Job Title: Data Analytics Officer
Hiring Organization: ICEA Lion Group
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Insurance
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/13/2024
As one of
the largest insurers and financial services companies in East Africa, we have
decades of experience in helping discerning individuals protect and create
their wealth. But that’s not all.
Job
Summary
Reporting
to the Chief Accountant, the Data Analytics Officer is responsible for:-
Assisting
the department in analyzing data and metrics to identify trends that may be
useful in decision making.
Assisting in all phases of project work, including problem identification,
formulation, model development, and deployment.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Analyze source
data and data flows, working with structured and unstructured data to
determine trends and assist in better decision-making.
- Support in the
development and enhancements of Macros in configuring data sets to
specified or standard reporting templates for aggregation from multi
systems.
- Manipulate
high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources to expose and
highlight patterns, anomalies, relationships, and trends
- Apply AI and
Machine Learning technology to solve complex, finance problems
- Analyze and
visualize diverse sources of data, interpret results in a business
context, and report results clearly and concisely
- Fulfill problem
formulation and ML technique consulting requests in a timely manner
- Communicate and
present analytical models to the department management
- Work
collaboratively with different business partners and be able to present
results in a clear and concise manner.
- Design, develop,
and implement state-of-the-art AI techniques; reproduce and apply existing
algorithms/methods/models for financial applications.
- Innovate and
advance AI techniques; evaluate and improve AI algorithms/methods/models
currently used.
- Assist with
image data curation, processing, and analysis; create and maintain optimal
data pipelines by conducting regular quality and reproducibility checks.
- Assist with
developing and deploying AI educational workshops/seminar series for the
finance staff to accelerate AI adoption.
- Communicate
results/findings.
Academic
and Professional Qualifications and knowledge
- Bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Statistics,
Economics, Mathematics, Business or Physics
- Master’s degree
and professional qualifications will be an added advantage.
- Exceptional
skills in
- Machine Learning
(ML)
- Artificial
Intelligence (AI)
- Scalable
Computing.
Experience
- 2+ years of
experience in software development with Python/Scala/R/ C++/technical
languages
- 1+ years working
with Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning tools and techniques
- 2+ years of
experience with Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence techniques in
one or more of the following: advanced neural network architectures,
regression, classification and clustering
- Demonstrated
ability in the application of Machine Learning or AI in real-world
settings with large scale data
- Experience with
Deep Learning tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or other frameworks on
GPUs
- Experience with
Agile software development
- Experience with
parallel and distributed computing is a plus.
Core
Technical competencies
- Experience
building deep learning solutions for real-world applications, such as
Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, time-series analysis or
anomaly detection
- Sound
understanding of Financial Services/Insurance technologies.
- Excellent
relationship management skills.
- Strong oral and
written skills.
How To
Apply
Send your application to recruitment@icealion.com quoting
the title data analytics officer on the subject.
