Analyst - Data Science

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About the job

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible
ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community
of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities
and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s
unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you
personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and


impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success.
Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful
backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do
it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and
feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let’s lead the way together.

Overview of the Business:

Credit and Fraud Risk (CFR) team helps drive profitable business growth by reducing the
risk of fraud and maintaining industry lowest credit loss rates. It uses an array of tools
and ever-evolving technology to detect and combat fraud, minimize the disruption of
good spending, and provide a world-class customer experience. The team leads efforts
that leverage data and digital advancements to improve risk management as well as
enable commerce and drive innovation.

A single decision can have many outcomes. And when that decision affects millions of
customers, it needs to be the right one. That’s where our Credit & Fraud Risk (CFR)
Analytics & Data Science CoE team comes in. The team leads efforts that leverage data
and digital advancements to improve risk management as well as enable commerce
and drive innovation, every day. Right from targeting the right customer for our products
to underwriting them to managing their experience with Amex when they get onboarded,
every decision is advised by groundbreaking analytics & data science. We help the
company grow its business profitably while delivering the world's best customer
experience, all powered by data. We are the backbone of all financial services
operations at American Express and impact every aspect of the company.

As a part of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to work in one of the best companies
for data scientists in the country. You will solve real world business problems while
getting exposure to the industry’s top leaders in analytics, data science and machine
learning. If you’re passionate about solving complex problems and crafting solutions
that impact millions, you should consider a career in CFR.

Description On The Role

Development, deployment and validation of predictive model(s) and supporting use of


models in economic logic to enable profitable decisions across risk, fraud and
marketing.

Responsibilities:

● Understand the core business of AXP and the levers behind various decisions
● Analyze large amounts of data to derive business insights and create innovative
solutions
● Leverage the power of closed loop through Amex network to make decisions
more intelligent and relevant
● Innovate with a focus on developing newer and better approaches using big data
& machine learning solution
● Clear articulation and structuring of business findings across prospect and
customer domain to the leadership and key partners
● Maintain external lens and be aware of developments in the field of
Finance/Payments/Analytics etc.

Minimum Qualifications

● MBA, Master’s Degree In Economics, Statistics, Computer Science Or related


fields
● 0-30 months of experience in analytics, big data workstreams
● Ability to drive project deliverables to achieve business results
● Ability to work effectively in a team environment
● Strong communication and interpersonal skills
● Innovative problem solver with ability to learn quickly and work independently
with complex, unstructured initiatives
● Ability to Integrate with Cross-Functional Business Partners Worldwide
● SAS, R, Python, Hive, Spark, SQL
● Unsupervised and supervised techniques -: active learning, transfer learning,
neural models, Decision trees, reinforcement learning, graphical models,
Gaussian processes, Bayesian models, Map Reduce techniques, attribute
engineering

Preferred Qualifications

● Expertise in Coding, Algorithm, High Performance Computing


We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support
their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental
health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

● Competitive base salaries


● Bonus incentives
● Support for financial-well-being and retirement
● Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
(depending on location)
● Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on
role and business need
● Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
● Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors
(depending on location)
● Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
● Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions


without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful


completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and
regulations.

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