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Senior Manager Advanced Analytics

Discover

Houston, TX
Full Time
Senior
106k-179k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

Discover. A brighter future. With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it - we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine. Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for managing a team that performs advanced analytics and provides intelligence and recommendations to solve business issues to business partners.
  • Conducts advanced analytic analyses including both qualitative and quantitative to identify trends, variations, patterns, and insights.
  • Ensures team members produce accurate and on-time delivery of analyses and recommendations.
  • Provides thought leadership and strategic thinking to translate business problems into analytical frameworks, and independently recommend actions and provide business insights.
  • Leads the development and implementation of advanced analytics including customer segmentation, optimization, prescriptive analytics, and machine learning algorithms & recommendations.
  • Presents findings from analyses and makes recommendations to leadership.
  • Partners with leadership to ensure understanding of requirements and performance levers for each analysis.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional partners to understand their business needs, formulate and complete end-to-end analysis, and deliver presentations of findings and recommendations.

Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Statistics, Economics, Engineering or Information Technology
  • 6+ years of modeling experience or related, including prior people management experience
  • In lieu of education, 8+ years of modeling experience or related, including a master's degree
  • In lieu of education, 10+ years of modeling experience or related, including a bachelor's degree
  • Proficiency in Python coding, SAS, and SQL
  • Ability to operate office equipment such as computer, telephone, printer, and calculator
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in written form
  • Travel up to 25%

Nice to Have

  • FRM, CFA, SAS, AWS, Apache, Google certifications upon hire
  • MBA, Masters in Statistics, Economics, Engineering or Information Technology
  • Payments Network Experience
  • 8+ years Data Science, Fraud Risk, Disputes Analytics, Operations Analytics, Modeling or related
  • Additional Python coding skills, SAS, SQL

Benefits & Perks

  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
  • Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances
  • Recognition Program
  • Education Assistance
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Family Support Programs
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Working at Discover

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management. Discover, a division of Capital One, N.A., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation. At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant's qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance). Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based. Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.

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Job Details

Posted AtJun 27, 2025
Job CategoryData Science
Salary106k-179k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeRemote
ExperienceSenior

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About Discover

Website

discover.com

Company Size

10000+ employees

Location

Houston, TX

Industry

Credit Card Issuing

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