BRIDGEi2i - Senior Project Manager - Statistical Modelling

Job Description :

Designation : Project Manager

Type : Individual Contributor Role

Role Expectations :

The person holding this position is responsible for leading the solution development and implementing advanced analytical approaches across a variety of projects, industries and solutions.

Successful candidates are expected to have a mix of analytical, functional and project management skills - someone who can work with business requirements and develop them into a use able and scalable solution; someone who fully understands the value proposition of data mining and analytical methods, someone who has the creativity to develop unique analytical approaches to problems when required, and someone who can lead a team of analysts to delivering projects on time and as per client and senior management expectations.

Candidates will be expected to lead projects across several areas such as :

- A variety of statistical analysis methods such as Regression, Logistic regression, decision trees, other segmentation methods

- Simulation & Mathematical optimization models

- Time series forecasting methods

Successful candidates are also expected to oversee the maintenance and enhancements of existing models, algorithms and processes as well as oversee the development and maintenance of code and process documentation.

Qualification and Experience :

- 5+ years of work in statistical modelling or business analysis roles

- Experience should include hands-on delivery of projects in analysis and statistical modelling

- Experience should also include structuring and project management of analysis projects

Skills / Knowledge :

- Hands on experience in statistical modelling software such as SAS or R

- Strong Microsoft Excel, Access and PowerPoint skills (VBA & SQL experience preferred)

- Highly proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word applications

- Excellent analytical thinking, analysis, and problem solving skills

- Ability to structure problems through a data driven decision making process

- Ability to identify and draw on leading-edge analytical tools and techniques to develop creative approaches and new insights to business issues through data analysis

- Excellent project management skills, including time and risk management, and project structuring

- Superlative communication (written/verbal) skills, including logically structuring and delivering presentations

- Organized, deliberate, and reliable in structuring work, and effective as a problem solver

- High aptitude to learn quickly, assimilate to new teams and projects, and work well under pressure with appropriate attention to detail

- Ability to interface effectively with multiple levels of management and functional disciplines

- Strong ability to influence/ drive consensus

- Strong negotiating skills