Financial Services Research Specialist

2 weeks ago

San Luis Obispo, California, United States TransUnion Full time
Job Title: Financial Services Research & Consulting Consultant

At TransUnion, we are seeking a highly skilled Financial Services Research & Consulting Consultant to join our team. As a key member of our analytics team, you will be responsible for providing industry-level trend analysis and conducting research studies to help solve emerging business problems and drive thought leadership in the market.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Extract data and perform segmentation and statistical analyses on large population datasets using languages such as SQL, R, and Python on Linux and Big Data platforms.
  • Translate complex analytical findings into business insights to be shared at industry conferences and potentially published with leading media outlets.
  • Serve as an internal expert on both traditional and short-term lending credit data and how it applies to industry trends and current research.
  • Take a leading role in formulating research problems based on real-world needs.
  • Deliver analytic insights and recommendations in succinct and compelling communications and presentations for internal and external customers at various levels, including an executive audience.
  • Lead projects involving descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis leveraging a variety of techniques, such as segmentation, regression, clustering, survival analysis, and machine learning.
  • Help to cultivate an environment that promotes excellence, innovation, and a constantly learning spirit.
Requirements:
  • A Master's or Ph.D. in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, or an equivalent discipline.
  • Advanced proficiency with writing SQL queries for data analysis.
  • Proficient in a statistical programming language (R, Python, etc.).
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and lead multiple assignments simultaneously.
  • Ability to supervise junior analysts while managing their own projects.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Capability to eloquently describe analytic ideas, requirements, processes, and findings in non-technical terms.
  • Strong work ethic with a passion for team success.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with FCRA data in consumer credit (i.e., experience with a lender such as a bank, fintech, or credit union, or could be with a credit bureau, or a government agency or non-profit that works with consumer credit data).
  • Highly analytical mindset with the curiosity to dig deeper into data, trends, and consumer behavior to better understand why consumers act the way they do with their credit.
  • Ability to translate a business problem into an analytical design and propose a solution using its analysis findings independently.
  • Extensive experience with Big Data platforms (e.g., Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Hive, etc.).
  • Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau.
What We Offer:

TransUnion provides flexible benefits, including flexible time off for exempt associates, paid time off for non-exempt associates, tuition reimbursement, additional parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility coverage, spousal and domestic partner benefits, charity gift matching, employee stock purchase plan, retirement contributions with employer match, organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks, and access to TransUnion's Employee Resource Groups.

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The salary range for this position is $70,000 - $112,000, with the actual compensation based on careful consideration of additional factors such as education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, industry knowledge, and market considerations.

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