Lead Data Scientist - DAT(RA)

Job Summary
Join our Internal Audit Data Analytics team as a Lead Data Scientist and play a pivotal role in shaping the bank’s risk assessment strategy. In this role, you will design and deliver advanced data solutions that power audit risk assessment and continuous monitoring covering all business units of the group. You will work on industrialized data processes, develop quantitative risk metrics, and help migrate our internal audit risk assessment tool into a global solution. This is a high-impact position offering global exposure, cutting-edge technologies, and the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Internal Audit risk assessment team to translate business needs into data-driven solutions.
• Build and optimize scalable data pipelines and ensure data quality for risk assessment.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and advanced analytics for senior management.
• Collaborate with global teams to integrate solutions into enterprise-wide frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and privacy regulations (GDPR).
• Document processes for transparency and reproducibility.

Bachelors/Masters Degree of Engineering with 6-9 years of experience 

What We’re Looking For

• 6–9 years in data analytics or data engineering.
• Strong skills in Python.
• Strong skills in SQL, Power BI, and modern data pipeline tools (e.g., Airflow, Spark).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data governance.
• Familiarity with risk metrics, audit processes, and regulatory compliance.
• Bonus: Experience with machine learning or LLMs for audit data.

Why Join Us?

• Work on strategic projects with global impact.
• Collaborate with top experts in risk and audit.
• Access to latest technologies and innovation opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and career growth in a leading financial institution.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure with machine learning or LLMs for audit data.
• Exposure to working with Azure-based data and AI platforms, Databricks etc.
• Exposure with statistical analysis applied to audit data.

Functional skills:

Ability to work on multi location/global audit with large and diverse teams

Ability to work well with and communicate with others, from teammates to executives.
Ability to manage multiple work efforts and to quickly change direction as needed..

Fluent Command over English language (oral as well as written)

Behavioural skills:

Result Orientation and time management

Client Focus

Contribution to Strategy

People Development

Change management

Cooperation

Ability to work with diverse teams/Team player

Conflict management

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.

We are committed to support accelerating our Group’s ESG strategy by implementing ESG principles in all our activities and policies. They are translated in our business activity (ESG assessment, reporting, project management or IT activities), our work environment and in our responsible practices for environment protection.