Data Scientist II (Credit Risk and Product)

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Department Overview:
Within CPB (Canadian Personal Banking), the Analytics, Insights and Artificial Intelligence team supports the day-to-day activities of the CPB businesses by providing consultative support with data & analytics-based business insights and/or solutions to guide decision making and/or strategic planning.  We work with business partners to address their analytics needs by providing end-to-end support of data, reporting, analytics, insights, and artificial intelligence solutions. 

Job Description:

The Data Scientist II will report to the Senior Manager, Data Science for Cards Product & Credit Strategy Analytics. You will be part of a team that supports optimization of credit card adjudication strategies as well as all credit card product and pricing initiatives.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Develop credit strategies, including, adjudication and account management for TD & MBNA Cards and Personal Lending products, ensuring adequacy of risk and return through comprehensive data analysis leveraging machine learning techniques.
• Support new credit strategy development with advanced analytics and data science.
• Identify and manage credit and other associated risks related to Cards & Personal Lending Acquisition and Account Management.
• Undertake and complete a variety of complex analytic projects and initiatives requiring specialist knowledge and/or integration of cross functional processes.
• Produce insights and recommend business actions to support business strategy and/or solve business problems.
• Identify and recommend opportunities and drive initiatives that provide financial value supporting the business strategy.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate or undergraduate degree in quantitative discipline such as management analytics, statistics, mathematics, operations research, economics, computer science, or engineering
• 2+ years of experience performing advanced analytics or data science, ideally for credit lending products.
• Experience in financial services industry with broad understanding of credit strategy, risk management, product management and analytics.
• Highly skilled in coding SQL, and Python/PySpark.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to create and articulate a compelling business case to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A strong focus on attention to detail to produce high quality, accurate and timely deliverables to meet deadlines.
• Ability to prioritize competing requests / multiple tasks in a deadline driven environment.
• Creative problem solver, self-starter, resourceful in getting things done.
• Machine Learning & AI: Hands-on experience with machine learning techniques, including supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, and causal inference. Familiarity with generative AI (GenAI), large language models (LLMs), and statistical inferencing

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
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