Ld Business Intelligence Analyst

CME Group
London
1 year ago
Applications closed

Lead Business Intelligence Analyst

The Team
The Data Science department's mission is to provide machine learning, analytics and insights relating to the markets, clients, and products in which CME Group operates. The team is responsible for data science, machine learning, analytics, generating insights, and developing data products and tools. The team brings diverse skill sets together (statistics, derivatives expertise, ingenuity, coding and technical skills) in a highly collaborative, collegial manner. The team is one of the key thought leadership groups at the Exchange and serves business leadership to identify and promote significant market and client opportunities.

Job Description:
Looking for an experienced analyst role that offers the best of both worlds (markets and customers)? Join CME to utilize your analytical skills to analyze CME Group markets. We try new things, fail fast, and ultimately deliver valuable insight through the combination of collaboration, new technology, and machine learning. Analyze patterns and correlations among derivatives products and clients to identify trends customers can benefit from. Brainstorm, design, and implement new analytical models. One example of our work is:www.cmegroup.com/price-action-alerts.html

Responsibilities:
⦁ As an lead analyst, work closely with data product team as a collaborative business partner to understand their problems and use data and data science to develop solutions that grow client revenue.
⦁ Utilize customer-centered design to iterate with stakeholders from idea to solution.
⦁ Make presentations to Product teams and Sales on analysis performed. Incorporate feedback and refine analytical agenda.
⦁ Work with sales campaign teams and use data and machine learning to target the best customers for each campaign
⦁ Perform quantitative analysis on clients and products to identify and understand opportunities, risks, and trends.
⦁ Utilize technical skills to deliver systematic, automated, or statistically significant information with little initial human monitoring or intervention.
⦁ Broadly utilize database systems and technical skills to perform analytics faster and more efficiently
⦁ Capable of investigating, familiarizing and mastering new data quickly and combining multiple data sets together (e.g. transaction, CRM, and website data)
⦁ Stay current with leading edge systems, methods, and best practices for data science, analytics, machine learning and data infrastructure.
⦁ We are looking for candidates who are strong communicators and who enjoy working alongside great stakeholders, feeling the pain of their problems, and celebrating with them as you develop solutions.

Education & Experience
⦁ BS/BA or higher in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Finance, Mathematics or similar
⦁ A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a data science or analytical role
⦁ Combination of technical/quantitative and business acumen is strongly preferred
⦁ Progress towards a Master's degree in Data Science or related field is a plus
⦁ Familiarity with google cloud platform, other cloud platforms, and/or CME Group markets, products, and clients is a plus

Job Qualifications
⦁ Proficient in Looker or Tableau with ability to create dashboards, automate data loads, and produce insightful analytics and visualizations
⦁ Programming skills in Python (Numpy, SciPy, Pandas, and scikit-learn), SQL, or any one of the major object-oriented programming language (C++, Rust, Scala, C# etc.)
⦁ Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
⦁ Experience with other Business Intelligence tools such as Business Objects would be a plus
⦁ Knowledge of Commodity and Financial Derivatives Markets, especially in futures and options is recommended
Role is based in London with hybrid work schedule

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