.The Data Science Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.Responsibilities:Conducts strategic data analysis, identifies insights and implications and makes strategic recommendations, develops data displays that clearly communicate complex analysis.Mines and analyzes data from various banking platforms to drive optimization and improve data quality.Delivers analytics initiatives to address business problems with the ability to determine data required, assess time & effort required and establish a project plan.Consults with business clients to identify system functional specifications. Applies comprehensive understanding of how multiple areas collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business goals.Consults with users and clients to solve complex system issues/problems through in-depth evaluation of business processes, systems and industry standards; recommends solutions.Leads system change process from requirements through implementation; provides user and operational support of application to business users.Formulates and defines systems scope and goals for complex projects through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry standards.Impacts the business directly by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams.Considers the business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment; identifies and communicates risks and impacts.Drives communication between business leaders and IT; exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.Conducts workflow analysis, business process modeling; develops use cases, test plans, and business rules; assists in user acceptance testing.Collaborates on design and implementation of workflow solutions that provide long term scalability, reliability, and performance, and integration with reporting.Develops in-depth knowledge and proficiency of supported business areas and engages business partners in evaluating opportunities for process integration and refinement