IDFC FIRST Bank - Head - Machine Learning

Job Purpose

- Owns all advanced model development and deployment

- Manage and mentor team members to deliver projects efficiently

- Manages internal processes necessary for successful project implementation

- Performs complex analytics/design and works independently

- Performs research needed to execute projects

- Documents project activities to adhere to controls processes

- Work with cross functional stakeholders to increase adaption of analytics in decision making

Scope of role

- Recruit, train, develop and supervise junior resources in the team

- Adapt and implement in best in class algorithmic solutions to various business problems like - predicting default, conversion, collections etc.

- Ability to understand complex business problems, end to end hands on exposure to analytics- including collecting, pulling and preparing data, building statistical/ ML models using Python/ R / SAS & other tools and generating insights to synthesize a complete, cohesive picture.

- Communicate the context and value of data analysis and models to stakeholders.

- Work closely with internal and external business partners in building, implementing, tracking and improving decision strategies

- Build new capabilities within the team like NLP, STT, Computer vision etc.

Desired Candidate profile

- 10+ years of related experience

- MBA or Master's degree in Economics, Statistics etc

- B Tech or bachelor's in Computer science or any other stream Preferred Skills

- Analytical thinking and problem solving skills

- Experience in model development and deployment; Experience in Cloud based data environment

- Predictive modeling skills

- Knowledge of Python is mandatory; R/SAS will also be an advantage but not mandatory g skills