The Opportunity

The EY Financial Services technology consulting team is continuing to grow and develop appropriate technology propositions aligned to market needs and demand, in particular in the space of Data and Analytics. We work collaboratively with the financial services clients and other EY teams to enhance their ability to use and interpret modern technologies and data, and develop their own enhanced capabilities to support better decision making, along with regulatory compliance, within their business.

Our consultants need the vision to articulate the big picture and the precision to see the smallest of details, all whilst focusing on the financial services domain. Technology and information are the assets which enable this, and our data and analytics practice provides innovative approaches to unlocking this value, solving many of our clients’ biggest challenges.

If you think you can meet the challenges of a focused consulting organization, understand how to grow and lead in a growing practice and work in the most complex of sectors our team is looking forward to hearing from you.

Your key responsibilities
As a Data Scientist you will work within the FS Technology Consulting team to deliver advanced analytics solutions utilising leading big data platforms and cloud technologies. Our current team is working on some of the latest technologies in the region using advanced analytics solutions such as AWS, Azure, Hortonworks, Cloudera etc. 

This role will find you:

• Working with internal stakeholders and clients to understand services/business needs, build and apply data analysis algorithms (data mining, machine learning, natural language processing etc.) to provide actionable insights
• Designing and developing advanced statistical models to facilitate effective predictive models, while explaining the model strengths and weaknesses to both technical and business stakeholders

To qualify for the role, you must have

• At least 3 years' experience in a data analytics / data science role
• Experience in R / Python / Java / C++
• Good SQL skills
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills in English for both technical and business audiences

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Good communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)
• Experience of working in, or consulting into, the financial services sector
• Strong working knowledge on the mechanics of the underlying Machine Learning algorithms
• Experience working with cloud platforms, e.g., Azure, AWS, Alibaba Cloud etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication in Mandarin and Cantonese

What working at EY offers

• Support, training, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• A variety of roles and client experiences, you will have the opportunity to work on multiple client projects solving complex problems across financial services
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. 

Apply now.