Senior Data Scientist HR Analytics in Amsterdam

ING is looking for a passionate Data Scientist 

As a Data Scientist in People Analytics CoE you will: (1) develop, test, deploy, and monitor analytical solutions (Natural Language Processing (NLP) or machine learning models, simulations, recommenders, etc.), end-to-end which covers ETL in MSSQL, Python app (data pipeline, model, API architecture), and front-end development in PowerBI Report Server or (minimal) HTML/CSS (2) support our team lead and product owners in technical refinement of incoming business requests (3) contribute to the data science chapter through: knowledge sharing, standardising/streamlining our technical WoW, adopting new algorithms or technologies, presenting your work to the internal/external analytics community, and supporting junior members with your data science expertise. 

Our Team 

The People Analytics CoE is part of Global HR. We are working on projects to make ING the best place to work. Our team works agile and is structured in two squads: continuous listening (CL) and Workforce analytics (WFA), each squad has its own product owner and the squad’s members are either data scientists/analyst or business translators. The CL squad develops analytics products which uses data generated mainly by surveys and the WFA squad develops products for different pillars of ING’s workforce planning (structure, performance, skills & competencies). People Analytics is a relative new field and there is a lot of room for experimentation and innovation. 

Job description:

As a senior data scientist, you have the following responsibilities:

• Design, analyse and interpret business hypothesis and explore datasets through using available tools, you can manage stakeholders with their business challenges end-to-end, from problem, creating hypotheses, to building a small POC to show there is a base to move further or not
• Build/improve data-driven analytical products using NLP and machine learning techniques
• Recommend ideas to business when data/results are available through good visualizations or algorithms, you always think one step ahead, for example the best way of implementation 
• Assist users to understand the data science principles and when needed provide an explanation for the model behaviour and possible correcting actions 
• You support junior data scientist as data science subject matter expert

Our Stack

Programming: Python/R, MSSQL, Flask framework as back-end

Dashboarding: PowerBI, (minimal) HTML & CSS on top of Flask

Do you recognize yourself in this profile? 

• You have a good overall knowledgeable about machine learning & NLP techniques and willingness to keep the knowledge up to date
• You have hands-on in one/more dialect of SQL & Python
• You have experience with GIT and deployment automation tools (CI/CD); e.g., Azure DevOps
• You are experienced in explaining complicated analysis to a non-technical audience with your storytelling and data visualization skills
• You support the squad’s product owners with refining and planning vague business questions into sprints and deliver in collaboration with other data scientist and translators
• You are willing to learn, open to feedback and development on both technical and interpersonal levels

It is a big plus if you have:

• You can build web APIs in a micro-service like Flask, you know enough HTML and CSS to deliver a web front-end proof-of-concept 
• You have experience with PowerBI or other Business Intelligence tools

What do we offer?

Working at ING means working in a dynamic and international setting. Individual development of our employees is very important and that is why ING offers excellent courses and programs. You will become a member of the People Analytics team, a young, innovative, fast-moving team. You will work on projects and products about ING’s workforce. We have the mission to make all people related decisions in ING data driven. A fun environment where there is lots of opportunities to better yourself. In addition, we offer:

• Fun! 
• A competitive salary 
• Working with highly skilled people 
• Working in an area which is of great importance to the strategy of ING 
• An international atmosphere 
• Great training and education opportunity

Rewards & benefits

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions at https://www.ing.jobs/netherlands/Why-ING/benefits.htm

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience

• 24-27 vacation days depending on contract

• Pension scheme

• 13th month salary

• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary

• 8% Holiday payment

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

• Work Agile, so new ideas come to life faster

About us

With 57,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us. Apply today.