V.I.E. Data Scientist

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•     Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
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The Inspection General and Internal Audit Division (IGAD) is Societe Generale Group’s 3rd Line of Defense. It is placed under the authority of the Head of Inspection and Audit, who reports directly to the Group's Chief Executive Officer. Audit (1,100 staff) is organized in geographical and functional zones, while General Inspection (130 staff) on top of audit work covers major risks for the Group, transversal topics and strategic issues.

The main role of IGAD is to review operational entities in an objective, thorough and risk-based manner to assess the compliance of the Group’s operations, the level of actual risk, the enforcement of procedures and the effectiveness and relevance of the corresponding permanent control set up. IGAD issues recommendations in order to better manage risks and to increase the efficiency of the Group’s activities.

INS/DAT is a global and transversal organization within IGAD that plays a key role in reinforcing Societe Generale’s third line of defense through the use of Data Analytics techniques and tools. IGAD Asia (45 staff) is the Audit Team which covers all SG Group Business entities across the Asia Pacific region. To fulfill its function IGAD has access to a large array of data sources which come in all kind of form and size and extracting insights from all this data is a challenge that requires special skills. This is why IGAD has been investing in the past few years into dedicated technology and people to tackle this challenge. If you are tempted by this adventure, please read on.

As a V.I.E. Data Scientist, within the IGAD Asia Hub located in Hong Kong, your main responsibilities will be to:

1) Contribute to Audit missions as the data expert
As the data expert, fully integrated to an audit team, your main objectives will be to:
-    Obtain a good understanding of the business and operational processes and the problem statement from auditors as well as from business and operational staff
-    Refine this problem statement with a data angle to define the key questions to be answered, and identify the relevant data sources and experts to help you
-    Liaise with our Data Extraction team or collect the data directly from the IT team for the data collection in compliance with information security and data protection policies
-    Manage the iterative data analysis process from data preparation, through the analysis itself and up to the documentation of the analysis and presentation of your conclusions
-    Support the audit team to help them do simple analysis and handle more advanced techniques and tools on data visualization, statistics, machine learning, etc.

2) Educate and Support Auditors throughout Asia  
As the data champion for the entire IGAD Asia team your role will be to:
-    Animate the data analytics community in Asia
-    Train auditors on basic data analysis tools and techniques
-    Support auditors on simple requests and questions
-    Host knowledge sharing sessions to communicate on data analytics use cases

3) Contribute to the Data Analytics community and to the effort on R&D
As a member of the Global IGAD data analytics community you will:
-    Regularly synchronize with other Data Analysts & Scientists from the Paris Data Lab and from other locations to share and develop knowledge on tools and methodologies
-    Coordinate with IGAD IT Team to develop IGAD’s data science platform as well as the offer in the data analytics tools provided to auditors
-    Contribute to the technology watch on Data Science topics and to transversal projects

Due to the VIE eligibility criteria a questionnaire will be provided. Please make sure to answer all the questions for an efficient analysis of your application.

You may go through a process to check if any personal relationships could potentially cause a conflict-of-interest situation (e.g. being a PEP, or having relationships with PEP, client, vendor, or SG staff).

Please note that for the missions outside the European countries, a VISA is necessary. Please make sure your passport is valid up to 6 months after the end of the VIE contract to not delay your departure. Otherwise, we strongly advise you to launch asap the renewal of your passport.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:
•    Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Market Finance or a related discipline
•    A previous experience in Market Finance would be appreciated

Language skills:
•    Fluent in English (B2-C1)

Technical, operational & Soft skills:
•    Proficient/Good command of MS Office
•    Good communication and presentation skills
•    Knowledge of Python, R or similar language 
•    Handson experience in working with large datasets
•    Display of innovation, team spirit and time management

The VIE assignment in a nutshell
This VIE in Hong Kong is to begin as soon as possible but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 12 months.
The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating. 
At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Société Générale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious. Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA. If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?
You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.