The Role Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled Data Scientist to join our dynamic ESG team. This role involves developing and implementing ESG models, focusing on net zero models, among other applications. The ideal candidate shall be strong in Data Sciences with some knowledge in ESG domain.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Collaborate with the ESG business teams to understand project requirements, objectives, and challenges in the ESG landscape.
· Design, develop, and implement ESG models and algorithms to analyze and interpret ESG data.
· Engage in data preprocessing: cleansing, structuring, and integrating diverse data sources to create a unified and usable dataset.
· Employ a wide range of statistical, machine learning, and data mining techniques to provide insights and actionable recommendations.
· Collaborate with data/software engineering teams to integrate ESG models into production systems.
· Maintain awareness of latest advancements in the field of data science and ESG to ensure our models remain robust and effective.
· Communicate complex data findings in a clear and effective manner to stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
Strategy
· Awareness and understanding of the Group's ESG strategy and model appropriate to the role.
Business
· Awareness and understanding of how the ESG models operating in the Group
Processes
· Responsible for developing some ESG-related Machine Learning models
Risk Management
· The ability to interpret the Machine Learning models, identify key issues and put in place appropriate model controls and measures.
Governance
· identify key Responsible AI related to the models developed
Regulatory & Business Conduct
· Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
· Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
· Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
· Sustainable Finance
Our Ideal Candidate
· 3+ years of experience in Data Science
· Strong programming skills in particularly - Python, SQL are required
· Data science experience ideally in ESG domain
· Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Computer Science, Computing engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
· Business Communication
· Fresh graduates (or above) with excellent skills in data analytics, programming, Machine learning framework and cloud are also welcome to apply
Role Specific Technical Competencies
· Data Science
· (large) Data processing
· Data Analytics and Statistical models
· Programming skills, e.g., Python (and its libraries, such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, etc) and SQL
· ML/DL frameworks, e.g., Scikit-learn, XGboost, Torch, Tensorflow
· Cloud
· Production deployment
· API
· ESG
About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:
· Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
· Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
· Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
· Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
· Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
· Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
· Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
· A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
· Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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