Hybrid Data Specialist Intern (June- Dec)

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

Who Are We

The Business Decisioning and Analytics team leverages AI and data analytics to drive data-first business decision making in Group Channels and Digitalisation to achieve best-in-class in customer service across the region, be it to enhance their omni-channel experiences, deepen their lifelong relationships with the Bank or to safeguard their interests through astute risk management. By amalgamating domain knowledge with data science technical expertise, the team develops dynamic dashboards, predictive data models and prescriptive control towers that deliver impactful and purposeful outcomes to both internal and external stakeholders alike.  

Role and Responsibilities

• To leverage data and operationalize AIDA (Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics) best practices in our quest to build better decisioning tools and outcomes around customer obsession.
• To support the BDA team in testing and learning the various AIDA use cases that can help the bank better serve, engage and secure our customers and establish AIDA use cases that drive attributable and actionable outcomes.
• To contribute and be involved in the pipeline of data innovation initiatives that BDA is working on, be it in delivering customer or employee first outcomes. This involves understanding the extended data ecosystem that the bank can leverage and working with the relevant partners from ideation to execution of data initiatives. 

Learning Outcomes

• Gain a deeper appreciation about how the use of data and analytics can deliver business outcomes and have hands-on experiences in deriving actionable and attributable insights that can add value to stakeholders across the bank.
• Be cognizant of the values and ethics that are key to ensuring the proper usage of data and AIDA methods that can further enhance our commitment to responsible AI.  
• Understand how innovation initiatives are ideated and executed in a bank setup and learn about the various considerations required to achieve success in innovation-related initiatives.

Who Are We Looking For

• Undergraduate degree in any of the following disciplines: computer science, data analytics, computer engineering, social sciences, liberal arts;
• Having coding knowledge and experience will be a plus;
• Inquisitive about the impact of technology and the disruption and opportunities it brings to industries like banking and finance;
• A creative individual and out-of-box thinker who can balance critical thinking with structured rational thought.

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Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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