
Director, Data Science Product Development – Identity Fraud
TransUnion
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,100 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Act as a key leader of the Global Data Science & Analytics (GD&A) Identity Product Development team
- Build market-leading Identity data products and analytic solutions in support of TransUnion’s Fraud roadmap
- Advise on the best way to achieve objectives defined by Global Solutions stakeholders
- Partner and collaborate with stakeholders across Global Technology, Data & Analytics (GTDA) and Solutions
- Proactively analyze alternative data assets and AI methods for potential impacts to new and existing products
- Develop generalized, off-the-shelf scores, attributes, and other analytic solutions
- Design, develop, and continually improve common global frameworks to accelerate product development
- Maintain complete and accurate records of department activities
- Attract and nurture leading data science talent
Requirements
- 7+ years in data science and analytics
- 3+ years in progressively more challenging team management and leadership roles
- Master’s or PhD degree in statistics, applied mathematics, quantitative economics/finance, engineering, operations research, physical sciences, computer science or another highly quantitative field strongly preferred
- Advanced programming skills and aptitude
- Mastery of statistical programs such as Python or R
- Mastery of other programming and data manipulation languages and big data platforms (SQL, Spark, C/C++, Java)
- Experience with modern cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, OneTru)
- High level of familiarity with Microsoft Office tools
- Statistical inference, and predictive modeling methods in a commercial setting including real-time modeling, adversarial modeling, financial crimes, and anomaly detection
Benefits
- flexible time off for exempt associates
- paid time off for non-exempt associates
- up to 12 paid holidays per year
- health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision plan options and health spending accounts)
- mental health support
- disability benefits
- up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- adoption assistance
- fertility planning coverage
- legal benefits
- long-term care insurance
- commuter benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- charity gift matching
- employee stock purchase plan
- 401(k) retirement savings with employer match
- access to TransUnion’s Employee Resource Groups
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Hard Skills & Tools
data scienceanalyticsprogrammingstatistical programsPythonRSQLSparkC/C++Java
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcollaborationadvisinganalysisnurturing talent
Certifications
Master's degreePhD