Data Ethics Junior Analyst

Are you looking for a unique opportunity in a fascinating and fast developing field? Data is becoming the world’s most valuable asset; however, its misuse is amongst its biggest risks. At Admiral we recognise the huge benefits that data can bring to our customers by developing new and exciting propositions tailored to their needs. However, we also recognise that without due care there are risks.

Data Ethics is an absorbing new area helping Admiral ensure that we are treating our customers data with respect and ensuring our models and processes are as free as possible from bias. The role will sit in our Group Data Protection and Privacy function and involves working with Data Scientists across the whole organisation. It involves thinking about the potential biases in our models and processes and guiding the business to better solutions. These considerations will rarely be simple and will involve careful thought and balance.

We appreciate this is a new area and therefore, the person, their attitude and their determination is as important to us as their experience

Main Duties

• Reviewing data science models and processes and detecting potential bias
• Providing practical advice on how to improve processes and models
• Working with data governance colleagues across the business to provide support and guidance

Essential Skills 

• Able to think through the factors that may bias a predictive model or process
• Comfortable communicating with data scientists, stakeholders, and data protection professionals
• Passionate about data ethics
• Numerical skill – may suit a graduate in a mathematical discipline
• Confident acting as a subject matter expert
• Strong presentation skill and able to be an evangelist for data ethics
• Possession of strong team working and leadership skills

Desirable Skills 

• Experience with data science and artificial intelligence.
• Understands best practices when building predictive models and segmentations
• Technical knowledge of data privacy and data governance practices
• Strong report writing skills
• Experience in designing processes
• Passionate about continued learning and personal development

We recognise that this is a broad list of requirements and not everybody will have all of these. Therefore, we welcome you to tell us what other skills and experience you will bring to the role.

About Admiral 

Admiral Group is a FTSE 100 Financial Services company with a presence in eight countries. The company was set up in 1993 as a car insurance specialist, but since then the Group has expanded in other countries and other insurance verticals such as household and travel insurance, in loans, price comparison platforms, and has developed innovative products.

Admiral’s philosophy is that ‘people who like what they do, do it better’ and Admiral is proud to offer an open culture where achievement is rewarded and recognised and where coming to work is exciting every day.

Location / Working Arrangements

For this role you will be required to spend at least 40% of your time in our Cardiff office (2 days a week). We will provide you with everything you need to work comfortably from home.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience and the level of role you wish to be considered for.

We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements across our various opportunities and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package with you.

As the only FTSE 100 Company headquartered in Wales and ranked one of the best big companies to work for by the Sunday Times, Admiral is an exciting place to take your career. We are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure colleagues have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we are proudly the only company to have been named one of the Best Companies to Work For every year since 2001. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so we accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

If you think this role is for you and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please click “apply now” to complete an online application form.

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