Vice President - SAS Analytics - Strategic Business Solutions Group

Description:

- The team is a global community that objectively connects and analyzes information, to create actionable intelligence for our business leaders. It identifies fact based opportunities for revenue growth in partnership with the businesses.

- The function balances customer needs, business strategy, and profit objectives using best-in-class and relevant analytic methodologies. To accomplish this, the group focuses on linkages of information, tools and analytics.

Role Outline/Job Summary :

The key requirement for the role is the ability to work with data, understand the project objectives, undertake analysis to accomplish project objectives, present the results in a coherent manner, team management and relationship management with onshore stake holders. The individual will possess the ability to work in teams and display a proactive learning attitude.

Job Description :

Role & Responsibilities :

Business/ Department Objectives :

- The role of Vice President Strategic Business Solutions group is based at AAS Bangalore Center and reports to the SVP/Director/Senior Director leading the team

- VP will be part of the business teams AAS partners with NA Branded Cards on all BAU and strategic initiatives for Customer Growth and merchant analytics

Core Responsibilities :

Analytic Project Execution :

- Build effective teams to deliver on business priorities

- Decompose business priorities into candidate projects

- Consult with partners to initiate project aligned to business needs

- Manage the project pipeline to ensure prioritization and resourcing

- Influence analytic approaches through learnings and insights

Talent Management :

- Manage career progression for the team

- Influence organizational policies on Talent management

Teamwork :

- Manage initiative across the COE

- Establish a structured interaction model with the partner

- Conceptualize, develop and implement strategic analytical solutions across products and customer lifecycle

Communication :

- Effectively communicate strategic considerations with team, partners and senior management

Organizational Development :

- Dismantle organizational silos

- Drive organizational development initiatives

- Effective presenter and able to handle and influence communication based on business requirement

- Experience in banking products and can work under pressure

- Expose to statistical and high-end analytical techniques

Financial / Budgetary : No

Individual Contributor (IC)/Managerial : Manager / IC 

Percentage of Travel : 10%

Relocation : Yes

Qualifications :

Established competency in one or more of the following :

- Financial Analysis

- Business Analysis

- Statistical Modeling

- Strong analytical aptitude and logical reasoning ability

- Strong presentation and communication skills

- Strong process/project management skill

- Knowledge of analytical tools such as SAS/SQL and complex data sources

- Experience in one or more financial services businesses (cards, retail bank, mortgage, etc.)