TransUnion - Chicago, IL
posted 2 months ago
The Financial Services Research & Consulting Consultant at TransUnion plays a pivotal role in providing analytical consulting services within the financial services sector, which includes industries such as auto, card, mortgage, and personal loans. This position is designed for individuals who are adept at conducting research studies and analyzing industry-level trends to address emerging business challenges and contribute to thought leadership in the market. The consultant will engage in extracting data, performing segmentation, and conducting statistical analyses on large datasets using advanced programming languages such as SQL, R, and Python, particularly in environments that utilize big data platforms like Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark. In this role, the consultant will be responsible for translating complex analytical findings into actionable business insights, which will be shared at industry conferences and may even be published in leading media outlets. The consultant will serve as an internal expert on both traditional and short-term lending credit data, providing insights into how these data points relate to current industry trends and research. Additionally, the consultant will take a proactive approach in formulating research problems based on real-world needs, ensuring that the analyses conducted are relevant and impactful. The consultant will lead projects that involve descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analyses, employing a variety of techniques such as segmentation, regression, clustering, survival analysis, and machine learning. Effective communication is crucial, as the consultant will be required to deliver analytic insights and recommendations in a clear and compelling manner to both internal and external stakeholders, including executive-level audiences. The role also emphasizes the importance of fostering an environment that promotes excellence, innovation, and continuous learning among team members. This position operates in a hybrid work model, requiring in-person attendance at an assigned TransUnion office for at least two days a week.