Southeast Toyota Finance
Senior Data Scientist
Southeast Toyota Finance, Tallahassee, Florida, United States,
Will work in the Analytics Department of Southeast Toyota Finance (SETF), a division of JM Family Enterprises, and will be responsible for developing solutions that drive improved efficiency and quantify portfolio performance in credit risk, residual risk, collection, and recovery. The Candidate should comprehensively understand consumer lending and the characteristics that drive performance and profitability.
The Candidate must have excellent predictive modeling skills and be able to communicate how analytical solutions can positively impact the business effectively. The Candidate must know advanced statistical modeling techniques and software. The Associate must also be detail-oriented, handle multiple tasks, have strong time management skills, and remain focused on department goals and objectives.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited ToWork on advanced analytics projects to produce statistically sound operational, portfolio, behavior, and recovery models that drive actionable/implementable results under aggressive deadlines.Quantify and communicate the credit and residual loss exposure on SETF’s retail and lease portfolios incorporating different economic scenarios and seasonal trends for budgeting and reserve purposes, including CECL models and forecasts.Develop and implement residual value models to determine accurate residual values for leased vehicles.Develop operational models to help quantify and control risk while increasing efficiency/automation. This includes developing, monitoring, and deploying origination and collection scorecards and strategies.Develop advanced machine learning and statistical models to solve complex business challenges. Communicate model results to stakeholders. Contribute to feature engineering strategies to enhance model performance. Stay updated on the latest advancements in machine learning and data science.Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders. Create visually compelling PowerBI visualizations to aid decision-making. Use advanced AI in new areas of the business.Manage the full modeling lifecycle of forecasting models, ensuring compliance with regulatory environments.Work on end-to-end modeling processes, including data procurement, model estimation, implementation and deployment, and monitoring and testing.Provide insights from the models and modeling exercises to support business risk management and strategies.Provide comprehensive portfolio tracking, analysis, reporting, and forecasting. Provide detailed explanatory analysis and make recommendations to senior management; proactively identifying risks and opportunities based on current trends and future outlooks.Present credit and residual loss trends to the executive management team.Develop and/or enhance advanced reporting solutions: portfolio reporting, portfolio stability reports, and model monitoring.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including accounting, finance, treasury, and other company stakeholders. Mentor junior team members.QualificationsMaster’s or Ph.D degree in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics and/or other quantitative analysis is required.5+ years of financial, credit risk, analytics resource management; indirect automotive lending experience and/or consumer lending preferred.Minimum of 5 years of statistical modeling and/or quantitative analysis experience; Experience in using Python, SAS, R, or any comparable statistical or data extraction software is preferred.Experience managing advanced modeling projects and collaborating well with other team members.Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).Ability to diplomatically communicate findings across departments and to upper management.Ability to effectively operate with multiple priorities and changing directives. Self-motivated with the ability to anticipate department needs, discern work priorities, and meet deadlines.Forward thinker who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.Must be a highly detailed process driven who demonstrates success at building trust and influence while driving for results with and through people.This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.
JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERJM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, national origin, marital status, citizenship, military status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONSIf you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at talentacquisition@jmfamily.com for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.
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The Candidate must have excellent predictive modeling skills and be able to communicate how analytical solutions can positively impact the business effectively. The Candidate must know advanced statistical modeling techniques and software. The Associate must also be detail-oriented, handle multiple tasks, have strong time management skills, and remain focused on department goals and objectives.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited ToWork on advanced analytics projects to produce statistically sound operational, portfolio, behavior, and recovery models that drive actionable/implementable results under aggressive deadlines.Quantify and communicate the credit and residual loss exposure on SETF’s retail and lease portfolios incorporating different economic scenarios and seasonal trends for budgeting and reserve purposes, including CECL models and forecasts.Develop and implement residual value models to determine accurate residual values for leased vehicles.Develop operational models to help quantify and control risk while increasing efficiency/automation. This includes developing, monitoring, and deploying origination and collection scorecards and strategies.Develop advanced machine learning and statistical models to solve complex business challenges. Communicate model results to stakeholders. Contribute to feature engineering strategies to enhance model performance. Stay updated on the latest advancements in machine learning and data science.Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders. Create visually compelling PowerBI visualizations to aid decision-making. Use advanced AI in new areas of the business.Manage the full modeling lifecycle of forecasting models, ensuring compliance with regulatory environments.Work on end-to-end modeling processes, including data procurement, model estimation, implementation and deployment, and monitoring and testing.Provide insights from the models and modeling exercises to support business risk management and strategies.Provide comprehensive portfolio tracking, analysis, reporting, and forecasting. Provide detailed explanatory analysis and make recommendations to senior management; proactively identifying risks and opportunities based on current trends and future outlooks.Present credit and residual loss trends to the executive management team.Develop and/or enhance advanced reporting solutions: portfolio reporting, portfolio stability reports, and model monitoring.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including accounting, finance, treasury, and other company stakeholders. Mentor junior team members.QualificationsMaster’s or Ph.D degree in statistics, data science, operations research, mathematics and/or other quantitative analysis is required.5+ years of financial, credit risk, analytics resource management; indirect automotive lending experience and/or consumer lending preferred.Minimum of 5 years of statistical modeling and/or quantitative analysis experience; Experience in using Python, SAS, R, or any comparable statistical or data extraction software is preferred.Experience managing advanced modeling projects and collaborating well with other team members.Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).Ability to diplomatically communicate findings across departments and to upper management.Ability to effectively operate with multiple priorities and changing directives. Self-motivated with the ability to anticipate department needs, discern work priorities, and meet deadlines.Forward thinker who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.Must be a highly detailed process driven who demonstrates success at building trust and influence while driving for results with and through people.This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of JM Family. All work arrangements are subject to associate performance, business need and manager discretion, and may be revised as necessary.
JM FAMILY IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERJM Family Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, retaining, and promoting qualified associates without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, mental or physical disability, national origin, marital status, citizenship, military status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial, or local law.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONSIf you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job application process, please contact JM Family’s Talent Acquisition department at talentacquisition@jmfamily.com for assistance. If you have an accommodation request for one of our recruiting events, please notify us at least 72 hours prior so that we may provide assistance.
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