Director, Data Science - Spartanburg, United States - American Credit Acceptance

    American Credit Acceptance
    American Credit Acceptance Spartanburg, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Overview

    About American Credit Acceptance

    A national leader in the auto finance industry, American Credit Acceptance partners with car dealerships across the country to empower the emerging credit consumer to purchase reliable, affordable transportation. We are a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company that has delivered excellent profitability, regulatory rigor and over 20% annualized growth since our inception in 2007.

    About the Team

    A key driver of ACA's growth and profitability, our Data & Analytics team is comprised of 50+ associates of various backgrounds with one thing in common - a passion for problem solving. Here, Financial analytics and data management, statistical modeling, and data science teams act as internal management consultants to solve real business problems. You'll go beyond basic predictions and partner with business leaders to maximize performance of our loan portfolio, minimize risk and losses, and identify key leverage points to drive efficiencies.

    What You'll Do

    The Manager, Business Analytics will drive business strategy and success. This individual will use their analytical mindset, business knowledge, and inter-personal skills to aggressively develop insights and tests that enable ACA to smartly growth the business. This role has a broad range of responsibilities including marketing, pricing and risk and includes a team of analysts to help pursue those goals.

    Essential Functions

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Lead analytical projects
  • Manage and develop a team of analysts
  • Drive strategic insights
  • Oversight of strategy implementation

    • Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Quantitative Field (Economics, Engineering, Statistics, Math)
  • 2-3+ years of experience in People management
  • 4-5+ years of experience in complex, data-driven problem solving and project management
  • Demonstrated experience working in a cross-functional environment

    • Preferred qualifications

  • MBA or MS in quantitative field
  • 2+ years of experience in auto lending

    • Supervisory Responsibility

    This position will supervise a team of 1-5 Analysts.

    Work Environment and Physical Demands

    This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

    Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

    This is a full-time position. Days of work are Monday through Friday. The daily schedule may vary from 8 am to 5 pm or 9 am to 6 pm. Hours may vary or exceed 40 in any given week depending on the needs of the business.

    Travel

    No travel is expected for this position.

    EEO Statement

    ACA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. ACA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

    Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

    You are not officially considered an applicant unless you have completed an employment application in ACA's online applicant tracking system, iCIMS.

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