GM Financial · 21 hours ago
Sr Data Scientist
Detroit, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expGM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for implementing predictive models and conducting advanced statistical analyses to support various business functions including risk, pricing, and customer experience.
Finance
Responsibilities
Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to Data Scientists I and II
Performs research, analysis, and modeling on organizational data
Assists in analyzing key metrics and performing data analysis
Build technical knowledge to support research and analytic responsibilities including advanced techniques and algorithms
Conducts research projects, incorporate project design, data collection and analysis, summarizing findings, developing recommendations and effectively communicating to leadership the impact to the business
Develop and apply algorithms or models to key business metrics with the goal of improving operations or answering business questions
Presents findings and analysis for use in decision making
Ensure that the delivered products meet the business needs of the company
Partners with and provide recommendations to business leadership on the appropriate application of analytics to business strategies and effectively communicate analysis and implications to senior leadership
Prioritize tasks and meet project deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
Qualification
Required
Strong quantitative, analytical and data interpretation skills with a solid foundation of mathematics, probability, and statistics
Ability to identify and understand business issues and map these issues into quantitative questions
Advanced knowledge and demonstrated understanding of applied methodologies including least squares regression, logistic regression, sampling methodologies, time series, survival analysis, cluster analysis, categorical data analysis, decision trees, multivariate methodologies, non-parametric techniques, principal components, and linear programming techniques
Advanced skills in Python, SAS, SQL, R, JMP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Ability to design and implement model documentation and monitoring protocols
Comprehensive knowledge and experience with technical systems, datasets, data warehouses, and data analysis techniques
Efficiently work with large datasets
Provides leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to Data Scientists I and II
Strong written and verbal presentation skills with an ability to communicate effectively with Senior Management by making complex concepts easy to understand
Ability to be curious, ask questions, explore, and be creative when analyzing data and business problems
Ability to identify and seek needed information/research skills
Analytical thinking skills
Ability to interact collaboratively with internal and external customers
Capable of managing multiple and varied projects, including the ability to coordinate and balance numerous tasks in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure
Strong problem-solving skills
4+ years as Data Scientist or similar quantitative field required
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Master's Degree or PhD in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or similar quantitative field required (a combination of education, certifications, and/or work experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree)
Benefits
401K matching
Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid)
Tuition assistance
Training
GM employee auto discount
Community service pay
Nine company holidays
Company
GM Financial
GM Financial is the captive finance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Company.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (101)
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2020 (50)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2010-09-29Acquired
Leadership Team
Katie DeGraaf
Senior Vice President, OnStar Insurance, Product & Telematics
Ross Reichardt
Chief of Staff; General Motors Insurance
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