Data Scientist Director – Business Banking Client Analytics

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · New York, NY +1 · Consumer & Community Banking

Lead a team of data scientists and analytics professionals to develop and deliver advanced analytics solutions for business banking clients, focusing on customer segmentation, targeting, measurement, and competitive intelligence. The role requires strong leadership, communication, and a deep understanding of financial services analytics.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead and develop a team of analytics leaders, data scientists, and analysts delivering advanced analytics and strategic insights for business banking strategy
  2. Define and execute customer segmentation and targeting frameworks to identify and size growth opportunities
  3. Build measurement and experimentation capabilities, including test-and-learn and causal approaches, to quantify impact and optimize outcomes
  4. Translate client, product, and transaction data into actionable insights that inform marketing, product, and servicing strategies
  5. Develop competitive intelligence analytics that monitor market trends, competitor positioning, and relevant industry benchmarks

Skills

Required

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in analytics, data science, or applied quantitative research in financial services
  • 5+ years of applied quantitative research or model development experience supporting business banking or commercial financial institutions
  • Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams of data scientists, analytics professionals, or technical experts
  • Proven ability to deliver analytics-driven recommendations to business stakeholders in a consulting or advisory capacity (internal or external)
  • Strong communication and storytelling skills, including translating complex technical concepts into clear strategies and influencing senior stakeholders
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to frame ambiguous business problems into structured analytic approaches
  • Strong risk and control mindset, including sound judgment, attention to data integrity, and appropriate issue escalation

Nice to have

  • Experience in retail banking, small business banking, or commercial banking
  • Experience enabling analytics adoption through change management, self-service analytics, or organizational enablement
  • Experience using modern artificial intelligence tools and platforms (for example, Microsoft Copilot or similar technologies)
  • Proficiency in Python, R, and SQL, plus experience with modern data platforms (for example, Snowflake or Databricks)
  • Deep knowledge of machine learning and advanced analytics methods, including supervised and unsupervised learning, predictive modeling, natural language processing, and experimentation frameworks

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in analytics, data science, or applied quantitative research in financial services
  • 5+ years of applied quantitative research or model development experience supporting business banking or commercial financial institutions
  • Demonstrated experience leading and managing teams of data scientists, analytics professionals, or technical experts
  • Strong risk and control mindset, including sound judgment, attention to data integrity, and appropriate issue escalation