Director of Statistics, two positions (Fairfax, VA and Tampa, FL)

Number of Openings: 2
Title: Director of Statistics
Location: Fairfax, VA & Tampa, FL
Compensation: $105 - $140k plus strong bonuses and stock
Full Relocation Provided

Purpose:

Our client, a large financial services firm, is looking for a senior level executive to assist with the analysis of numeric, market and operational data.

Director of Statistics Responsibilities:

This Director performs advanced level and/or managerial oversight of the validation of complex statistical and arithmetic models utilized by multiple business lines. This position will be responsible for developing an understanding the model validation requirements and developing and administering a program to meet those needs in a manner that is independent of management. This work will require being a technical consultant and subject matter expert. Included in this role will be the actual performance of model validation and the oversight of work performed by other associates performing model validation work. In addition, this position will be responsible for assessing management's progress of implementing and adhering to model governance standards throughout the company.

• Manage and develop statistics and analytics professionals who develop predictive models that will be used by clients in the credit card, mortgage and checking business.
• Manage and develop statistics and analytics professionals who help develop strategies to assist with decision making process.

Director of Statistics Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in statistics, analytics, economics, or biostatistics
• 8+ years of applied experience
• Accomplished user of classic statistical tools (for example, linear models, logistic regression, hypothesis testing, sampling)
• SAS programming, solid on data step and several of the advanced statistical procedures, familiar with macros
• Experience in any of following: risk management, direct marketing, consumer lending, FICO scoring, mortgage lending, credit card or checking industry.
• Ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Knowledge and experience with any of the following: SAS, SPSS or SQL.
• Excellent teaching skills & extensive experience in leading change in complex business environments
• Superior communications skills

To be considered please forward your resume to: brendan [at] brixton.net

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Vice President of Market Assessment (Denver, CO)

COMPANY

AIMCO is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that owns and operates a geographically diversified portfolio of apartment communities through 19 regional operating centers. AIMCO, through its subsidiaries, operates nearly 1,320 properties, including approximately 230,000 apartment units, and serves approximately one million residents each year. AIMCO's properties are located in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. AIMCO common shares are included in the S&P 500. The conventional portfolio spans in quality from upscale to middle market and is generally comprised of diverse B grade assets in high demand areas. The firm is actively seeking a –Vice President of Market Assessment to assist in the future growth of their impressive portfolio and alignment with the corporate objective and next generation strategic direction.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to Senior Vice President, Portfolio Strategy, this individual will support portfolio strategy asset allocation, and asset management to develop investment strategies for each market. He/she will recommend forecasted revenue and expense growth for various U.S. markets by identifying and recommending third party data sources. This will also involve managing external vendors along the budget. This person will validate third party forecasts for various markets to determine the predictability of future growth. The VP of Market Assessment will work with local AIMCO asset management team members, regional brokers, and others to identify risks and leading indicators for improving and declining financial performance.

This individual will work with AIMCO’s asset management team to help develop investment strategies for each market by identifying the most attractive submarkets to allocate capital based on risk and return. He/she will communicate the corporate portfolio strategy initiatives to asset managers for incorporation into the investment strategy for each market.

The Vice President of Market Assessment will support the portfolio strategy and asset allocation activities by identifying opportunistic markets for investments and recommending capital allocation assessments in each market to manage risk and return of the total portfolio.

He/she will have access to AIMCO and third party predictive information for market and submarket revenue and expense growth. This individual will partner with the Vice President of Analytics to advance proprietary models for each market and will incorporate market/submarket predictions into long-term investment plans for each property and corporate asset allocation decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Our successful candidate will have a minimum of 10 years experience with increasing responsibility in real estate market research and analysis. A thorough understanding in research techniques involving research design along with advanced statistical analyses is a must. The successful candidate must have the ability to draw the appropriate insights by conducting, interpreting, and evaluating multivariate statistical techniques and analysis. He/she must have experience evaluating various types of real estate investments by assessing the attractiveness of each based on financial and portfolio quality measures. The successful candidate must be able to collaborate with investment / transactional executives while handling ambiguity, high workload, attention to detail, and strict deadlines. Strong written and oral communication skills are a must for this position. Our successful candidate will possess a Bachelors degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics or related field. Advance degree with and MBA / CFA preferred.

Please send resume to Mike Ballenger @ mike.ballenger@aimco.com

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Management Information/Business Intelligence - Travelers Insurance (St Paul, MN)

Summary

The primary focus of this position is on HR metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). This includes the development of HR business processes and applications to support the creation and production of HR metrics as well as the analysis and design of those metrics. The ideal candidate will be able to identify and graphically depict central ideas, themes and conclusions from detail data in support of business unit objectives and goals and implement the results in Cognos.

In addition, the incumbent is responsible for the following:

• Develops and codes HR metrics and KPIs in Cognos business intelligence tool using data from various sources.
• Provides expert application systems analysis for specific assignments.
• Assigned to a single systems or group of small systems.
• May assist less experienced analysts in completing tasks.
• Under moderate supervision, coordinates information systems changes and implementation processes.
• Acts as the interface between the business, systems, and the technical support areas when additional technical support is required.
• Has expert knowledge of applications systems analysis techniques and has demonstrated ability to perform application systems analysis functions at a very high degree of accuracy and speed. Has expert level knowledge of the business that the assigned systems are supporting.
• Assists with analysis and understanding of business processes to ensure the successful coordination and integration of business requirements within the department and corporate application environment.
• With a business line and system expertise, assists project planning and coordination of the business testing activities.
• Provides analytical and solution decision support for the implementation and upgrades of department/ corporate applications to include development assistance, application testing and identifying/ resolving issues of low to moderate complexity.
• Has general understanding of business needs and assists in implementation of department/corporate solutions.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Quality Control:

• Reviews HR metrics and data for consistency within the company and across the industry.
• Develops controls to ensure data integrity and quality.
• Continuously monitors output for accuracy and proactively seeks ways to automate processes to minimize the possibility for errors.

Process Improvement:

• Consistently being proactive in looking for ways to streamline all processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Analytical Skills:

• Able to identify key points or conclusions from detail data and clearly articulate the results.
• Compiles data as requested by supervisor. Completes analysis and summarizes results.

Data Management:

• Able to organize and store data with expert level efficiency.

PC Skills:

• Able to compile and manipulate date from various sources quickly and efficiently.

Project Planning and Testing

• Assists with the creation of business requirements
• Assists in creating business and IT specifications
• Gives input on formulating test strategy and implementation plans
• Assists with test scripts
• Assists with testing process
• Assists with implementation

Consulting:

• Summarizes results and reports findings to supervisor/customer.
• May be requested to present information to upper level management.
• Provides off-shift support as necessary.

Education / Work Experience

• College degree preferred (in HR, Business, Mathematics, Statistics or related field).
• Generally 3-5 yrs experience.

Other

Desired skill sets:

• Expert level knowledge of the Cognos Business Intelligence tool (v.8) or other Business Intelligence and OLAP tools such as:
  • Actuate
  • Business Objects
  • Cognos
  • Hyperion Solutions Corporation
  • Information Builders
  • Microsoft Analysis Services
  • MicroStrategy
  • Oracle Corporation
  • SAP Business Information Warehouse
  • SAS Institute
  • Siebel Systems
  • Teradata
• Broad knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM/EPM including payroll, benefits, staffing and reporting tools desirable.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Solid communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Advanced skill level with general PC applications including all aspects of MS Office Suite.

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