in a relevant field such as Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or other related subject
Working knowledge of the financial industry products/services and operations is a plus
Proficiency in Spanish and English is a MUST
Skills:
Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, ML Algorithms (Classification), Python (Programming Language)
