Sr. Decision Scientist - Risk and Data Analytics

About Us: 

Who is Mercedes-Benz Financial Services?
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, part of the global company Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG is the captive financing and mobility solutions company of the global luxury automobile manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz AG. We offer a comprehensive range of automotive financial and insurance products that make it easy for our customers to drive their dream Mercedes-Benz vehicle.  
 
Why work at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services?
Working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to join an innovative team where you are valued for your contributions. As an employee, you will experience career development in a positive, employee-centric environment. We’re a global company that not only offers best-in-class products to our customers but also best-in-class benefits to our employees. Our employees experience a comfortable, friendly environment and relaxed, inclusive culture. 

Benefits

When working at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, you will enjoy a comprehensive and amenity-rich benefits package offering something for every employee at each stage of their life.  

As a new employee, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of the following benefits that go beyond – beginning day one:

Get Rewarded! Competitive salary plus an annual bonus based on company performance and/or personal yearly performance   

Need a vacation? How about just some time for YOU! In addition to our vacation time, you’ll receive fifteen (15) additional corporate holidays, which will allow you to celebrate religious holidays or escape to the spa! Designed to be flexible, we let you decide which days are most important to you!

Ride in Style - All employees are eligible to participate in the Mercedes-Benz Employee Lease Program

We want you to be healthy!  Outstanding medical, dental, and vision insurance, employer-paid short and long term disability plus on-site exercise facilities

Is your family growing?  Enjoy generous paid Family Leave Programs  - Six Weeks for New Parents; Adoption Expense Reimbursement Programs - up to $6k per child   

Want to go back to school?  Tuition Assistance Scholar Program - receive up to $8k in vouchers to complete business-related coursework

• $6k for undergraduate
• $8k for graduate

Job Overview:

Develop, implement and monitor statistical analytical tools and systems, with a focus on the acquisitions and collections process. This data-centric role aims to analyze and solve problems by employing expertise from various disciplines, such as statistics, mathematics, and machine learning in support of well-defined business goals. Participate in global Risk Management projects to ensure that best practices are utilized as it pertains to scoring and pricing quantification. Position may require ICS compliance activities as applicable.

Responsibilities:

• Perform in-depth data quantative analysis (e.g., machine learning, advanced analytics, text mining, pattern recognition) from multiple data sources using a variety of tools; analyze various data systems and data sets to discover new insights; apply findings to develop new risk-based collection and recovery strategies (20%)
• Data extraction, cleaning and validation for ad hoc analyses, reporting and model development (20%)
• Provide data-centric consulting to internal customers in order to guide strategic business decisions (20%)
•  Test, implement and document internally developed machine learning models, while adhering to DFS policies, procedures, and processes (15%)
• Internally developing, testing, implementing and documenting new collection and/or recovery scoring models, generate quarterly monitoring reports (10%)
• Work with external vendors to test, implement and document new collection and/or recovery scoring models and vendor products, generate quarterly monitoring reports (10%)
• Evaluating and developing expertise in emerging analytics techniques, tools, and methodologies (5%)

Qualifications:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application. Relocation assistance w