Data Science Senior Manager - Financial Services

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and scale.

We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability.

We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song.

These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360 value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships.

As of 2023, we have been recognized among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 20 consecutive years. And that's just the beginning.

Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It's about bringing your skills, your curiosity, and your best true self to your work.

Visit us at www.accenture.com.

In Strategy & Consulting we work with C-suite executives, leaders and boards of the world's leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce cost, deliver sustainable 360 stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate.

Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient.

Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent and sustainability capabilities, our Strategy & Consulting services help architect and accelerate all aspects of an organization's total enterprise reinvention.

We are :

Accenture's Data & AI practice, the people who love using data to tell a story. We're also the world's largest team of data scientists, data engineers, and experts in machine learning and AI.

A great day for us? Solving big problems using the latest tech, serious brain power, and deep knowledge of just about every industry.

We believe a mix of data, analytics, automation, and responsible AI can do almost anything-spark digital metamorphoses, widen the range of what humans can do, and breathe life into smart products and services.

Want to join our crew of sharp analytical minds?

You are :

An experienced senior consulting executive who has built and delivered transformative data & AI projects and solutions in the Financial Services and / or Insurance industry.

As a data and AI expert with strong analytical and statistical skills, you know how to take massive amounts of data and find the insights our clients need to help their companies do more.

The work :

• Drive business strategy discussions on how to leverage Data, AI, model development, or model validation to create improved business results
• Develop custom prescriptive and AI / ML models based on in-depth understanding of underlying data, data structures, algorithms, regulatory requirements, and business problems to ensure analytics deliverables meet client needs
• Prototype and demonstrate products for clients in customer or Accenture environments
• Partner with solution providers to deliver solutions augmented with data science and tailored for clients
• Drive innovation with Generative AI
• Summarize and present data science -backed results and recommendations to executive audiences
• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here's what you need :

• Minimum of 10 years' experience of demonstrated results in Data Science with Financial Services and / or Insurance
• Minimum of 8 years' expertise with advanced statistical modeling, AI, machine learning, optimization modeling, data mining, unstructured data analytics in corporate and / or academic research environments
• Minimum of 8 years' experience developing machine learning methods, including familiarity with techniques in clustering, regression, optimization, recommendation, neural networks, and others
• Minimum of 8 years' experience creating and executing presentations to executive-level audiences in corporate and / or academic research environments
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in quantitative field, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related fields

Bonus points if :

• 2 years of prior experience in model validation or model audit
• 2 years of prior experience in a regulatory agency (FRB, OCC, FDIC, SEC) in a quantitative or analytical supervision role
• Prior experience with credit risk, market risk, operational risk, PPNR, AML / KYC, fraud models
• 10 years of experience working in a consulting capacity
• Experience managing and leading teams
• Business development experience
• Familiarity with using cloud services (AWS, Google, Azure) or Big Data tools (Hadoop, Hive, Spark) in data science solutions
• Demonstrable knowledge in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and other relevant technical domains;

and possess a blend of advanced analytical capabilities and consulting expertise that will create value and insights for our clients

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below.

We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here.

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $131,100 to $336,900

Colorado $131,100 to $291,100

District of Columbia $139,600 to $309,900

New York $121,400 to $336,900

Maryland $121,400 to $269,500

Washington $139,600 to $309,900

What We Believe

We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization.

As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement

Requesting An Accommodation

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed.

If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process.

Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.

If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at redacted , send us an email or speak with your recruiter.

Other Employment Statements

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.