Data Scientist

Wintrust is a financial holding company with approximately $50 billion assets under management and traded on the NASDAQ:WTFC. Built on the "HAVE IT ALL" model, Wintrust offers sophisticated technology and resources of a large bank while focusing on providing service-based community banking to each and every customer. Wintrust operates fifteen community bank subsidiaries with over 170 banking locations in the greater Chicago and southern Wisconsin market areas. Additionally, Wintrust operates various non-bank business units including commercial and life insurance premium financing, short-term accounts receivable financing, out-sourced administrative services, mortgage origination and purchase, wealth management services and qualified intermediary services for tax-deferred exchanges.

Why join us?

An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 10 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years) Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few An entrepreneurial culture with opportunity for career progression

Why Join This Team?

• Work-Life Balance
• Hybrid Schedule – Split your time working remote and at our Corporate Headquarters in Rosemont, IL.
• Minimal travel
• Great opportunity to grow your career with Wintrust by joining a newly formed team and rapidly expanding data analytics function

Position Summary

Wintrust is looking for a highly self-motivated, creative, and enthusiastic professional to join the Wintrust Internal Audit Data Analytics team. This position is a member of the data analytics team reports to data science manager. The position will work closely with audit team members, internal audit clients, risk management and compliance functions within the organization, as well as external parties where applicable. The role is based in Rosemont, IL with minimal business travel.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute the best data analytical practices in supporting data driven annual audit planning
• Lead the design and implementation of data analytics tests in supporting audit projects, including apply various machine learning techniques in Python to identify the business issues and root causes
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across internal audit to identify business requirements for reporting, dashboards and visualizations; Build and automate the reporting
• Support the development of new analytical products, and the enhancement of current processes and services
• Build and maintain the data analytics library
• Provide the data analytics trainings and coaching for internal auditors
• Develop and maintain a positive and respectful working relationships with audit team members

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in statistics, math and economics, Master’s degree is preferred
• Minimum five years of data analysis and 3 years of statistical modeling experience, preferably in the financial industry / risk management
• Strong knowledge of statistical analysis software / data analysis experience including data manipulation, various machine learning techniques with SQL and Python
• Expertise with data visualization tools (Power BI) and techniques
• Experience leading complex analytical projects from project design to insights delivery
• Strong logic, problem solving and communication skills
• Actively pursue continuous learning of new techniques/tools/algorithms in data science
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To be Chicago’s Bank® and Wisconsin's Bank®, we need to reflect that diversity both in all the communities we serve, the people we employ, the organizations we work with, and our banking and lending practices. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.